BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MAY 17, 1999 ISSUE
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY

The Comeback Plan for EDS


-- Cut more than $1 billion in costs from productivity improvements and other moves

-- Market new E-Business Solutions unit aimed at boosting EDS in the market for helping companies do business online

-- Streamline EDS bureaucracy with five organizations operating in different geographic regions

-- Revamp incentive plans to reward growth in revenues and margins

-- Launch $50 million ad campaign for the EDS brand and E-business services

-- Stabilize margins in GM business, EDS's largest contract


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