ITO provider, Wipro Technologies, has announced it has signed a partnership agreement with Philips to offer Blu-ray middleware and solution development services for its customers.

Wipro will enter the Blu-ray market with sub-licensing rights to offer Blu-ray middleware to its customers, which through its partnership with Philips, the company hopes to be offer a reduction in the time-to-market for its customer requirements.

Frederic Guillanneuf, Director IP Licensing, Philips Intellectual Property and Standards, said, “Philips is happy to have this cooperation with Wipro in place, Philips is strongly committed to Blu- ray Disc; the engagement with Wipro, a major supplier of embedded software, will successfully support the further development of the BD market.”