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<m> acquire </m> in Electronic Data Systems Corporation announces that it is in advanced discussions regarding a possible business combination transaction with Hewlett-Packard Company. The impending deal would make the newly merged company worth about $ 22 billion and put it on a level with IBM, the largest IT services company in the world. EDS is the world leader in outsourced IT services ; HP provides outsourced services too, but focuses mostly on hardware, software and associated services. 
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<m> Acquire </m> in Hp To Acquire Data Center Cooling, Energy Specialist EYP Hewlett - Packard on Monday said it has agreed to buy EYP Mission Critical Facilities, a consulting company that specializes in data center cooling and energy efficiency. The acquisition, expected to close by the end of January, would provide HP with proprietary services and technology related to one of the hottest issues today in data center planning and design. Besides the EYP deal, HP has made several other acquisitions in the last year, including a $1.3 billion purchase of a California-based consulting firm, S.E.I.C., which specializes in server and storage systems. 