"EDS has always been just ordinary people who came here and achieved more than they ever thought possible because of the opportunity and support they found."Electronic Data Systems (EDS) the largest global IT service-provider of information technology and business process outsourcing services was ranked 108th among the Fortune 500 companies. EDS has been providing information outsourcing services for more than 40 years with an overall investment of $20 bn to become a global service industry leader.
The outsourcing service portfolio includes manufacturing, healthcare, communication, retail, transportation and government projects around the world. The core services of EDS include infrastructure services like hosting workplace, storage, security and privacy and communication solutions. It was the largest service-provider to the corporations and governments all over the world. The outsourcing services solutions of EDS facilitate their clients to achieve economies of scale by leveraging a shared-services operating model. The personnels who were employed in EDS had made a big difference in their services, which helped EDS build new product for their clients.
Initially, the company was established in 1962, by Henry Ross Perot1 as an electronic data processing management company and later expanded its operations into the insurance and banking sectors in 1968. In the same year, EDS came up with an initial public offer successfully. In 1984, General Motors (GM) acquired EDS for $2.5 bn. The company expanded its business operation under GM successfully. In 1995, EDS acquired AT Kearney, the largest management consulting firm and FACS Incorporated (FCI), securities industry consultant. |