Even as the rest of the financial players leave behind the past, for Satyam 2009 promises to be a rather tough phase with the mess created towards the close of 2008 spilling over to the New Year, unresolved. Satyam certainly has an uphill task ahead. The failed Maytas buyout bid continues to haunt the Raju family even as fear grips investors and employees alike that Satyam, one of India's leading software services exporter might never be the same again.