Mumbai: Satyam Computer Services Ltd has acquired construction equipment maker Caterpillar Inc's market research and customer analytics operations for $60 million in an all-cash deal, the company said in a statement.

The acquisition would support Caterpillar in segmentation, promotions, forecasting, product development and customer survey execution, Satyam's manufacturing and automotive group director and senior vice president Subu D Subramanian said.

Satyam, he said, would launch innovation centres in India, Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific to accommodate Caterpillar's market research and customer analytic requirements.

Satyam will service Caterpillar's new product development, customer survey execution and other areas, he said.

"It accelerates development of our business transformation capabilities and enhances our end-to-end business solutions - from strategy on through to BPO." Satyam chairman B Ramalinga Raju said in the statement.

The company would unlock the potential in the intellectual property and assets to offer high-end differentiated MR and CA solutions and strategic services to Caterpillar and other global customers.

The software services firm has also acquired Belgium-based S&V Management Consultants, a supply-chain management firm that serves clients in the manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries, for $35.5 million in an all-cash deal.

Satyam, meanwhile, reported an 18.5 per cent rise in quarterly profit at Rs467 crore ($117 million), as a slowdown in the United States crimped outsourcing deals.

Satyam, however, forecast a strong full-year outlook despite fears of a slowdown in its key US market.

Satyam, the country's fourth-largest software services firm, said its revenue in financial year ending 31 March 2009 would grow between 23.9 per cent and 25.9 per cent under Indian accounting standards.