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Posted: Jan 20, 2009 at 1706 hrs IST
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New Delhi Despite the uncertainty over the liquidity position of embattled Satyam Computer Services, big clients of the firm such as GE have said they are continuing their existing contracts with the firm.

"GE continues to use Satyam Computer Services. We have not moved any work," a GE spokesperson said.

GE is one of more than 650 clients the beleaguered IT firm has.

Another client Malaysia Airlines has said, "Satyam provides Malaysia Airlines with onsite professional services. We have been in discussions with Satyam and have been advised that the services will continue as usual."

In the first meeting of the newly constituted board of Satyam, Deepak Parekh had said that two global clients of Satyam have vouched for the firm, declining to give further details.

Over half a dozen rivals of Satyam Computer have started exploring ways to take over the business from its various clients, a global technology consultancy firm has said.

"Satyam is likely to see its clients as well as employees deserting it soon due to the competitive wooing by rivals and top IT firms such as Infosys would continue to shore up their market share," an analyst at Forrester Research said in a report.

"Large and small clients alike will look to other suppliers they already work with as an immediate fallback position ... More than half a dozen providers have already called Forrester to discuss competitive strategies for taking over business in joint accounts," it added.

However, the country's top IT majors such as Infosys and Wipro have said they will not proactively approach clients of Satyam but made it clear that they will not say 'no' if clients approach them.

IT industry body Nasscom has also said that it will refrain from poaching employees from Satyam.

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HCL should also be scrutinised by Paul on 21 Jan 2009

HCL financial and their management capabilities should be probed. Specially the Financial balance sheet for the 2005 to 2007 should be audited wither by the Govy or independent agency.

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