Talks between EDS and HP

May 13

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Electronic Data Systems (EDS), the Texas-based information technology outsourcing company and Hewlett-Packard (HP) confirmed they are in advanced discussion about a possible business combination involving the two companies but both gave no details. The Wall Street Journal reported HP is willing to pay $12 billion to $13 billion for this acquisition. This would be HP’s biggest since its $19 billion acquisition of Compaq in year 2002.

With this HP acquisition, do you think it help will EDS? Perhaps, let’s just watch for this acquisition to announce to deal.

Source: BBC NEWS | Yahoo! News

6 Comments (+add yours?)

  1. Planet Lowyat
    May 13, 2008 @ 22:46:48

    Most of the EDS customers used Dell hardware. I believe this is a HP strategies and it will make Dell become hell.

  2. Danny
    May 14, 2008 @ 10:47:55

    somehow I feel in the future the world will see only 2 or 3 huge companies running the scene. This will eventually become one in the future like what we see in movies. Like Robocop and many other movies..

    Don’t ya think so WL?

  3. abi
    May 15, 2008 @ 15:33:16

    Mark Hurd is a mastermind in acquisitions of new companies.He has totally turned around hp after the prev ceo,Carly Fiorina left the org…

    Watch hp go man…they are a definitely a force to reckon with!!

  4. keeyit
    May 16, 2008 @ 23:06:23

    EDS outsource for shell too?

  5. Kitkat
    May 22, 2008 @ 11:38:27

    Nevermind, we have a lot of Dell supporters in M’sia.

  6. jasonl
    Jun 20, 2008 @ 17:43:27

    No effect on the playing field as of yet :) Still waiting to see what happens! And yeah, EDS is 1/3 shell outsource.

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