EDS' business will now be managed by geographic regions instead of by vertical industry. At the same time, the company by this summer will have eliminated 5,200 jobs, about 4 percent of its total work force. Moore, however, said the job cuts do not mean EDS will hold back on recruiting high-level talent. Those consultants are usually the initial points of contact to customers and can help IT managers determine which services are the best fit, Cohen said. From an IT staffing standpoint, Cohen worries that Brown will take his cost-cutting initiative too far.
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Still, even though EDS has lost ground in past years, Moore insisted the new attitude has stopped the slide. He admitted that making progress against a new generation of aggressive competitors will be difficult, but he predicted that IT customers will start noticing the difference immediately. We are going to live up to our potential. All Rights Reserved.