EDS Launches Nine Microsoft .NET Technology Centers to Drive Application Modernization Service Offering
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PLANO, Texas, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EDS (NYSE:EDS) today announced the continued growth of its Microsoft .NET development capabilities with the launch of nine technology centers to leverage EDS' vast, global expertise in delivering the Microsoft development platform to its clients.
Microsoft technologies are the foundation for the software applications layer of the next generation delivery model called the EDS Agile Enterprise Platform -- a network-based utility architecture that creates a flexible technology foundation to help global 2000 companies respond more quickly to changing market dynamics, realize significantly improved economics and increase their competitiveness.
EDS' .NET technology centers are located in the following global locations:
o Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
o Saginaw, Michigan., USA
o Kokomo, Indiana, USA
o Swansea, United Kingdom
o Cairo, Egypt
o Wellington, New Zealand
o Chennai, India
o Redmond, Washington, USA
o Sao Paulo, Brazil
With the opening of these Microsoft .NET centers, EDS furthers its commitment to Microsoft technologies by creating specific centers that will deliver against EDS' Application, Mobility and Enterprise Integration services suite of offerings using trusted Microsoft tools and products like Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006. This commitment -- complemented by EDS' strategic activities with Microsoft including EDS' Top Gun Program, the EDS Agility Alliance, the EDS Agile Enterprise Platform, selected sell-with strategies, and quarterly portfolio offering launches -- provides the industry a world-class global services provider that works closely with the world's leading software manufacturer.
"These centers will provide world-class application delivery services focused on .NET technologies and will shape the future deployments of the EDS Agile Enterprise Platform," said Mike Fischer, vice president, Global Applications Delivery, EDS. "In conjunction with Microsoft, EDS is dedicated to providing clients with access to a unique environment where we can rapidly build, test and manage security-enhanced, enterprise scale solutions to globally meet our client's needs."
"EDS and Microsoft see the tremendous benefits of a committed industry partnership with a collaborative solution built on trusted technologies," said Simon Witts, corporate vice president of the Enterprise and Partner Group at Microsoft Corp. "EDS and Microsoft know that .NET architectures delivered with service excellence will allow our mutual clients to be agile and flexible as they grow their businesses."
EDS is a sponsoring partner of the Microsoft Partner Solution Center in Redmond, Wash., where EDS experts collaborate with Microsoft experts to create innovative solutions for clients using .NET technologies. EDS' on-campus presence is complemented by its own Redmond Innovation Center, home to EDS' "Top Gun" program where the company is focused on applied innovation around Microsoft technologies. This center continues to accelerate EDS' capabilities and offerings within the next-generation delivery model, the EDS Agile Enterprise Platform. By opening .NET technology centers around the world, EDS is making optimal use of its Microsoft expertise to deliver applications built on the EDS Agile Enterprise Platform in a standard, uniform methodology. Microsoft is the EDS standard for desktop and server operating systems and is the preferred platform for delivering integrated development environments.
"EDS is committed to delivering the Agile Enterprise Platform built on EDS Agility Alliance partners' market-leading technologies. Technology centers built on the .NET development platform, such as the nine EDS has announced for this launch, furthers that commitment and strengthens our ability to execute the EDS Agile Enterprise Platform for our clients," Fischer concluded.
About EDS
EDS is a leading global technology services company delivering business solutions to its clients. EDS founded the information technology outsourcing industry more than 40 years ago. Today, EDS delivers a broad portfolio of information technology and business process outsourcing services to clients in the manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, communications, energy, transportation, and consumer and retail industries and to governments around the world. With $20.7 billion in 2004 revenue, EDS is ranked 95th on the Fortune 500. Learn more at www.eds.com/ .
About the EDS Agility Alliance
The EDS Agility Alliance is a federation of market-leading infrastructure, application and business process outsourcing providers collaborating to innovate, develop and deliver the EDS Agile Enterprise Platform -- EDS' next-generation global delivery system. EDS Agility Alliance partners include Cisco, Dell, EMC, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Siebel, Sun Microsystems, Towers Perrin and Xerox.
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CONTACT:
Travis Jacobsen - EDS
972 605 3161
travis.jacobsen@eds.com
Source: Electronic Data Systems Corporation
CONTACT: Travis Jacobsen of Electronic Data Systems Corporation,
+1-972-605-3161, or travis.jacobsen@eds.com
Web site: www.eds.com/
