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Bank security key issue for consumers - EDS

Around a third of consumers would close all accounts and move their business to another bank if their person financial information was compromised in a data security breach, according to a survey commissioned by EDS and conducted by Canadian market research firm Ipsos Reid.

19 September 2005

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First International Bank of Israel outsources IT to Ness Technologies and EDS

First International Bank of Israel (FIBI) has awarded an eight-year IT outsourcing contract, worth around $120 million to local IT firm Ness Technologies and EDS Israel.

21 July 2005

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EDS and Xerox win $40 million Barclays document services contract

EDS and Xerox have won a five-and-a-half year contract, worth $40 million, to provide managed office document services to the UK's Barclays Bank.

16 December 2004

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ABN Amro switches on managed mobility service for BlackBerry users

EDS and Vodafone have announced the IT industry's first large-scale global deployment of a fully managed mobility service with the launch of a managed BlackBerry service for ABN Amro Bank of the Netherlands.

18 October 2004

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Barclays renews Getronics IT services contract

The UK's Barclays Bank has signed a new two year contract, worth EUR34 million, with Getronics for network and desktop services.

23 August 2004

EDS wins seven year Phoenix Companies contract

EDS has won a seven year IT outsourcing contract worth $122m with US insurer and wealth management services firm, Phoenix Companies Inc.

29 July 2004

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EDS signs $1.1bn contract with Bank of America

EDS has signed a $1.1bn managed network services outsourcing agreement to integrate the communications infrastructure for recently acquired FleetBoston Financial into Bank of America's voice and data network.

19 July 2004

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ID Data wins Citi chip card deal; EDS contract extension

UK smart card systems outfit ID Data has won an exclusive contract to design, develop and personalise Citibank chip-and-pin debit and credit cards for the UK market.

14 June 2004

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Dell to supply Barclays with custom PCs and notebooks under EDS outsourcing deal

Dell has signed a contract with EDS to supply 41,700 customised PCs and notebooks to Barclays under one of the largest managed desktop outsourcing services agreements in the UK retail banking sector.

25 May 2004

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Bank of Queensland customers bugged by new core banking system

Australia's Bank of Queensland has been fending off complaints from customers unable to access Internet accounts and experiencing difficulties with ATMs and point-of-sale equipment following the installation of a new A$40 million core banking system from Fiserv.

18 May 2004

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Abbey and EDS review mortgage joint venture - The Register

UK retail bank Abbey is reviewing its three-year old mortgage processing joint venture with EDS amid speculation about a possible sale of the bank, according to confidential documents seen by UK computer news site The Register.

04 May 2004

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Medium-sized deals pay off for EDS

EDS is reporting a pick-up in first quarter sales, signing 52 contracts totaling $140 million from banks and financial institutions around the world in the final week of the quarter.

08 April 2004