57) EDS Expands Well in Asia

EDS which is a leading IT services company, announced its Wuhan GSC (Global Service Centre) opened officially today. The GSC perches in Wuhan Optic-Valley Software Park, it is significant for delivering IT services with competitive cost and high quality.

The new GSC in Wuhan is the fourth one of this company with 1,400 employees, it will service as a centre to delivery IT services to the enterprises all over the world, but not only in China. Along with facilities of Best Shore in Shanghai, this new facility provides the services of world-class in the fields of developing and maintaining application, and infrastructure and BPO (Business Process Outsourcing), which help China’s economy transfer from manufacturing of low-end to high-end, value-added services and industries.

David Wirt, corporate managing director and vice president of EDS Greater China and Korea, said," EDS is a leader of this industry, and IT services offered by EDS apply to a wide range of industries such as manufacturing, transportation, or financial services. EDS becomes a partner of Chinese government due to developing the country’s IT industry. The accomplishment of Wuhan GSC shows that we are not only committed in boosting China to be an IT services market of world-class, but also bolstering Wuhan to be a center with high tech."

With the numerous IT talents of the country, targeting China which is a location of Best Shore combines the in-depth information and technology infrastructure, knowledge of applications and world-class experience. Through its structure about services delivery of Best Shore, EDS ensures the correct blend of nearshore, onshore and offshore international delivery capabilities can meet the unique commercial requirements of clients. Recently, EDS has work force of Best Shore with over 40,000 professionals of 20 countries, such as India, Argentina, Hungary and China.

In June, EDS and Chinese MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) operated with each other as a milestone cooperation aiming to promote China to be a global IT services giant.

Under the Agreement of Strategic Cooperation, EDS will try to shape the direction of the industry with MOFCOM, especially on the regulatory issues and policy, and also cultivate the opportunities of market growth. There is also a strategic agreement signed between EDS and the government of Hubei province.

In these years, the outsourcing industry in China has developed fast. In 2006, the market of software outsourcing in this country reached 1.43 billion US dollars, increased 55% more than the last year, by 2010, it is expected by CCID Consulting that it would reach 7.03 US dollars.