Cloud services firm Appirio, a Wipro acquired entity, has opened a new office in Porto, Portugal to expand its European operations and meet growing demand in the region. Appirio, which provides cloud-based services that help organisations create next-generation worker and customer experiences, is considered one of the key acquisitions of Wipro to strengthen digital technology services.

Wipro has increased freshers' annual salaries by Rs 30,000. From Rs 3.2 lakh per annum it has been raised to Rs 3.5 lakh per annum. Salaries from across the industry had been stagnant for many years. Wipro President and Chief Human Resources Officer Saurabh Govil said that they are also introducing a coding test to improve the quality of hires, source said.

Unfazed by double-digit decline in annual and quarterly net profit and posting lower growth than rival HCL Technologies in revenue, software major Wipro on Wednesday sounded upbeat on demand environment being strong in global markets for its IT services. "Demand environment and traction in global markets continues to be strong, especially for digital transformation and enterprise scale modernisation services," Wipro Chief Executive Abidali-Neemuchwala told.