Electronic Data Systems

Electronic Data Systems (EDS)
Company typeDivision
NYSE: EDS
IndustryInformation technology services
FoundedJune 27, 1962 (1962-06-27)
FounderRoss Perot
Defunct
  • August 26, 2008 (acquired)
  • September 23, 2009 (brand retired)
FateAcquired by Hewlett-Packard later branded as HP Enterprise Services merged with Computer Sciences Corporation
SuccessorCSC rebranded as DXC Technology (since 2017)
Headquarters
Plano, Texas
,
USA
Area served
Worldwide
ServicesComputer Services
RevenueUS$22.1 billion (2007)
Number of employees
136,000
Parent
Websiteeds.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-03-29)
This article is part of
a series about
Ross Perot
Personal
  • Ross Perot Jr.
  • Perot Systems
Presidential campaigns
  • 1992
    • vice presidential candidate selection
    • debates
    • "giant sucking sound"
    • election
  • 1996
    • primaries
    • vice presidential candidate selection
    • Perot v. Federal Election Commission
    • election

Electronic Data Systems (EDS) Corporation was an American multinational information technology equipment and services company headquartered in Plano, Texas, which was founded in 1962 by Ross Perot. The company was a subsidiary of General Motors from 1984 until it was spun off in 1996. EDS was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2008.

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