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EDS Global Field Services acquired by a&o group

15 November 2006 - UK – Significant emerging players in the IT services industry a&o, today announced the acquisition of EDS’ European Global Field Services businesses.

A definitive decision has been reached between EDS and a&o for the German-based group to acquire the GFS operations in UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Iberia and the Netherlands. Under the terms of the agreement, approximately 3,000 EDS GFS employees will transfer into a&o, increasing its headcount to more than 4,300 and extending the existing geographical reach, portfolio capabilities and client base significantly.

The acquisition represents the beginning of a long-term strategic business relationship between a&o and EDS; ensuring continuity for customers, partners and employees. “With this entirely positive business transaction, a&o will become the market leader for technical services in Europe,“ said the a&o group’s Managing Director Michael Müller.

a&o firmly believe that EDS GFS’ highly-qualified service engineers and technical experts will fit well into their established business structure. With a focus on flat hierarchies, a clear orientation towards mid-sized enterprises and focus on efficient cost structures; the goal is to set new benchmarks for service quality. The combined business will be positioned to address the field services requirements of service providers and global outsourcers; and to deliver IT service management and infrastructure services for corporate ICT functions.

“With the acquisition of the EDS GFS, a&o will be able to consistently pursue its strategy of business globalisation and considerable strength will be gained in the respective local markets. However, despite this dynamic growth, we will not neglect the crucial elements of service quality of our existing activities; instead we will penetrate the high-quality service sector by widening our existing product range“, expressed Müller. He continued “To enable us to reach our true potential as a business, it is necessary to ensure process optimization, a competitive cost structure, flexible service levels and a high level of reliability through motivated, skilled service personnel. As an efficient, dynamic organisation, we are perfectly prepared to address these demands, to meet and exceed the expectations of our customers”.

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