tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21521744.post8795652143576233819..comments2008-05-20T19:03:00.113-04:00Kevin Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202522310322583294noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21521744.post-83185843428011529912008-05-20T13:11:00.000-04:002008-05-20T13:11:00.000-04:00As a former IBMer, I think this is a necessary move for HP to deversify out of a high reliance on hardware and it's related lower profit margins. <BR/><BR/>I also agree with EC that neither company from my perspective is running "lean", but good, experienced IT talent will get harder to find so while there may be people worried if they are laid off will land ok.BMWMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13512894842821694496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21521744.post-42039124518186607762008-05-16T22:01:00.001-04:002008-05-16T22:01:00.001-04:00I don't know who it is that can look at HP or EDS and claim "lean" operations. As an employee of HP (via acquisition), and having interfaced with EDS extensively over the last year (with EDS being our largest customer before HP bought us out), I can testify that neither company are lean. <BR/><BR/>EDS is the slowest-operating of all of our customers - down to needing to get work orders and technician time to rack a server because the admins aren't allowed.<BR/><BR/>As an inside observer, I can only say this is going to end badly for both sides - especially the employees brought over in the acquisition. HP likes to bally-hoo a >98% employee retention rate <B>during</B> the transition. What they don't publicize is that they have about a 50% attrition rate after one year from employees who realize they got screwed-over by agreeing to the move. Those numbers have held through the Mercury acquisition, and the company I was a part of when we were bought has already started to see losses.EChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824636701781606708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21521744.post-86461773704224954262008-05-15T17:34:00.000-04:002008-05-15T17:34:00.000-04:00This is two world class organizations, with complementary offerings, coming together. How bad can that be?<BR/><BR/>If I am an HP person in services or an EDS person I have to feel good that things are just going to be that much better. More stability coupled with access to EVEN more talent. Nice!<BR/><BR/>Change is the only constant ... embrace it, and you will be just fine!Kevin Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202522310322583294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21521744.post-42867011854206838372008-05-15T05:33:00.000-04:002008-05-15T05:33:00.000-04:00Wherever EDS has a better control, they should be leading the role. They seem to do better in services.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21521744.post-65497251214078861192008-05-14T14:58:00.000-04:002008-05-14T14:58:00.000-04:00it was and continuous to be interesting news for us folks in the services business in HP. Time will tell how this works out. It will be an interesting next few months... :)infobuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630852047764582962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21521744.post-8137354493002879622008-05-14T09:32:00.000-04:002008-05-14T09:32:00.000-04:00I think this is a questionable deal from HP's perspective. Other than following in IBM's footprint, I don't know why they want to be a vendor that has hardware, software and services, particularly generalized IT outsourcing services such as those supported by EDS. <BR/><BR/>I believe HP has shown double digit growth in the past 2 years, while EDS has been in the low single digits. Again, I don't see how this move puts HP in a better position, as I did with the HP acquisition of Compaq.Jerryhttp://www.blackedge.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21521744.post-74707036866329062902008-05-13T20:42:00.000-04:002008-05-13T20:42:00.000-04:00As an EDS employee I tend to agree totally at this stage with Kevin Dee's comments and time will tell.Davidnoreply@blogger.com