Bangalore: Wipro Infotech - the West Asia, India and Asia Pacific IT division of $ 902 million Wipro Ltd - on September 28 announced entry into Bahrain by appointing Maskati Commercial Services as its local business partner.

Wipro is working closely with the Maskati Commercial Services, headed by Adel Maskati, as its local partner to address the IT needs of customers in Bahrain. "The West Asia is a critical component of our global expansion strategy, as it is a rapidly growing IT services market. We are committed to building a strong business base here in Bahrain as well as the rest of the region," Wipro Chairman Azim Premji, who is in Bahrain, said in a statement.

"Coupled with a vision of being a regional telecommunications and Information Technology hub in West Asia, I expect Bahrain to be the key IT growth enabler in the region," he said.

Wipro, which has over 200 professionals working on various projects across West Asia, has among its customers Saudi Polyolefins, Al Haya Medical Company and Riyadh Pharma in Saudi Arabia, Dubai e- Government, Dubai Municipality and Dubai Dry Docks in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Doha Bank and Qatar Vinyl Company in Qatar, it said.

PTI