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December 05, 2007

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RITTENMEYER SUCCEEDS JORDAN AS BOARD CHAIRMAN AT EDS...EDS announced its board of directors has elected Ron Rittenmeyer chairman of the board. Rittenmeyer, 60, will also retain the titles of president and chief executive officer. He will succeed Mike Jordan, 71, who will become chairman emeritus and will step down from the board of directors. Both appointments are effective December 31, 2007. Jordan, who joined EDS in March 2003, will remain with EDS and serve as a strategic adviser to the company’s senior leadership team.

CAPGEMINI OPENS FIRST CENTER IN BUENOS AIRES..Capgemini has opened its first Advanced Development Centre in Buenos Aires to support European and North American clients operating in the South American market, initially focusing on Spanish clients. Planned development means that the centre should reach 1,500 professionals by 2009.

EDS SIGNS BIGGEST EVER POLISH OUTSOURCING DEAL... EDS has signed a US$52 million, five-year information technology (IT) outsourcing agreement with Telekomunikacja Polska, a major company in the TP Group (TP), and a leading telco operator in Poland. France Telecom, a leading global provider of telecommunication services, holds approximately 47.5 percent equity in TP. The deal is the largest technology infrastructure outsourcing contract ever signed in Poland. Under the contract, as of December 1, 2007, EDS assumes responsibility for TP’s and PTK Centertel’s (the mobile telecommunications company of the TP Group) desktop management infrastructure.

COMPUCOM NAMES CIO...CompuCom Systems, Inc. announced that Laurie Simon has been named Chief Information Officer, effective immediately. Simon will report to Jeff Frick, Chief Operating Officer, and will be responsible for leading day-to-day IT operations, setting IT strategy and executing key initiatives to ensure the company continues to achieve business goals with a reliable infrastructure.

FREEBORDERS LAUNCHES GLOBAL DELIVERY MODEL...Freeborders, Inc., the leading provider of Technology solutions developed in China, announced today that it has launched CHINDUS(sm), a unique global delivery model for providing software services from China. CHINDUS(sm) leverages best practices for delivering IT services, including software outsourcing and offshore development, from the U.S., India, and China.

Posted by jbowles at December 5, 2007 08:35 PM