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EDS seals $96 million government deal

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IT services firm, EDS has secured a $96 million agreement with the Australian Government to manage technology infrastructure for the department of agriculture, fishery and forestry.

Australian and New Zealand managing director for EDS, David Caspari, announced today that the company had been contracted by the federal government to provide expanded technology services across the department’s key locations.

According to Caspari, EDS, which is an HP company, would give the government “increased economic value” under the five-year agreement, signed in March this year, to provide desktop, server, storage and architecture services.

“This agreement will help the federal government meet its business and policy objectives and deliver better return on investment to the Australian people,” Caspari claimed.

“It builds on existing services we provide to the government and strengthens EDS’ position as the No. 1 government supplier in the country.”

Caspari said EDS would manage and provide help and service desk support to approximately 5,000 employees across the department’s 300 locations, as well as provide the overall storage and IT architecture and design services in a multivendor agency environment.

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