BANGALORE, 12 October 2005 — Indian software giant Infosys said yesterday its second quarter net profit had jumped a better than expected 30 percent from a year ago as it garnered new business from companies abroad. India’s second largest software exporter, a key player in the country’s booming technology sector, said net profit rose to 5.92 billion rupees ($132 million) for the three months ended Sept. 30 as revenues climbed 28.7 percent to 22.1 billion rupees. In the first quarter, the company reported net profit of 5.32 billion rupees. The Infosys group’s consolidated quarterly net profit stood at 6.06 billion rupees against a level of 4.47 billion rupees previously.