EDS is on the brink of signing a major desktop services outsourcing
contract with Barclays Bank.
Barclays is halfway through a major business transformation project
that involves the outsourcing of much of its IT and many business
processes.
The deal comes as EDS is about to sign a $1.5bn outsourcing
contract with ABN Amro, Holland's largest bank. The US outsourcer
is also set to announce that a much-delayed payment system for the
US Department of Work and Pensions has finally gone live.
A spokeswoman for Barclays confirmed the company has been working
with EDS to review the way it offers desktop services but stressed
the relationship is still at the feasibility stage. "It is still a
project at the moment - no commitments have been made to EDS yet,"
she said.
