GE Fanuc announces go-to-market agreement with Wipro Technologies
• Solution provider to collaborate on production management solutions in automotive, pharmaceutical, food & beverage and consumer packaged goods industries
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, June 11, 2007 -- GE Fanuc Automation, a unit of GE Industrial, today announced that it has entered into a Solution Provider go-to-market agreement with Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited. The two companies will work together globally to better serve manufacturing enterprises in the Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverage and Consumer Packaged Goods industries with solutions in the Production Management area. This relationship will provide significant value to customers looking to integrate their Production Management and ERP systems by leveraging Wipro's knowledge of GE Fanuc Production Management solutions and their expertise in ERP.
"This is a significant step towards increasing reach as well as establishing complementary expertise in execution," said Ed Martin, Chief Marketing Officer for GE Fanuc Automation. "Wipro Technologies is a well-respected provider of implementation services in Production Management. Couple that expertise with GE Fanuc's industry-leading Proficy™ solutions and we have a winning solution for customers."
"GE Fanuc and Wipro Technologies have substantial experience and shared relationships with the leaders in the Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverage and CPG industries, making this arrangement beneficial to our clients," said Sudip Banerjee, President, Enterprise Solutions for Wipro Technologies. "The manufacturing operations of these industries present large scale implementation challenges that are well-served by this arrangement. This alliance is a building block in Wipro's overall solution strategy to enable a Collaborative Value Network for our Manufacturing clients."
The scope of the agreement covers services, point solution development and joint go-to-market activities. Wipro's knowledge of supply chain, plant floor operations, enterprise technologies and business processes will enable timely and effective deployment of GE Fanuc Production Management solutions which include the Proficy family of products: Proficy Tracker, Proficy Plant Applications, Proficy HMI/SCADA CIMPLICITY and iFIX, as well as Proficy Historian, Proficy Change Management and Proficy Real-Time Information Portal products that encompass an integrated suite of applications providing execution, logistics, quality, tracking, reporting and visibility throughout all of a company's plant operations on any scale.
Wipro is also a pioneer in quality execution programs. They are the world's first IT company to embrace Six Sigma, a core GE value in meeting the needs of customers on a global basis, within a services environment.
Wipro Technologies, a division of Wipro Limited is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT Services organization globally. Wipro Technologies was recently assessed at Level 5 for CMMI V 1.2 across offshore and onsite development center's. Wipro is one of the largest product engineering and support service providers worldwide.
GE Fanuc Automation Corporation, a joint venture between General Electric and FANUC LTD of Japan, delivers automation hardware and software designed to help users reduce costs, increase efficiency and enhance profitability. With solutions and services for virtually every industrial segment, GE Fanuc Automation provides a diverse array of capabilities and products, including controllers, embedded systems, advanced software, motion control, CNCs, operator interfaces, industrial computers, and lasers.
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