Stories by Juan Carlos Perez

IBM and Thomson expand e-learning partnership

IBM Corp. and Thomson Corp. have agreed to widen their collaboration in electronic learning to offer government agencies and private-sector companies worldwide an extensive menu of products and services, officials from both companies said Monday.

Battling controversies, EDS readies Q2 report


MIAMI (07/22/2002) - Electronic Data Systems Corp.'s quarterly financial report Wednesday is highly anticipated because the company has grappled recently with various controversies that have bruised its image and its stock price.

Accenture beats expectations by slim margin

IT services provider Accenture Ltd. narrowly beat revenue and earnings expectations for the third quarter of its 2002 fiscal year, ended May 31, while stating it continues to face a "challenging" economic climate, the company said in a statement Friday morning.

EDS cuts 2,000 jobs, blames spending slowdown

Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) will cut 2,000 jobs, or about 1.4 percent of its workforce, a move due to a spending slowdown and unrelated to the IT services provider's relationship with WorldCom Inc., EDS executives said Tuesday during a conference call.

IBM lands $400M services contract with Finnair

To cut costs and improve customer service, Finnish airline Finnair Oyj has granted IBM a 10- year, US$400 million services contract that calls for IBM to manage the airline's IT infrastructure and for the creation of a jointly operated technology-development center.

KPMG Consulting mum on Arthur Andersen verdict

KPMG Consulting Inc. declined to comment on Monday about what effects, if any, the conviction of Arthur Andersen LLP this weekend will have on KPMG Consulting's ongoing efforts to acquire IT services units from the accounting firm's parent company, Andersen Worldwide SC.

IBM offers managed services at customer premises

IBM launched last Friday a new service designed to manage Web servers that are located at customers' premises. As part of the new offering, called Services Anywhere, IBM will deliver remotely a variety of managed security, monitoring and storage services.

Deloitte Consulting to be privately held, independent

Some of the fog surrounding Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu's intention to shed its Deloitte Consulting IT and management consulting unit was lifted when Deloitte Consulting announced Thursday afternoon that it will become a privately held independent company.

IDC predicts IT services market rebound

The IT services market will recover this year from a weak 2001, as companies holding back due to the economy's slowdown begin dipping again into their wallets in the second half of 2002, IDC said Wednesday.

Rabid competition shrinks IT services prices

With competition in the IT services market at its most aggressive point ever, providers are facing unprecedented pressure to lower prices, a double-edged sword for clients, according to Gartner Inc.'s Dataquest Inc. unit.

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