EDITOR'S NOTE

Good morning,

An outsourcing firm part-owned by BT Group is about to get a whole lot larger, after winning in its bid to take a majority stake in Satyam.

Tech Mahindra beat off the main challenger, a private equity firm, to secure the assets. The price is expected to be in excess of US$550m.

The big question is whether this will give customers the certainty to stay on - or at least reinstate Satyam services after suspending them in the wake of the scandal...

-- Ry Crozier

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By Janaki Krishnan | April 14, 2009

Tech Mahindra will pay more than US$500 million for a controlling stake in Satyam Computer Services, throwing a lifeline to the fraud-hit firm and propelling itself into the top tier of Indian outsourcing firms.

By Shaun Nichols | April 14, 2009

Microsoft has released new information on the content of its upcoming security update.

By Staff Writers | April 14, 2009

More than three months into a medical leave from Apple, Steve Jobs remains closely involved in key aspects of running the company, the WSJ reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Security vendor Trend Micro has released a revamped version of its enterprise security line for end-users.

By Phil Muncaster | April 14, 2009

Twitter has been hit by yet more security incidents over the Easter weekend, although the intent seems to have been mischief rather than password harvesting this time.

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