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Which company will acquire seven IBM products by mid-2019 for$ 1.8 billion (over Rs 12, 700 crore) in its biggest ever acquisition so far?
A
Sony
B
TCS
C
HP
D
HCL
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -India’s fourth largest IT firm, HCL Technologies is set to acquire 7 IBM products. The company plans to shell out $1.8 billion (Rs 12, 700 crore) in an all-cash deal to acquire the selected products.

Detailed explanation-2: -HCL Tech buys select assets of IBM for $1.8 billion | The Financial Express.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the biggest-ever tech purchase by an Indian company, HCL is paying $1.8 billion, nearly one-fifth of its annual revenue, to acquire a range of tools from IBM. These include the former Lotus Notes product and its Domino off-shoot and workstream collaboration tool Connections, which were rebranded as IBM products.

Detailed explanation-4: -Conferred with NASSCOM Customer Excellence Award.

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