Wipro Is World's First Company to Receive Automotive SPICE(TM) Organizational Maturity Level 5 Certification.BANGALORE, India -- Wipro Technologies Wipro Tech (NYSE: WIT) is an information technology service company established in India in 1980. It is the global IT services arm of Wipro Limited (in operation since 1945, incorporated 1946). , the Global IT Services Division of Wipro Limited (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :WIT) today announced that its Automotive Group has achieved Automotive SPICE(TM) Organizational Maturity Level 5 certification under the PATHFINDER(TM) interim assessment and certification scheme for process capability and organizational maturity. Wipro Technologies Automotive Group is the first organization in the world to achieve Maturity Level 5 and is the first organization to achieve certification under the PATHFINDER(TM) scheme. The Automotive SPICE(TM) initiative includes car manufacturers such as AUDI AUDI [not an acronym] Latin form of a German auto manufacturer's founder's name, meaning 'listen' AUDI Amiga Audio in AUDI Auto Union Deutschland Ingolstadt AG, BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. Group, DaimlerChrysler AG, Fiat Auto S.p.A., Ford Werke GmbH, Jaguar, Land Rover, Dr. Ing Dr. Doctor. dr. dram. . h.c. F. Porsche AG, Volkswagen AG and Volvo Car Corporation. A joint assessment team from Impronova AB (Sweden) and KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen (India) performed the PATHFINDER(TM) assessment. The assessment team leader was Alec Dorling from Impronova AB. Impronova AB is an approved Ford Software Quality Partner. Alec Dorling is the international convener of the ISO/IEC ISO/IEC International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ITU-T M 3000) international standardisation project and SPICE project manager. "We went through rigorous review and analysis of Wipro's automotive software methodology and we are pleased to award the AutomotiveSPICE Level 5 certification to Wipro. We are sure that this certification coupled with Wipro's stringent quality standards will be of great value to car manufacturers and the tier 1 automotive suppliers in meeting the challenge of developing embedded software," said Alec Dorling, Automotive SPICE assessor, Impronova, Sweden. "This is a significant achievement and reinforces our leadership in quality processes. This certification will help our automotive practice to strengthen requirements management and reuse program, offer independent verification and develop innovative solutions. Our automotive customers can be assured of a robust product, enhanced functionality and lower cycle times," said Sambuddha Deb, Chief Quality Officer, Wipro Technologies. The scope of certification includes the design, development, conversion/porting, maintenance and testing of software systems in the automotive domain. "We were happy to associate with Wipro & Impronova in the SPICE assessment which was a unique experience in terms of rigor rigor /rig·or/ (rig´er) [L.] chill; rigidity. rigor mor´tis the stiffening of a dead body accompanying depletion of adenosine triphosphate in the muscle fibers. and focus in the Automotive Domain. We are definite that Wipro would be able to pass on the benefits of practicing the Automotive SPICE to its customers," said M.S.Sivakumar, Manager KPMG, who was part of the assessment team. Automotive SPICE(TM) has developed a common framework for the assessment of suppliers in the Automotive Industry through the publication of the Automotive SPICE(TM) Process Assessment Model and Process Reference Model. Recently Wipro also became an associate member of the prestigious AUTOSAR AUTOSAR Automotive Open System Architecture (Automotive Open System Architecture) partnership. The AUTOSAR standard serves as a platform upon which future vehicle applications will be implemented and will also serve to minimize the current barriers between functional domains. Wipro's automotive solutions group also has significant service offerings for the enterprise IT requirements of automotive OEM's and Tier-1 suppliers. The enterprise group provides solutions focused on customer experience management, collaboration enhancement and comprehensive enterprise IT management for Wipro's automotive clients. Wipro is also a member of the automotive industry focused bodies like STAR (Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail), OESA OESA Ordo Eremitarum Sancti Augustini (old for OSA - Ordo Sancti Augustini) OESA Oregon Electric Sign Association OESA Oxford Emergency Safety Authority (Oakland County, Michigan) (Original Equipment Suppliers Association) and AIAG AIAG Automotive Industry Action Group AIAG Animal Industries Advisory Group (Automotive Industry Action Group). About Automotivespice website : http://www.automotivespice.com About Wipro For details about Wipro Limited & forward-looking and cautionary statements please see link below http://www.wipro.com/news/about_wipro.htm |
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