http://i-structure.comNews & Events Updates from Infocrossing Inc.Copyright © 2010 Infocrossing Inc. All rights reserved.en-USLEONIA, N.J., and Bangalore 19 October 2009 – Infocrossing, a Wipro (NYSE: WIT) Company, today announced that it has entered into a multi-year agreement to provide infrastructure services for Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. Cliffs is an international mining and natural resources company. It is North America’s largest producer of iron ore pellets, a major supplier of direct-shipping lump and fines iron ore out of Australia and a significant producer of metallurgical coal. Under the terms of the agreement, Infocrossing will provide to Cliffs server, storage and architecture services from its data centers. Additionally, Infocrossing will deliver service desk and desk ...http://i-structure.com/news/stories/242.aspx11/19/2009Infocrossing, a Wipro Company, Awarded PCI DSS Compliance Certification for Maximum Data Protection LEONIA, N.J., and Bangalore, India September 9, 2009 – Infocrossing, a Wipro (NYSE: WIT) Company, and leading provider of IT Infrastructure Outsourcing, today announced that it has been awarded Level 1 compliance status with the Payment Card Industry-Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) as a managed service provider. Following the validation, Infocrossing’s Tempe, Arizona, Leonia, New Jersey and Omaha, Nebraska data centers were found to comply with the PCI DSS, set by the PCI Security Standards. Infocrossing customers will now benefit from the added security of the PCI DSS, especially ...http://i-structure.com/news/stories/235.aspx09/09/2009“Wipro has some of the strongest SAP skills of Indian providers" Bangalore, India, August 11, 2009  - Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) announced that it has been cited by Forrester Research, Inc., an independent research firm, as a leader in SAP Implementation services in a report in August 2009 titled “Forrester Wave™: SAP Implementation Providers, Q3 ’09”. Forrester evaluated nineteen global vendors providing SAP services across 60 criteria. The report states “Wipro excels at technical and operational elements of SAP services. It also continues to build out consulting skills under its WCS (Wipro Consulting Services) ...http://i-structure.com/news/stories/232.aspx08/13/2009Charming Shoppes, Inc. expands Partnership with Wipro and signs Strategic servicing agreement Bangalore, India, August 04, 2009 - Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT), today announced that it has entered into a five-year strategic agreement to provide Charming Shoppes, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRS), a leading multi-brand specialty apparel retailer primarily focused on plus-size women's apparel, with end-to-end information technology services that include application management, remote infrastructure management and mainframe hosting. This partnership will be an integral component of Charming Shoppes’ transformation journey to optimize IT spend and improve business agility. Under the agreement, Wipro will be responsible ...http://i-structure.com/news/stories/231.aspx08/05/2009Wipro Enters into a Strategic Partnership with BJ's Wholesale Club BANGALORE, India & NATICK, Mass.- Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT), today announced that it has entered into a five-year agreement to provide IT data center and applications management services for BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc., a leading membership warehouse club headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts. Under this agreement, Wipro will migrate BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ's) mainframe and open systems environment to its state-of-the-art data center in Omaha, Nebraska, thereby enabling BJ's to streamline their infrastructure solutions, provide operational flexibility and improve applications support while more efficiently managing ...http://i-structure.com/news/stories/230.aspx07/27/2009Sunoco Signs $34 million IT Services Contract Extension with Infocrossing, a Wipro Company Delivery, quality and successful collaboration key factors for four-year contract extension LEONIA, N.J., and Bangalore, May 13, 2009– Infocrossing, a Wipro (NYSE: WIT) Company, and Sunoco (NYSE: SUN), a leading manufacturer and marketer of petroleum and petrochemical products, today announced a $34 million four-year contract extension and expansion of the companies’ 13-year relationship. Since 1996, Infocrossing has provided managed infrastructure outsourcing services that have helped Sunoco access the latest technologies including servers, storage and network devices. During the 13-year relationship, Sunoco has been able to achieve operational improvements and make enhancements to the ...http://i-structure.com/news/stories/228.aspx05/13/2009 Featured Analyst Report “Wipro named a leader by Independent Research Firm in Global IT Infrastructure Outsourcing, Q1 2009” Report quotes “Wipro had among the best overall scores based on a sound current offering, good market presence, and an excellent strategy for the infrastructure space.” Forrester included 15 service providers in the assessment - only the strongest global firms with a track record of success in the global IT infrastructure outsourcing space were able to be included in this report. The report quoted, “Wipro had among the best overall scores based on a sound current offering, good market presence, and an excellent strategy ...http://i-structure.com/news/stories/220.aspx04/09/2009CSG Systems partners with Infocrossing, a Wipro company for a Multi year, Multi million Dollar Contract LEONIA, N.J. & BANGALORE, India--March 11, 2009--Infocrossing, a Wipro (NYSE: WIT) company, today announced that it has entered into a multi year contract to provide infrastructure services for CSG Systems International, Inc., a leading provider of customer interaction management and billing solutions. The five-year agreement will enable this partnership to deliver high quality IT services to CSG’s business and leverage IT best practices with a layer of flexibility. CSG will also be able to achieve quantifiable operational and financial improvements and enhance the delivery of services ...http://i-structure.com/news/stories/210.aspx03/11/2009 Infocrossing, a Wipro Company partners with the State of Minnesota for ERP upgrade PeopleSoft HCM upgrade from 8.3 to 9.0, benefits more than 50,000 state employees Leonia, New Jersey, December 10, 2008 Infocrossing, a Wipro(NYSE:WIT) Company, today announced the completion of a large Oracle PeopleSoft 9.0 upgrade at the Department of Finance and Employee Relations for the State of Minnesota. The department has been recently renamed to Minnesota Management & Budget (MMB). MMB provides payroll and employee benefits services to approximately 50,000 state employees and retirees, with health coverage for approximately 115,000 lives. The State of Minnesota leveraged Infocrossing’s enterprise resource ...http://i-structure.com/news/stories/180.aspx03/11/2009The Mainframe:  Less Investment, More Productivity The echoes from the ‘80s proclaiming “mainframe is dead” still ring in our ears but those giant machines still sit in our data centers. And with open systems being the popular destination for those “strategic” applications, mainframe talent is drying up, costs are high relative to usage, and technology roadmaps look more like puzzles. For something that is dead, and has been for 20 years, is experiencing resurgence. IBM has seen growth in its System z mainframe business. Additionally, mainframe MIPs have significantly increased worldwide from 5.4 mln in 2001 to 14 mln in 2008. And, adoption ...http://i-structure.com/news/stories/223.aspx06/03/2009