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  • IBM grabs consulting giant for US$3.5 billion

    IBM, the biggest provider of services to help companies install and run computer systems, has agreed to buy PricewaterhouseCoopers' consulting arm for an estimated US$3.5 billion, the companies have announced.

  • EDS to be 'an HP company' for US$13.9 billion

    Hewlett-Packard said Tuesday it will acquire computer services firm EDS for US$25 per share, or US$13.9 billion, in a deal intended to boost HP's services revenue.

  • HP to acquire EDS for US$12 billion?

    Hewlett-Packard is in talks to buy Electronic Data Systems, the companies confirmed on Monday.

  • Minding the back end

    Business process outsourcing (BPO) is on the rise, with traditional IT services companies moving into this space. ZDNet Australia looks at what is happening in this emerging market.

  • Will techs gain from auditor scrutiny?

    Tech services companies stand to benefit from post-Enron scepticism about the practice of using the same company to handle auditing and consulting jobs.

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  • Minding the back end

    Business process outsourcing (BPO) is on the rise, with traditional IT services companies moving into this space. ZDNet Australia looks at what is happening in this emerging market.

  • IT firms expand from PCs to payroll

    IT services firms are expanding beyond their traditional role as overseers of networks, PCs and computer help desks, into "back office" areas such as accounting and human resources.

  • BPO: Save money or fix your processes?

    Business process outsourcing has much in common with its smaller sibling IT outsourcing, but there are still some lessons to be learned.

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