Wipro to provide digitization solutions to Fortum
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Wipro to provide digitization solutions to Fortum

As a part of the five-year agreement, Wipro will 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.

  • By Pravin Prashant | October 20, 2020
Wipro has won an agreement on Application Management (AMS) and Services Integration & Management (SIAM) from Fortum, one of the leading clean-energy companies headquartered in Espoo, Finland.
 
As a part of the five-year agreement, Wipro will 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 will leverage its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation platform, Wipro HOLMES to enable process automation for enhanced end-user experience. In addition, Wipro’s SIAM transformation solution will help Fortum consolidate and govern its multi-supplier ecosystem.
 
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.”
 
Sarat Chand, Vice President, EMEA Utilities Business Head, Wipro said, “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.”
 
Carl-Henrik Hallstrom, Head of Nordic & Baltic Region, Wipro said, “This is an important step forward in Wipro’s strategy for the Nordic and Baltic region. We see a good match between these two companies, one in the energy industry and the other in technology services, to drive innovation and growth.”
 
 
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