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<m> announced </m> in Industry analysts contacted by eWEEK generally say they believe that Hewlett-Packard's forthcoming $ 13.9 billion acquisition of Electronic Data Systems announced officially on May 13 is a good move for both companies, although there will be the usual integration snafus over vendor neutrality issues, business lines, culture shock and layoffs. 
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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. 