EDS and Telekomunikacja Polska Sign Largest-ever IT Outsourcing Deal in Poland

PLANO, Texas, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EDS today announced it has signed a US$52 million, five-year information technology (IT) outsourcing agreement with Telekomunikacja Polska, a major company in the TP Group (TP), and a leading telco operator in Poland. France Telecom, a leading global provider of telecommunication services, holds approximately 47.5 percent equity in TP. The deal is the largest technology infrastructure outsourcing contract ever signed in Poland.

Under the contract, as of December 1, 2007, EDS assumes responsibility for TP's and PTK Centertel's (the mobile telecommunications company of the TP Group) desktop management infrastructure. EDS will also provide on-site and off-site field service support, printing, and help desk services for more than 33,000 of TP's Polish employees. The agreement includes the transition of 150 employees of TP's staff to EDS. The project's scope also includes transferring approximately 100 employees of supporting partner companies to EDS in the coming year.

EDS will apply a globally defined and consistent set of tools and processes to the management of TP's IT infrastructure designed to maximize operational efficiency, mitigate risk and allow for a more flexible IT environment.

"EDS' global knowledge and application of IT best practices will play an important role in supporting our customers and our business to meet our goals," said Grzegorz Tomasiak, Chief Technology Officer for TP Group. This deal will help us streamline our IT desktop and printing infrastructure and gain flexibility of a truly customer-oriented organization.

"We are proud to have been selected by Telekomunikacja Polska to manage its IT desktop and printing infrastructure," said Stefan Zaremba, president of EDS Poland. "This agreement will deliver more efficient and productive processes, lower costs and ultimately allow TP to focus on its core business."

EDS recently announced it has been named a leader in Global IT Infrastructure Outsourcing by independent analyst firm Forrester Research. EDS was among the select companies invited by Forrester to participate in its June 14, 2007 Forrester Wave(TM) Global IT Infrastructure Outsourcing, Q2 2007 (June 2007) report. In this evaluation, EDS was cited as a leader in global IT infrastructure outsourcing and received top scores on its global delivery model, client value proposition and vision, and service quality by clients.

About TP Group

TP Group is a leading supplier of telecommunication services on the Polish market with highly developed network infrastructure. It provides services to more than 10 million fixed line and over 12 million mobile subscribers including top corporate and government clients in Poland. TP Group currently employs more than 33,000 people, with offices across Poland. In 2006, the company was ranked number 2 in Poland and number 5 in Central Europe, according to Rzeczpospolita (Polish daily).

About EDS

EDS is a leading global technology services company delivering business solutions to its clients. EDS founded the information technology outsourcing industry 45 years ago. Today, EDS delivers a broad portfolio of information technology and business process outsourcing services to clients in the manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, communications, energy, transportation, and consumer and retail industries and to governments around the world. Learn more at http://eds.com/.

The statements in this news release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding the amount of new contract values, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond EDS' control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. For information concerning these risks and uncertainties, see EDS' most recent Form 10-K. EDS disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.