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Wed, Jul 30, 2008 18:10 EDT

HP and EDS: Let the Layoffs Begin? (updates in the comments)

Topic: Partner/Vendor Management

Blog: Talent Show

Current Rating: 5 Comments: 68

As HP inches closer to sealing its deal to acquire EDS, rumor has it that executives at EDS may be putting the finishing touches on severance packages for a significant number of its staff.An EDS

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Tue, May 13, 2008 15:35 EDT

Internal EDS Memo on HP Buy: Rittenmeyer Remains

Topic: Partner/Vendor Management

Blog: Talent Show

Current Rating: 5 Comment: 1

According to an internal company memo received by CIO.com, Ron Rittenmeyer says he will remain chairman, CEO, and president of EDS even after it is subsumed as a business group by

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Mon, May 12, 2008 17:49 EDT

Surprise! What HP’s Multi-Billion Dollar Bid to Buy EDS Means for You

Topic: Partner/Vendor Management

Blog: Talent Show

Current Rating: 5 Comments: 2

Hewlett-Packard confirmed late this afternoon that the company is indeed in "advanced discussions" regarding a possible "business combination" between it and EDS. Media

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Wed, Apr 9, 2008 15:43 EDT

Chrysler Stakes Turnaround on IT Outsourcing

Topic: Partner/Vendor Management

Blog: Talent Show

Current Rating: 4 Comments: 8

Chrysler made news in Motown with its announcement that several hundred technology workers would lose their jobs as it moves ahead with plans to outsource more IT. Shortly after the headline

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Wed, Apr 2, 2008 20:13 EDT

Is EDS Making Waves Across the Pond?

Topic: Partner/Vendor Management

Blog: Talent Show

Current Rating: 5 Comments: 5

EDS's billion-dollar deal with Royal Dutch Shell marks a milestone in the IT service provider's attempt to market itself as a manager of other outsourcers – a capo di tutti capi, if you will. At

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Wed, Dec 12, 2007 16:36 EST

Georgia Is Latest State to Outsource IT

Topic: Partner/Vendor Management

Blog: Talent Show

Current Rating: 5 Comments: 15

Governor Sonny Perdue finally made it official: the state of Georgia will be outsourcing all of IT. A comprehensive assessment of Georgia's IT services confirmed that the state's aging IT

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Sun, Dec 2, 2007 22:36 EST

Is IT Offshoring Actually More Expensive Than Domestic Sourcing?

Topic: Partner/Vendor Management

Blog: Talent Show

Current Rating: 5 Comments: 16

The contention that the outsourcing of IT services to lower-cost countries may be more expensive than most buyers assume is not a new one. It's an issue we've been writing about at CIO magazine for

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