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IBM to invest $6bn in India

By Khozem Merchant in Bangalore

Published: June 7 2006 03:00 | Last updated: June 7 2006 03:00

IBM plans to invest nearly $6bn in India over the next three years in the country's biggest inward technology investment. The move comes as the US computer services company builds up its presence in the world's largest offshore technology services market.

The investment illustrates how seriously IBM is taking the emerging rivalry of Indian IT companies, whose lower-cost model is challenging the major western technology companies.

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