EDS Selected for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Eagle Contract

by PR Newswire

HERNDON, Va., July 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EDS (NYSE:EDS) today announced it has been selected to provide information technology (IT) services to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the agency's newly awarded Eagle contract. EDS is one of 25 companies in the program's "unrestricted track" that may compete for task orders under the five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract.

EDS bid on and won the opportunity to compete for task orders in three functional categories of the Eagle contract: infrastructure engineering design, development, implementation and integration; operations and maintenance; and software development.

DHS agencies will use the Eagle contract to purchase a range of information technology (IT) services to support the department's mission of securing our nation and its citizens. Eagle will give DHS a vehicle for standardizing disparate IT systems and architectures and deploying enterprise-wide solutions.

"EDS is very interested in leveraging our experience to help the department transform its business and to consolidate and standardize its IT infrastructure," said Jim Duffey, general manager, EDS U.S. Public Sector. "We are grateful for this opportunity to expand our relationship with DHS, where we have an established track record of delivering innovative solutions to agencies such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency."

EDS is backed by EDS' Agility Alliance, nine of the world's leading IT firms joined together to develop the next generation of comprehensive, integrated, and affordable services to clients. The EDS Agility Alliance includes Cisco, Dell, EMC, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Sun Microsystems, Towers Perrin and Xerox to jointly deliver best-in-class application and infrastructure services, with emphasis on industry innovation and cost leadership.

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. Learn more at eds.com.

The statements in this news release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding the amount of new contract values, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond EDS' control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. For information concerning these risks and uncertainties, see EDS' most recent Form 10-K. EDS disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

CONTACT:
Brad Bass - EDS
+1-703-733-3193
Brad.bass@eds.com

Source: Electronic Data Systems Corporation

CONTACT: Brad Bass of EDS, +1-703-733-3193, or Brad.bass@eds.com

Web site: http://www.eds.com/