EDS Technologies Signs MoU With Mar Baselios College Of Engineering

EDS Technologies EDST one of the leading PLM solutions company in India today announced that the company has entered into a strategic relationship with Mar Baselios College of Engineering Trivandrum to set up a finishing school for the students in the pre final and final years of Mechanical Production Automobile and Aerospace engineering

EDST will also conduct specialized training programmes for students from other institutes and working professionals seeking knowledge and enhancement of their skills On course completion the students will be awarded certification from EDS Technologies Pvt Ltd and Mar Baselios College of Engineering
This initiative focuses on developing long term relationship with Educational Institutions through in depth engagements around student and faculty programs and equip them with latest in technology said Mr S Senthil President EDS Technologies Pvt Ltd The association will strengthen the availability of professionals with right knowledge and skills and bridge the gap between industry requirements and academic excellence he added.

Taking Industry Academics relationship to the next level EDST will lay special emphasis on equipping engineering students and professionals with knowledge and skills that will enhance their value to industry The Finishing School will focus on providing industry specific technical training in PLM tools in order to scale up the employability levels of engineering graduates.

PLM offers revolutionary solutions to designing analyzing manufacturing and servicing products while profoundly transforming industrial processes and businesses The programme includes a curriculum that comprehensively covers the concepts and advanced features of PLM tools that enable conceptual and detailed designing resulting in state of the art knowledge based solutions.

EDS Technologies signs MoU with Mar Baselios College of Engineering, Trivandrum

Bangalore: EDS Technologies (EDST), a PLM solutions company in India, has announced that the company has entered into a strategic relationship with Mar Baselios College of Engineering, Trivandrum, to set up a finishing school for the students in the pre-final and final years of Mechanical, Production, Automobile and Aerospace engineering.

EDST will also conduct specialized training programmes for students from other institutes and working professionals seeking knowledge and enhancement of their skills. On course completion the students will be awarded certification from EDS Technologies Pvt. Ltd and Mar Baselios College of Engineering.

"This initiative focuses on developing long-term relationship with Educational Institutions through in-depth engagements around student and faculty programs and equip them with latest in technology," said Mr. S. Senthil, President, EDS Technologies Pvt Ltd. "The association will strengthen the availability of professionals with right knowledge and skills and bridge the gap between industry requirements and academic excellence," he added.

Taking Industry - Academics relationship to the next level, EDST will lay special emphasis on equipping engineering students and professionals with knowledge and skills that will enhance their value to industry. The Finishing School will focus on providing industry-specific technical training in PLM tools in order to scale up the employability levels of engineering graduates.

PLM offers revolutionary solutions to designing, analyzing, manufacturing, and servicing products while profoundly transforming industrial processes and businesses. The programme includes a curriculum that comprehensively covers the concepts and advanced features of PLM tools that enable conceptual and detailed designing, resulting in state-of- the art knowledge based solutions.

EDS Technologies signs MoU with Hindusthan College of Engineering & Technology (HICET), Coimbatore

Coimbatore: EDS Technologies (EDST) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hindusthan College of Engineering & Technology (HICET), Coimbatore on August 5, 2009.

EDST will provide training on PLM tools, including CATIA the most widely-used PLM tool in the world, for engineering students and faculty of HICET.

The MoU was signed by Dr. Duraisamy, Principal, HICET, and by Mr. Swaminathan, Country Head - Training, on behalf of EDST. Prof. Arun Adak, HOD. Aerospace Engineering, under whose initiative this MoU came about, was also present on the occasion.

He said he was sure students of Aeronautical and other engineering departments would benefit immensely from the industry-specific skills that they would get through the training by EDST. This MoU follows a very successful CATIA training program conducted for a batch of Aerospace Engineering students by EDST in March this year.

This month EDS Technologies, in association with IIF and COINDIA, hosted a two-day live training cum case study presentation on Metal Casting Simulation using a product called SOLID CAST from Finite Solutions Inc. USA.

EDS Technologies launches CATIA training program for Engineering students at M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology

Bangalore: EDS Technologies launches CATIA training program for Engineering students at MSRIT.

This signaled the collaboration between EDS Technologies and MSRIT (M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology ) , one of the leading engineering institutions in India, to bring industry-specific training to engineering students with the objective of making them industry-ready and productive from the moment they pass out of college.

They will be trained on the fundamentals of CATIA the most widely-used PLM tool in the world. Further programmes of higher level are also planned in the near future, according to Mr. S. Swaminathan, Country Head – Training, EDST, and Dr. M. K. Muralidhara, HOD, Mechanical Engineering., MSRIT.

GM India – SJCE, Mysore tie-up to foster automotive industry talent

SJCE-Mysore & Partners for Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE) enter educational collaboration

New Delhi: As an endeavor to promote the development of automotive engineering and foster industry talent, General Motors India has joined Autodesk; EDS, an HP Company; Hewlett-Packard; Siemens PLM Software; and Sun Microsystems, in the creation of a PACE Center at Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE) Mysore, Karnataka, India. GM India has entered into a new phase, with an agreement reached with SJCE, Mysore to promote collaborative engineering efforts between academic institutions and the auto industry.

SJCE-PACE Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Centre inaugurated

The PACE partners are providing SJCE with more than 75 sets of NX CAD/CAM Software as well as CAE software from Altair Engineering, Engineous, LSTC, MSC Software, and ANSYS. SJCE has also received nine workstations and one large-format printer from HP.

“Today’s leading manufacturers compete on the basis of time to market, product cost, quality and innovation, and we are glad that the students will have the opportunity to gain experience with PLM technology that supports these objectives,” said Hans-Kurt Lübberstedt, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Siemens PLM Software. “We will work closely with SJCE to enrich its design / manufacturing engineering programs and positively impact its ability to develop top-notch engineers and technologists. Siemens PLM Software strives to develop and nurture partnerships that provide significant value for academic institutions, youth and displaced workers in our global communities.”

Commenting on the agreement, Mr. P. Balendran, Vice-President, GM India, said, “We are proud to be associated with SJCE, Mysore to meet the objective of providing students with the most current and technologically relevant education, thus equipping them with the skills demanded by industry.”

“Bringing PACE to SJCE reinforces GM’s commitment to India’s automotive industry and the development of the next generation of industry professionals,” said Sheila Jain Sarver, GM India Vice President Engineering. “By working with one of India’s leading academic institutions, we are providing students with practical experience today that will prepare them to meet the needs of industry tomorrow.”

With the addition of SJCE, PACE has supported 49 academic institutions in ten countries around the world (including P.E.S Institute of Technology (PESIT), Bangalore and the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad.

Selected universities are invited to participate based on several criteria, including: a long-term relationship with GM as a primary educational partner and a strong recruiting relationship; strength in design, engineering and manufacturing; and the institutions current and intended interest in developing curricula using PACE products and processes. Dr. B.G.Sangameshwara, Principal SJCE said, “We work closely with the renowned corporate houses to equip students with advanced skills, hands-on experience with leading-edge, open-source technologies, and the confidence to create new technologies.”

SJCE in Mysore, Karnataka, India was established in the year 1963 under the aegis of JSS Mahavidyapeetha. The institution has carved a niche for itself as a premier centre for Technical Education with the committed and well-guided support of the management. Well equipped and sophisticated laboratories and library, highly qualified and experienced faculty and staff members, and well-designed college campus are the reasons for their success. Research activities are supported by various MNC’s by providing facilities of international standard in the institution campus.

SJCE is an Autonomous Institution under Viswesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum, Karnataka, India and Governed by the Grant-in-Aid rules of the Government of Karnataka. The institution is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE, New Delhi) and the courses are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). SJCE is selected as one of the Lead Institutions for Assistance by World Bank under TEQIP Scheme of Government of India, New Delhi.

HP Adds EDS to its Technology Solutions Group to Better Serve Business and Public Sector Customers

EDS CEO Ron Rittenmeyer retires; Joe Eazor to lead EDS business unit

PALO ALTO, Calif : HP has announced that Ron Rittenmeyer, president and chief executive officer of EDS, an HP company, will retire effective Dec. 31, 2008.

At the same time, EDS will become a business unit within HP’s Technology Solutions Group (TSG), providing customers with the industry’s broadest portfolio of information technology products and services. The newly combined TSG business group accounted for roughly $14.6 billion, or 43 percent, of the company’s total revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2008 and more than half of the company’s operating profit.

The new organizational structure will allow HP to sell and deliver more integrated solutions for its customers. In addition, this organizational change is expected to allow HP to continue to quickly realize its revenue growth and cost-efficiency goals for EDS.

Joe Eazor will assume the role of senior vice president of EDS with responsibility for the business unit’s operations, reporting directly to Ann Livermore, executive vice president of TSG. Rittenmeyer, who joined EDS in 2005 and was named chairman and CEO in 2007, played a key role in accelerating the company’s transformation and subsequent integration within HP.

“HP redefined the enterprise IT market with the acquisition of EDS. We are ahead of schedule with the integration of EDS, and combining TSG and EDS is the next step in that process,” said Mark Hurd, HP chairman and chief executive officer. “Ron’s insights were key to setting the foundation for integrating EDS’ world-class services capabilities with the market-leading portfolio of HP products and services. I thank Ron for his strong leadership during the integration process and wish him well in his retirement.”

“With EDS, HP delivers to customers a broad spectrum of technology solutions that is simply unmatched by any other provider,” said Livermore. “Our relentless focus on product and service leadership will ensure that HP becomes the first choice for customers, whether they choose to consume technology by implementing HP products, outsourcing it to us, or receiving it via the cloud.”

Eazor, 46, currently serves as senior vice president of Transformation. He led the EDS deal team through its acquisition by HP and the subsequent integration. Prior to the acquisition, Eazor was executive vice president of Corporate Strategy and Business Development at EDS. He also served as senior vice president of EDS Asia Pacific, with responsibility for more than 30,000 employees in the region including India, China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

EDS, an HP Company, Expands Manufacturing Consulting Capabilities with Integrated Manufacturing Operations Software Solution

PLANO, Texas : EDS, an HP company (NYSE:HPQ), today announced the launch of an integrated manufacturing software solution that will enable manufacturers to compete more effectively and improve profitability.

This solution, based on Apriso’s FlexNet® platform, is designed to support the integration and collaboration of a manufacturer’s plant floor, warehouse and quality operations with its enterprise resource planning and product life cycle management systems.

Today more than ever, manufacturers are challenged with finding ways to remain competitive and more efficient to deal with market volatility, globalization, increased client demands and shrinking margins. At the same time, they need to be vigilant about cost management, bringing new items to market quickly and improving the customer experience across multiple channels. EDS brings strong manufacturing expertise along with proven experience in deploying enterprise applications to serve the operational requirements of global manufacturers and their supply chains.

“Manufacturers are under increasing pressure to streamline costs, improve product quality and exceed customer service expectations and responsiveness,” said Darl Davidson, vice president and manufacturing industry leader at EDS, an HP company. “Leveraging Apriso’s manufacturing operations management platform with EDS’ large global services presence will enable us to enhance our manufacturing clients’ agility while lowering their operating costs.”

Together, EDS and Apriso are actively engaged with global manufacturers within the automotive, industrial, aerospace and defense, high-tech/medical device, and consumer goods industries to provide a globally integrated manufacturing enterprise that will design and implement next-generation operations execution platforms.

Behind the success of 75 percent of the top 100 manufacturing companies around the world is a global team of experienced personnel that EDS has dedicated to the manufacturing industry. EDS’ industry insight and technical innovation in a broad range of manufacturing sectors provides manufacturing domain expertise and global organizational support.

About EDS

EDS, an HP company, is a leading global technology services provider, delivering business solutions to its customers. EDS founded the information technology outsourcing industry more than 46 years ago. Today, EDS delivers a broad portfolio of information technology, applications and business process outsourcing services to customers in the manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, communications, energy, transportation, and consumer and retail industries, and to governments around the world.

HP Announces Plans to Integrate EDS

PALO ALTO, Calif. — At its securities analyst meeting today, HP (NYSE:HPQ) will unveil a strategic plan to establish a powerful position in the evolving enterprise market.

With the acquisition of EDS, HP has the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of IT solutions to help customers manage and transform their technology environments. The company also will announce plans to restructure the EDS business group to streamline costs, invest in growth and drive shareholder value.

Enterprises are facing an explosion of digital content, aging infrastructure and constrained resources. Consequently, chief information officers must rethink their technology environments and choose to manage it themselves, outsource it or receive services through the cloud. With EDS, HP is a leading globally scaled service provider that combines innovation, a stronger product portfolio and expanded service delivery capabilities.

“HP now has the broadest technology capabilities in the market to meet customer needs today and in the future,” said Mark Hurd, HP chairman and chief executive officer. “HP has a strong track record of making acquisitions and integrating them to capture leading market positions. We will deliver on the promise of HP and EDS for our customers and shareholders.”

Streamlining for growth

HP intends to implement a restructuring program for the EDS business group that will better align the combined company’s overall structure and efficiency with the operating model that HP has successfully implemented in recent years. In addition to making changes to its global workforce to better serve its services customers, HP has identified synergies in corporate overhead functions, such as real estate, IT and procurement.

The restructuring program will take place over three years and includes a workforce reduction that will streamline the combined company’s services businesses. Workforce reduction plans will vary by country, based on local legal requirements and consultation with works councils and employee representatives, as appropriate. Approximately 7.5 percent of the combined company’s workforce, or about 24,600 employees, will be affected over the course of the program, with nearly half of the reductions occurring in the United States. HP will provide employees affected by this restructuring program with severance packages, counseling and job placement services.

HP expects to replace roughly half of these positions over the next three years to create a global workforce that has the right blend of services delivery capabilities to address the diversity of its markets and customers worldwide.

Financial impact

Once completed, the restructuring program is expected to result in annual cost savings of approximately $1.8 billion. These savings are net of reinvestments in areas including sales coverage, delivery optimization and emerging markets.

HP will be recording a charge of $1.7 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 relating to the restructuring program, $1.4 billion of which will be recorded as goodwill and $0.3 billion of which will be recorded as a restructuring charge that will be included in HP’s GAAP financial results.

A webcast of today’s securities analyst meeting, which begins at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT, will be available at http://www.hp.com/investor/focusSAM2008. A replay of the webcast will be available at the same URL.

About HP

HP, the world’s largest technology company, provides printing and personal computing products and IT services, software and solutions that simplify the technology experience for consumers and businesses. HP completed its acquisition of EDS on Aug. 26, 2008. More information about HP is available at http://www.hp.com/.

HP/EDS Creates New Era In Outsourcing

Expect prices to increase
DALLAS -- Ben Trowbridge, CEO of Alsbridge, Inc., an award winning
global outsourcing advisory firm, released the following statement
today about the HP acquisition of EDS:

"Now that Hewlett Packard has completed its acquisition of EDS there
are many more questions that arise, such as how this will impact the
outsourcing industry.

Prior to the acquisition, it was unclear who made up the tier-one
outsourcing list with IBM having a large lead in market share. Now,
HP/EDS shifts the commercial dynamic, narrowing the playing field to
two tier-one mega outsourcing providers. This new combination of
tier-one providers leaves all the other providers racing for their
share of market definition and a share of the biggest of outsourcing
contracts. Look for more information on relative market share posted
here ( http://www.alsbridge.com/news-events/images/hp_eds_2008.pdf).

Moving forward, core questions include: will the new tier-one players
change the price points for buyers? Who will be the next player to be
acquired? And, will it have a positive impact on price and choices for
executives going through the process of considering outsourcing? Good
or bad? Time will tell.

I do believe that it is possible to see an increase in prices. This
will mean every company should be reviewing their options and be ready
for this new tier-one structure in technology outsourcing contracts.

This change is refreshing to an otherwise mature industry. The change
in the competitive landscape will be good for the industry in the long
run. However, in the short term, I believe buyers need to think
through the full impact on the competitive vendor landscape. The
choices are clearly not the same for buyers as it will be for the
providers. The old rules of thumb on outsourcing are now headed in new
directions."

For more information or to schedule an interview, contact Jo Trizila
at 214-232-0078.

To read more about Trowbridge and the HP/EDS deal, please read Will EDS's
tough boss fit in?
(http://www.alsbridge.com/news-events/archives/wsj_05_14_08.html)
and EDS: Can-do from the get-go
(http://www.alsbridge.com/news-events/archives/eds_05_18_08.html).

About Ben Trowbridge, CEO, Alsbridge, Inc.

Best known as a thought leader in the evolution of outsourcing, Ben
Trowbridge, offers more than 20 years of diversified global expertise
in hundreds of outsourcing, shared services and offshore transactions
as a consultant and buyer executive. His experience includes leading
the strategy and business case development process for senior
executives in a variety of industries. Additionally, he led the
business case development for restructuring the SG&A costs for seven
major private equity transactions valued at over $13 billion. Prior to
forming Alsbridge, Trowbridge served as managing partner for Ernst &
Young's Outsourcing Services Business and COO for their Global
Outsourcing Business.

About Alsbridge, Inc.

Alsbridge, Inc. is an award winning global advisory firm, providing
unbiased advice and assistance on outsourcing, shared services and
benchmarking. Alsbridge consultants bring extensive vertical industry
expertise and a practical knowledge of all areas within information
technology and business process outsourcing. Alsbridge's proven
methodology incorporates proprietary collaborative sessions, bringing
together executive teams from both the client and the provider in an
environment that fosters success. Alsbridge supports its
recommendations and assistance through significant investments in
proprietary benchmarking and ongoing research within the industry. For
more information, visit http://www.alsbridge.com.

HP Completes $13.9 Billion Acquisition of EDS

PALO ALTO, Calif. - HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS), creating a leading force in technology services.

With this acquisition, initially announced on May 13 and valued at an enterprise value of approximately $13.9 billion, HP has one of the technology industry’s broadest portfolios of products, services and end-to-end solutions. The combined offerings are focused on helping clients accelerate growth, mitigate risks and lower costs.

The acquisition is, by value, the largest in the IT services sector and the second largest in the technology industry, following HP’s acquisition of Compaq, which closed in 2002. The companies’ collective services businesses, as of the end of each company’s 2007 fiscal year, had annual revenues of more than $38 billion and 210,000 employees, operating in more than 80 countries.

“This is a historic day for HP and EDS and for the clients we serve,” said Mark Hurd, HP chairman and chief executive officer. “Independently, each company is a respected industry leader. Together, we are a global leader, with the capability to serve our clients – whatever their size, location or sector – with one of the most comprehensive and competitive portfolios in the industry.”

As a business group, EDS, an HP company, will be one of the market’s leading outsourcing services providers – with the ability to provide complete lifecycle capabilities in health care, government, manufacturing, financial services, energy, transportation, consumer & retail, communications, and media & entertainment. As previously announced, the group is led by Ron Rittenmeyer, president and chief executive officer, who had served as EDS’ chairman, president and CEO. It remains based in Plano, Texas.

“Today marks the beginning of an exciting new era,” said Rittenmeyer. “Clients will benefit from the breadth and depth of our solutions, our commitment to unsurpassed quality and our ability to provide truly global service delivery. With the resources of HP’s renowned R&D and world-class technologies, we have an opportunity to truly redefine the technology services market.”

HP’s Technology Solutions Group (TSG) will shift to EDS its outsourcing services operations, as well as portions of its consulting and integration activities. TSG will focus on servers, storage, software and technology services, such as installing, maintaining and designing technology systems for customers, as well as certain consulting and integration services.

“Clients will benefit from the combined scale and strength of our companies as they transform their technology environments,” said Ann Livermore, executive vice president, TSG, HP. “This is an important step forward in our ability to help them solve their challenges through practical innovations that deliver valuable business outcomes.”

New EDS leadership team

Rittenmeyer announced his leadership team for the new business group, representing a mixture of existing EDS direct reports, as well as new appointments from within EDS and HP. His direct reports are:

* Michael Coomer, 55, senior vice president, Asia Pacific & Japan, who held a similar role at EDS.
* Joe Eazor, 46, senior vice president, Transformation. He was previously responsible at EDS for corporate strategy and business development.
* Bobby Grisham, 54, senior vice president, Global Sales, who held a similar role at EDS.
* Jeff Kelly, 52, senior vice president, Americas, who held a similar role at EDS.
* Mike Koehler, 41, senior vice president, Infrastructure Technology Outsourcing (ITO) & Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), who held a similar role at EDS.
* Andy Mattes, 47, senior vice president, Applications Services. He was previously senior vice president, HP Outsourcing Services.
* Maureen McCaffrey, 45, vice president, Worldwide Marketing, who held a similar role at EDS.
* Dennis Stolkey, 60, senior vice president, U.S. Public Sector, who held a similar role at EDS.
* Bill Thomas, 48, senior vice president, Europe, Middle East & Africa, who held a similar role at EDS.

In addition, functional support will be provided by the following individuals, who will report into global functions at HP, consistent with the company’s organizational model. They are:
* Craig Flower, 46, senior vice president of IT, reporting to Randy Mott, executive vice president and chief information officer at HP. Flower was previously HP’s senior vice president for eBusiness, customer and sales operations.
* Tom Haubenstricker, 46, vice president, Finance, reporting to Cathie Lesjak, executive vice president and chief financial officer at HP. Haubenstricker was previously vice president and chief financial officer for EDS’ EMEA region.
* Deborah Kerr, 36, vice president and chief technology officer, reporting to Shane Robison, executive vice president and chief strategy and technology officer at HP. Kerr was previously HP’s vice president and chief technology officer for services.
* Mike Paolucci, 48, vice president, Human Resources, reporting to Marcela Perez de Alonso, executive vice president of Human Resources at HP. Paolucci was previously EDS’ vice president of Global Compensation and Benefits/HR Business Development.
* Sylvia Steinheiser, 43, vice president, Legal, reporting to Mike Holston, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary at HP. Steinheiser was previously HP’s vice president, Legal, for the Americas.

Securities analyst meeting

HP will hold a live video webcast of its upcoming Sept. 15 Securities Analyst Meeting, at which Mark Hurd and other executive members will discuss HP’s opportunities in the enterprise market, including EDS.

The webcast will be available at http://www.hp.com/investor/FocusSAM2008.

About HP

HP, the world’s largest technology company, provides printing and personal computing products and IT services, software and solutions that simplify the technology experience for consumers and businesses. HP completed its acquisition of EDS on Aug. 26, 2008. More information about HP is available at http://www.hp.com/.

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