That didn't take long. HP announced this morning that it will acquire EDS for $13.9 billion, or $25 a share. The deal comes just hours after the companies acknowledged they were in talks, and has been unanimously approved by the HP and EDS boards of... (posted on 13 May 2008 by Data Center Knowledge)
It's IT Blogwatch: in which Hewlett-Packard is in talks to acquire Electronic Data Systems (EDS to you and me). Not to mention cool Huygens-esque physics experiments with metronomes and soda cans... Patrick Thibodeau dons his thinking cap: read more (posted on 13 May 2008 by IT Blogwatch)
Hewlett-Packard is close to a blockbuster deal to acquire Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) for between $12 billion and $13 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported this afternoon, citing "people familiar with the situation." HP soon confirmed that... (posted on 12 May 2008 by Data Center Knowledge)
EDS has been awarded a seven-year, $715 million contract to deliver IT infrastructure services for pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb. EDS will manage Bristol-Myers Squibb's IT environment, including the company's data centers around the world.... (posted on 10 Dec 2007 by Data Center Knowledge)
The Financial Times is reporting that Deutsche Telekom (DT) is interested in acquiring Electronic Data Systems (EDS). The two companies have held talks about an alliance, the paper said, and one option being explored is for Deutsche Telekom to buy EDS,... (posted on 20 Nov 2007 by Data Center Knowledge)

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