HP-owned EDS has won the bulk of a three-year application development and maintenance outsourcing deal with Australia's number two telco, Optus.
Australian EDS staff have suffered a fresh round of job cuts this week, according to sources, as local employees vote on whether to accept a 10 per cent pay cut handed down globally.
The Australian Taxation Office has chosen Optus over Dimension Data for its managed network services contract, which the agency has said is worth around $60.5 million a year.
Electronic Data Systems plans to cut 15,000 to 20,000 jobs over the next two years, as the struggling technology services giant tries to slash costs and regain its footing.
HP's UK division said it and subsidiary, IT outsourcer EDS, were meeting with employees to discuss where jobs would be cut following yesterday's announcement that 3,378 UK jobs will go over the next two years.
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