• HCL Technologies Ltd. offered to buy U.K. software consultant Axon Group Plc for about 441 million pounds ($814 million) in cash, trumping a rival bid. • HCL bid 650 pence a share, 8.3 percent more than the 600 pence offer by Infosys Technologies Ltd • Axon is an attractive target because of its expertise with products from SAP AG, the world's largest maker of business management software, HCL Chief Executive Officer Vineet Nayar said in a conference call today. • Axon rose 48 pence, or 7.6 percent, to close at 682 pence in London trading, indicating investors are counting on a higher bid. • ``Following a period of due diligence, the board is pleased that HCL has recognized the quality of the Axon business and has decided to announce its intention to make an offer,'' Axon said in a statement. • ``Infosys is considering its position and urges Axon shareholders to take no action at this time,'' the larger Indian company said in a ...