HP,IBM opt out of 2000-crore UIDAI bid 

HP, IBM stay away from bidding for the world’s biggest citizen identity database for Unique Identity Development Authority of India, or UIDAI, headed by Infosys founder Nandan Nilekani. Remaining five – Accenture , Wipro, TCS , HCL Infosystems and Mahindra Satyam – will go to the next stage and begin their negotiations with the UID officials.