Wipro Ltd.

Bangalore-based soap to IT services major Wipro has hired 2,336 employees during the third quarter of FY13. Following this, the total employee count of the company has gone up to 142,905 during the quarter.

The company also added 50 new customers during the quarter. The company secured a large R&D applications and infrastructure services deal from a Europe-based telecom equipment vendor. IT will be a key enabler in the client’s ongoing business transformation programme and this deal was a natural extension of Wipro’s longstanding partnership with the client.