EDS takes a Q1 loss
Embattled IT services provider Electronic Data Systems (EDS) on Wednesday reported a steep net loss for its first quarter of 2003, while revenue grew slightly.
Embattled IT services provider Electronic Data Systems (EDS) on Wednesday reported a steep net loss for its first quarter of 2003, while revenue grew slightly.
Didn't do it. That's the clear message IBM Corp. has sent with its reply to The SCO Group's US$1 billion lawsuit in which it accuses Big Blue of illegally trying to damage Unix to build up Linux.
Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) is integrating its product lifecycle management (PLM) software with its procurement management software, to allow companies to better align the processes of creating products and of purchasing the necessary materials.
Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of Compaq Computer has given users a new Tier 1 IT services provider that is a viable option to traditional powerhouses such as IBM Corp.'s Global Services unit, Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC), Accenture Ltd. and Electronic Data Systems Corp.(EDS).
Procter & Gamble Co. has agreed "in principle" to award a giant IT outsourcing contract to Hewlett-Packard Co. valued at US$3 billion over 10 years, the companies announced last Friday. HP and P&G expect to sign a definitive agreement by mid-May.
IBM Corp. on Thursday announced new software and services for companies that want to update old applications, particularly decades-old mainframe programs.
Curl Corp. announced Wednesday a Linux version of its development platform for creating Web-based front ends for server applications.
Spending on IT consulting will drop "dramatically" by 4.6 percent this year from 2002, according to a recent survey of chief information officers (CIOs) done by the research department of investment bank Merrill Lynch & Co.
Linux software vendor Red Hat Inc. plans to officially announce Monday two enterprise applications it has been developing and selling for the past year: a content management system and a portal server.
SuSE Linux AG now plans to ship its SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop operating system in June, a delay from original plans to ship it during the just-ended first quarter of 2003.
Accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has decided against separating itself from its IT consulting unit, Deloitte Consulting, 14 months after it announced it would do so to avoid possible conflicts of interest. Deloitte Touche blamed a "tight credit market and the uncertain state of the economy" for its decision.
Seeking to lower costs and improve its IT operations, Motorola has decided to outsource a variety of computing systems tasks to Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) in a 10-year deal worth about US$1.6 billion, the companies announced Thursday.
SuSE Linux AG on Wednesday announced the general availability of its SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 operating system for Intel's family of 64-bit Itanium processors.
Red Hat Inc.'s desktop operating system for consumers has been enhanced to handle multithreading better than its predecessor.
Embattled Electronic Data Systems Corp. has a new chairman and chief executive officer.