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Wipro takes over IT units of Metro AG

Wipro takes over IT units of Metro AG

By Ashish Mitra --
Wednesday, 23 Dec, 2020

In a one of a kind acquisition, Wipro has taken over the IT units of METRO AG and METRO-NOM GMBH in Germany and METRO Systems Romania. This acquisition will see more than 1,300 employees across Germany, Romania and India get transferred to Wipro. (leading IT services company in India).

"Through this partnership, more than 1,300 employees across Germany, Romania and India will transfer to Wipro providing them with new opportunities to advance their careers, access innovation, work with leading digital technologies and adopt new ways of working that enable agility, speed and scale in engineering," Wipro said in a statement.

"Wipro's transformation programme will encompass cloud, data centre services, workplace and network services, along with application development and operations to provide an integrated, flexible and robust digital infrastructure to help drive Metro's transformation agenda," the statement added.

It also said that it will deliver a complete technology, engineering and solutions transformation programme for Metro as the latter positions itself as a wholesale 360-degree provider in the hotel, restaurant and catering food industry.

Timo Salzsieder, CIO of Metro AG, said that the company is at a stage where it wants to focus on the activities that are going to give it the strongest possible competitive advantage and to do that, it needs to be confident in the digital infrastructure that underpins its growth.

"Partnering with Wipro allows us to simplify and streamline our IT landscape, and critically gives us access to innovation and the best digital practices. The Metronomians who are transferring across to Wipro are going to have access to leading edge innovations that will accelerate their careers," he observed.

At the heart of the partnership is the formation of a joint Transformation Office and Innovation Council that will guide the businesses through the transformation and ensure collaborative innovation throughout the partnership.

Wipro had previously announced that it plans to launch a Digital Innovation Hub in Düsseldorf, Germany to support Metro and other clients in the region. The proposed Digital Innovation Hub will serve as Wipro's flagship centre in Europe and enable organisations to cross skill and upskill, besides supporting talent development in local communities.

Wipro takes over IT units of Metro AG. <p>In a one of a kind acquisition, Wipro has taken over the IT units of METRO AG and METRO-NOM GMBH in Germany and METRO Systems Romania. This acquisition will see more than 1,300 employees across Germany, Romania and India get transferred to Wipro. (leading IT services company in India).</p>

<p>"Through this partnership, more than 1,300 employees across Germany, Romania and India will transfer to Wipro providing them with new opportunities to advance their careers, access innovation, work with leading digital technologies and adopt new ways of working that enable agility, speed and scale in engineering," Wipro said in a statement.</p>

<p>"Wipro's transformation programme will encompass cloud, data centre services, workplace and network services, along with application development and operations to provide an integrated, flexible and robust digital infrastructure to help drive Metro's transformation agenda," the statement added.</p>

<p>It also said that it will deliver a complete technology, engineering and solutions transformation programme for Metro as the latter positions itself as a wholesale 360-degree provider in the hotel, restaurant and catering food industry.</p>

<p>Timo Salzsieder, CIO of Metro AG, said that the company is at a stage where it wants to focus on the activities that are going to give it the strongest possible competitive advantage and to do that, it needs to be confident in the digital infrastructure that underpins its growth.</p>

<p>"Partnering with Wipro allows us to simplify and streamline our IT landscape, and critically gives us access to innovation and the best digital practices. The Metronomians who are transferring across to Wipro are going to have access to leading edge innovations that will accelerate their careers," he observed.</p>

<p>At the heart of the partnership is the formation of a joint Transformation Office and Innovation Council that will guide the businesses through the transformation and ensure collaborative innovation throughout the partnership.</p>

<p>Wipro had previously announced that it plans to launch a Digital Innovation Hub in Düsseldorf, Germany to support Metro and other clients in the region. The proposed Digital Innovation Hub will serve as Wipro's flagship centre in Europe and enable organisations to cross skill and upskill, besides supporting talent development in local communities.</p>

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