BANGALORE: B Ramalinga Raju, Founder & Chairman, Satyam Computer Services Ltd, has been nominated as the new vice chairman of NASSCOM (National Association of Software Companies) for 2005-2006.

As the VC of India's premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the IT software and services industry in India,Raju will assist the Chairman of NASSCOM in providing leadership and guidance to its different initiatives to maintain India's global leadership in Information Technology.

Raju will also concentrate on enhancing its competitiveness and pre-eminence in this sector, informs an official release.