Let's hear it for EDS
With the amount of bad publicity that EDS has had it makes you wonder why people still go anywhere near them.
HP ordered to pay £200m in interim damages ruling
The High Court has ordered Hewlett-Packard to pay BSkyB £200 million in interim damages, according to press reports. The interim award follows a ruling last week over a contract tendering process. Computer Weekly reports that the damages must be paid within 14 days, by 17th February. "[HP] shall make an interim payment on …
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Because
Because they can provide you the moon on a stick. One of their salesmen told me that.
Paris, because, really, she promises more than she delivers, well, if her videos are anything to go by.
Opps, 1 bad apple defense not quite enough.
I wonder if he pitched any government contracts as well.
Consultants only ever change if they take a large financial hit. This *might* be big enough to do so.
Ha hahahaha
Let's face it: EDS have had this coming for years - if the government here had more balls, it would be the taxpayer getting money back from them.
A shame that one guy has been scapegoated, though, rather than saying their whole sales process was fraudulent. And even more of a shame that it's BSkyB that's getting the cash.
EDS + UKHMG = ££££££££££££
"EDS was found guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation"
So how come they are still considered for UK Government (euphemism) contracts.
We have more than an expenses scandal.
Who uses these people
Seriously, have EDS received anything other than bad publicity?
Maybe Sky, like the rest of us, already knew that EDS are a bunch of incompetent charlatans and suing was the intention all along. A cleverly constructed revenue stream!
If not then which exec chose 'em deserves to hang
That should help...
...take the sting out of the loss Sky were forced to take on their ITV stake...
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