Dewang Mehta is no more

BANGALORE: Nasscom president Dewang Mehta, the single most popular

personality who played a key role in the success of the Indian software sector,

has passed away. According to media reports, Dewang, 38, had a heart attack in

his hotel room in Australia, where he was on tour with Union Minister for

Information Technology Pramod Mahajan to promote Indian software industry.

The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) was

heading a delegation of 17 Indian information technology companies for a series

of networking seminars in Australia in order to meet its target. "The

significance of the networking events is to provide a better platform for Indian

and Australian firms to increase collaboration in the IT sector," the

Nasscom president had said, while signing an agreement with the Australian

Information Industry Association, recently.