FACTBOX: Hewlett-Packard in talks to buy rival EDS
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N) is in talks to buy technology outsourcing company Electronic Data Systems Corp EDS.N for $12 billion to $13 billion in a deal that would vault it to a close second to IBM in technology services.
Below are annual revenue and computer services revenue figures for IBM, HP, and EDS:
F2007 F2006
HP total revs $104.3 billion $91.7 billion
IBM total revs $98.8 billion $91.4 billion
EDS total revs $22.1 billion $21.3 billion
F2007 Market share F2006 Pct growth
IBM services revs $54.1 billion 7.2 $48.2 billion 12.2
HP+EDS services $39.4 5.3 $37.4 billion 5.2
HP services $17.3 2.3 $16.0 billion 8.1
EDS services $22.1 3.0 $21.4 billion 3.4
Source: company annual reports, market research firm Gartner Inc
(Reporting by Duncan Martell; Editing by Braden Reddall)
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