Indian tech major Wipro wins an Application Management (AMS) and Services Integration & Management (SIAM) contract from Fortum, one of the leading clean-energy companies in the world – headquartered in Espoo, Finland. The agreement implicates that Wipro will now manage Fortum’s application portfolio across hundreds of applications for more than 11,500 users across 18 countries and provide 24/7 support for business-critical applications.

Wipro is set to leverage its novel Artificial Intelligence and automation platform, Wipro HOLMES to add value, in addition to its Service Integration & Management (SIAM) transformation solution. Fortum, however, looks forward to consolidating and govern its multi-supplier eco-system.

In a statement, Tuomas Salosaari, VP, Operation Services, Business Technology, Fortum said, “Wipro was chosen as a partner because of their experience and capability in providing a flexible and efficient solution for us. We believe this will be a true win-win relationship.”

Commenting on the occasion, Sarat Chand, Vice President, EMEA Utilities Business Head, Wipro Limited said, “We are pleased to be selected by Fortum. This engagement is aligned to our strategy of assisting our clients to navigate the energy transition towards a sustainable world. The accelerated trend of supply-demand and energy conscious prosumers is driving a clean energy revolution faster than before, inspiring innovation and partnerships like these. This deal was completed in the midst of the pandemic and we appreciate the spirit of Fortum and Wipro teams in making this possible.”

Wipro recently had announced financial results of the second quarter of 2020. The group’s gross revenue was valued at Rs.151.1 billion ($2.1 billion1), which implicates an increase of 1.4 percent QoQ and a decrease of 0.1 percent YoY. Following which, it had also signed a definitive agreement to acquire Eximius Design, a leading engineering services company.