Wipro, one of the leading software exporters, today announced that it has secured a contract from Philip Morris International (PMI), an international tobacco company. As a part of the five years agreement, Wipro will provide a full suite of IT infrastructure management services to PMI.

The IT infrastructure services will support a host of functions at PMI including management and support of its servers, storage, backup and applications infrastructure.

''The PMI relationship is strategic to Wipro and we are excited to embark on this journey. We aim to foster a successful partnership with PMI and deliver the IT innovation that will support their business needs, '' said Srini Pallia, chief executive, retain, consumer goods and transportation & govt (RCTG) business unit, Wipro.

Shares of the company gained Rs 4.85, or 0.84%, to trade at Rs 581.45. The total volume of shares traded was 27,160 at the BSE (9.48 a.m., Friday).