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HP services menu goes a la carte
Mar. 10, 2009
HP unbundles its outsourcing services so customers can mix and match offerings while keeping costs down.

California corrections agency signs $245M services deal with EDS
Apr. 24, 2009
EDS will provide system integration and application modernization services for California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in $245 million, 4.5-year deal.

HP wins $1B, 10-year services contract
Mar. 02, 2009
EDS will use HP and Cisco technology to transform U.K. insurer Aviva's two data centers under the terms of a $1 billion 10-year contract.

Down economy fuels IT outsourcing
Feb. 13, 2009
Companies flocked to IT outsourcing vendors as the recession unfolded last year and industry watchers expect more of the same as companies seek to slash fixed costs and deliver services with smaller staffs.

HP on a roll, but challenges await in 2009
Dec. 16, 2008
HP has been successful in a difficult financial time, but keeping up the pace in 2009 will be tough.

Convergence rather than economy driving managed LAN services
Nov. 13, 2008
Three major factors are driving more IT departments to look into managed LAN services: the increasingly dispersed locations of company branches; the security challenges that naturally come with relying more on wireless ...

EDS sacks 75 staff following HP buyout
Oct. 23, 2008
Electronic Data Systems (EDS) will slash 75 staff from its local workforce as part of a global headcount reduction lead by parent company HP which plans to axe 24,600 jobs over three years.

All eyes on HP-EDS services integration plan
Sep. 18, 2008
HP's $13.9 billion acquisition of EDS brings IT services expertise to the vendor, which is building its software and now services businesses via acquisition. Analysts remain skeptical that HP can successfully integrate ...

HP closes EDS deal, preserves leadership team
Aug. 26, 2008
HP said Tuesday that it has completed its US$13.9 billion purchase of massive systems integrator Electronic Data Systems, and it also revealed that EDS' top-level management structure would remain largely unchanged.

EDS Jumps on Application Performance Bandwagon | NetworkWorld.com Community
May. 04, 2009
About App Performance View NetForecast is an internationally recognized engineering consulting company that benchmarks, analyzes, and improves the performance of networked data, voice, and video applications. Contact ...

Yang Reaches End Of Yahoo's Rope | NetworkWorld.com Community
Nov. 18, 2008
About Converging on Microsoft Mitchell Ashley is principal consultant at Converging Network LLC where he provides product, technology and social media consulting to emerging technology companies. A successful CTO and ...

merger | NetworkWorld.com Community
Sep. 26, 2008
If HP is wise, it will use this opportunity to leverage the excellent workers of EDS and rid EDS of the absolutely awful mid management team. This team is notorious amongst the employees for lack of integrity and self ...

Top 5 Strategies For Surviving A Recession | NetworkWorld.com Community
Sep. 18, 2008
About Converging on Microsoft Mitchell Ashley is principal consultant at Converging Network LLC where he provides product, technology and social media consulting to emerging technology companies. A successful CTO and ...

EDS profile


Overview

2005 NW200 rank: 14
2004 NW200 rank: 14

Revenue

Total '05 revenue (in $M)   19757
'04-'05 revenue change   -4%
'01-'05 CAGR revenue   -2%

Profit

Profit or loss (in $M)   150
Change from '04   -5
As percentage of revenue 1   1
CAGR, '01-'05   -42

Employees

Number of employees   119000
'04 - '05 change   2
Revenue per employee   166025

Misc.

Mkt Cap as of 3/19/05 ($M)   14180
Cash/investments ($M)  
Year inc.   1962
Fiscal year ends   Dec

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