Mumbai, Aug 8 (UNI) IT Major, Wipro and Excelfore, a leading provider of middleware solutions for Smart Mobility Networks, today announced a global partnership to offer secure connectivity solutions for next generation smart and autonomous vehicles. This partnership combines Excelfore's Smart Mobility Networks solutions with Wipro's global systems integration and managed services expertise to enable connected car solutions for automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 equipment makers. As a part of this engagement, the two companies will enable scalable Ethernet AVB/TSN and secure full vehicle FOTA/SOTA update solutions for automotive manufacturers and smart mobility companies. Wipro will also join Excelfore as a member of the eSync Alliance, a multi-company initiative for establishing compatibility among devices with common FOTA/SOTA and diagnostics APIs and middleware.John Slosar, Vice President and Global Head Automotive Electronics, Wipro, said, 'Automotive OEMs seek to bring end-to-end secure networking solutions to market, with full vehicle over-the-air (OTA) updates at a global scale. Wipro's partnership with Excelfore will enable the rapid deployment of these solutions in automobiles. This partnership enhances Wipro's leadership position in the automotive engineering services market and strengthens our ability to support connected automotive initiatives of our global automobile customers.' UNI JS SM1217