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<m> confirmed </m> in Palo Alto-based HP and Plano, Texas-based EDS confirmed the talks yesterday shortly after The Wall Street Journal reported a deal could be reached as early as today. The companies declined to comment beyond their confirmation of the talks. The market capitalization of EDS is estimated to be around $27 billion. 
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<m> say </m> in 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. 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. 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. 