Mumbai, Aug 24 - Engineering and infrastructure major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has bagged orders worth $217.45 million (Rs.1,044 crore) from Gulf-based firms to build electrical substations, the company said Monday.

L&T in a regulatory statement said it would construct substations for Qatar Petroleum, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), Oman Electricity and Transmission Co (OETC) and Kahramma.

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Freescale technology forum in Bangalore

Bangalore: Global chip maker Freescale Semiconductor will hold its fifth annual technology forum event here Sep 2-3 to showcase new technologies from its research and development centres and partners.

Freescale chief executive Rich Beyer, Cisco India president Anil Menon and Tejas Networks chief executive Sanjay Nayak will deliver keynote addresses, the Indian subsidiary of the US-based tech firm said in a statement here.

"The forum will enable professionals and developers to focus on embedded solutions for automotive, networking, consumer, industrial and medical electronics sectors," the statement noted.

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GlobalLogic acquires Movius

Bangalore: Software product firm GlobalLogic has acquired Movius Interactive Corp, a provider of messaging and interactive mobile media solutions, to expand its presence in the Indian subcontinent.