Murdoch holds talks with major IT players

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, MARCH 12. Exploring possibilities of investment in the information technology (IT) sector of the country, the Chairman of News Corporation, Mr. Rupert Murdoch, today held talks with major IT players in Bangalore.

According to his spokesman, Mr. Murdoch met top-level officials of Infosys and held talks with them. The Infosys Chairman, Mr. N.R. Narayana Murthy, was present. Mr. Murdoch went around the Infosys campus and a presentation was made to him by the company. The spokesman said there were no business propositions and the visit was merely a ``courtesy call''. Mr. Murdoch also called on the Chairman of Wipro, Mr. Azim Premji, and visited Planetasia and held talks with the Chief Executive Officer of Microland, Mr. Pradeep Kar. He is scheduled to call on the Chief Minister, Mr. S.M. Krishna, on Monday before winding up his three-day visit to Bangalore.

Mr. Murdoch flew in here from Hong Kong in his private jet on Saturday. He will leave for Mumbai after meeting Mr. Krishna, and thereafter proceed to New Delhi.

He announced on Saturday his plans to invest several hundred millions of dollars in India in the next two years.

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