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| TOKYO, JAPAN—NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) and EDS today announced a business alliance agreement aimed at offering IT and communications services to businesses in Japan and across the globe. Based on this agreement, the companies will collaborate on a range of services including data centre, co-location, hosting and communications. The two companies have formed teams to evaluate industry segments and develop joint go-to-market offerings based on each company's strengths and the value to specific markets. The companies will leverage each other's core strengths and provide services to one another and their respective affiliates. One example involves EDS working with A.T. Kearney, EDS' high-value consulting line of business, to provide consulting services to ITMS (IT Management Services) of NTT Com. This engagement will enable NTT Com to expand its ITMS capability including operations and process optimization while minimizing costs. In addition, EDS will leverage NTT Com capabilities and is currently in discussions to provide a unique set of services that only this strategic relationship can provide to EDS customers. "NTT Com has just announced its new business vision that we are to be the Global IP Solution Company," said Masanobu Suzuki, president and CEO, NTT Com. "Today, we are very much pleased to welcome EDS, the world's leading independent provider of IT services, as our strong partner to realize our vision. With its strong brand and excellent service delivery capabilities, we do believe we can enhance our global IP solution service capability and accelerate to achieve our goal." Doug Frederick, executive vice president, EDS, said, "We are delighted with the opportunity to work in close collaboration with NTT Com because it gives us the ability to respond to customers who require services or solutions this relationship provides. EDS is committed to helping our clients succeed and this relationship is an opportunity to further build our presence in the Japanese market with a world-class leader." About NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) NTT Com, a Tokyo-based subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, provides long-distance and international services for voice and data communication reaching more than 200 countries. NTT Com also provides world-class IP services as well as managed data network services under the NTT/VERIO brand. For more information, please visit www.nttverio.com. About EDS EDS, the leading global services company, provides strategy, implementation, business transformation and operational solutions for clients managing the business and technology complexities of the digital economy. EDS brings together the world's best technologies to address critical client business imperatives. It helps clients eliminate boundaries, collaborate in new ways, establish their customers' trust and continuously seek improvement. EDS, with its management consulting subsidiary, A.T. Kearney, serves the world's leading companies and governments in 60 countries. EDS reported revenues of $21.5 billion in 2002. The company's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: EDS) and the London Stock Exchange. Learn more at www.eds.com. |
