Wipro Limited (formerly Western India Products Limited) (BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO, NYSE: WIT) is an Indian global IT services and consulting company headquartered in Bangalore, India. As of 2012, Wipro is the second largest IT services company by turnover in India. It provides outsourced research and development, infrastructure outsourcing, business process outsourcing (BPO) and business consulting services. The company operates in three segments: IT Services, IT Products, Consumer Care and Lighting. It is 9th most valuable brand in India according to an annual survey conducted by Brand Finance and The Economic Times in 2010. Wipro has other business interest particularly consumer goods, health care and engineering. Wipro Technology has announced the launch öf its first iPhone corporate app "Wipro Buzz".
The company was established in 1945 by Mohamed Hasham Premji as Western India Products Limited, later abbreviated to Wipro. It was initially set up as a vegetable oil manufacturer in Amalner, Maharashtra, producing sunflower Vanaspati oil and soaps. The company logo still contains a sunflower to reflect their original business.