Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd believes that the $ 13 billion acquisition of Electronic Data Systems will help build out HP 's enterprise services offerings and `` accelerate '' the company 's reach into new accounts , he said .
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Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd believes that the $ 13 billion acquisition of Electronic Data Systems will help build out <m> HP </m> 's enterprise services offerings and `` accelerate '' the company 's reach into new accounts , he said .
Hewlett-Packard 's CEO says he believes the EDS acquisition will make the company 's service offerings stronger .
Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd believes that the $ 13 billion acquisition of Electronic Data Systems will help build out <m> HP </m> 's enterprise services offerings and `` accelerate '' the company 's reach into new accounts , he said .
In a May 20 conference call with reporters to announce HP 's 2008 second-quarter financial earnings , Hurd offered his thoughts on the upcoming acquisition of EDS .
While Hurd could not say when the deal would close , he noted that HP is already looking at ways to integrate its software and services portfolio with EDS ' business .
Hurd implied that HP will streamline costs to make the acquisition profitable for shareholders as soon as possible .
Several analysts have said they believe that HP , through its acquisition of EDS and other companies , is looking to build a services division that will create an all-in-one shop for building state-of-the art data centers .