Wipro in IT services deal with tobacco firm Philip Morris

IT service vendor Wipro has bagged a deal from tobacco firm Philip Morris International to provide IT infrastructure management services.

The IT infrastructure services, as part of the 5-year IT deal, will cover management and support of its servers, storage, backup and applications infrastructure.

Patrick Brunel, CIO of Philip Morris International, said: “With Wipro supporting our technology and application infrastructure we look forward to strengthening efficiencies, managing costs and being better able to serve and support our workforce around the world.”

Srini Pallia, chief executive, Retail, Consumer Goods, and Transportation & Govt (RCTG) Business Unit, Wipro, said: “Wipro’s ServiceNXT Operations Framework will be utilized to manage PMI’s technology and applications infrastructure.”

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