HP seals EDS deal; Services No. 2 behind IBM; Can Hurd run EDS better?

HP seals EDS deal; Services No. 2 behind IBM; Can Hurd run EDS better? Updated: Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd said Tuesday he plans to use a familiar playbook to integrate Electronic Data Systems: Leverage scale, squeeze costs â€" and underpromise and overdeliver. “We’re running the playbook we know how to run very well,” said Hurd, on a conference call with analysts. “We know how to get significant leverage out of […] Author