Saudi Arabian Airlines has announced that it has awarded a long term next generation IT infrastructure transformation contract to Wipro Arabia Ltd. Wipro Arabia, a joint venture between Wipro Ltd. and Dar Al Riyadh Group, provides IT Solutions & Services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The 5-year agreement is valued at over $100 Million.

The scope for Wipro Arabia includes data centre consolidation and management, integration and management of a highly secure converged network and comprehensive enterprise wide Managed Infrastructure and Security Services.

Speaking on the occasion, HE Khalid Almolhem, Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines said, "Building a customer centric organisation culture and systems is a key priority area for us. This is what will differentiate Saudi Airlines from its competitors and ensure market leadership for us. It is highly reassuring to have Wipro as our partner in this transformational journey. We will extensively leverage Wipro’s innovations in technology lifecycle management and service delivery to create an agile and empowered organisation."

Suresh Vaswani, President – Wipro Infotech and Global IT Practices said, "We are delighted to be partnering Saudi Airlines at the cusp of their transformation. Wipro will combine its service delivery excellence and deep technology expertise to deliver a seamless experience for the customers of Saudi Airlines. We value the partnership with Saudi Airlines and are committed to making this initiative a success."

Mowafaq Jelaidan, VP – Information Technology, Saudi Arabian Airlines said, "We required a strong technology partner to architect an effective and efficient managed IT infrastructure, enabling enterprise wide customer-centric services. We selected Wipro because of their strong service delivery processes and frameworks, breadth of technology talent, immense credibility with technology principals and customers, and industry leadership in Managed Infrastructure Services."