Dilbagh Gill, the man in charge of the event management software that is running the 2010 FIFA World Cup, says there has been no downtime on any of the applications and services it is providing.
"I hope there is none in the next 72 hours," he told me today.
 
Dillbagh says the fact that the technology has run so smoothly has meant he has had time to show 600 different people around to explain what Mahindra Satyam is doing. These people include customers, potential customers and technology enthusiasts.
 
He described the whole experience as awesome both personally and professionally.
 
He says during the event all Mahindra Satyam staff got to watch two matches each. He has met football greats such as Zinedine Zidane, Franz Beckenbauer and Michel Platini.
 
But there is no rest and Mahindra Satyam will soon start work on the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil. Dilbagh says it all kicks of for him in September when Mahindra Satyam sets up of...

It’s finally down to the last four shortlisted .Well actually not shortlisted; they all earned their way into the Semifinals. In another day or so we will get to know who is going to clash for the ultimate prize in the Footballing World. Will the Matadors be able to overcome the Bullish Germans or will the Juggernaut still keep rolling?  On the other hand we have the last standing South American team to take on the crafty Oranje….Only time will tell.
While all this is going on Mahindra Satyam Extranet Team is getting busy for the final showdown which is the Golden Ball. The Technical Study Group (TSG) will announce the shortlist of 10 players soon after the Semi- Finals. Once the shortlist is announced the Mahindra Satyam team has to configure the list as per the categories that the players fall into which is defenders, midfielders etc.

Once the configuration is complete, the voting is opened to the Media Channel members who are accredite...

Thinking of behind the scenes, at FIFA HQ tucked away in a quiet corner is the board ‘MATCH IT Deployment Area’ which looks quiet an ordinary office but once I entered, I understood the importance of the office and the work handled there, all this done by none other than our Mahindra Satyamites about 10 of them working night and day in shifts.

Anyone and everyone who comes to work at the FIFA 2010 World Cup  has to have made a visit there which could range from getting an official laptop, mobiles and other equipment as required by the officials. They ensure that the right equipment is given out and all the required software loaded into the Laptops or the emergency numbers and other important contacts of FIFA are stored in the Mobile Phones. They also configure and activate the 3G cards required for some of the officials. All this has been happening right before the start of the tournament when the officials and delegates started arrivin...