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HPAA's information for EDS alumni -- pension, stock,
benefits, networking, EDS history/culture -- whether
or not you ever worked for HP:
https://www.hpalumni.org/eds
EDS online: For openings posted by recruiters searching
for EDS background, benefits and career discussions related
to EDS service, and EDS history -- join the
EDS Alumni LinkedIn Group.
Key: Legal successor and corporate names.
- EDS sale to Hewlett-Packard. In 2008, due to
declining growth and profits, EDS stock was down to $19 from
$72 in 2001. EDS management and board negotiated a $13.9 billion sale to HP at a
32% premium -- which was completed Aug 26, 2008. (Founder
Ross Perot had sold the company to GM in 1984; GM spun out
EDS in 1996.)
- HP Inc. is the legal successor to the companies acquired by Hewlett-Packard before the company was split into HP Inc. and
Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Responsibility for commitments to former employees
of Compaq, EDS, etc.
remain with HP Inc. -- regardless of whether their last
business unit ended up in HP or HPE. Includes employment verification and any retiree health, pension, etc. plans. HPE is responsible for commitments to former employees of companies acquired by
HPE.
- At completion of the sale on Aug 26, 2008, EDS was
temporarily structured as a wholly-owned subsidiary called "EDS,
an HP Company."
On Sep 23, 2009, it was
renamed "HP Enterprise
Services."
- On Oct 21, 2015, Hewlett-Packard Company spun off
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (no hyphen; singular.)
- HP Inc, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, DXC, and Perspecta are
completely separate companies. Details:
HP Breakup
Which HP-related companies have me classified as a retiree or former employee?
Given HP's history of acquisitions and spinoffs, this may not be obvious. If any
doubt, check here:
Which Company
Make sure that the legal successor to every company you ever worked for has your current postal address.
Even if not classified by the company as a "Retiree" or
if long gone -- in case of pension plan changes, employment
lawsuits, settlements, or other issues. Update
address at former company
Other benefits issues for EDS alumni -- including 401(k),
stock, HP and HPE retiree benefits, vehicle discounts. Death
or disability of a former employee.
https://www.hpalumni.org/edsBenefits
Employment verification and experience letters for
Hewlett-Packard, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and related
companies.
Employment and Experience Verification
Select the HPAA link below that fits your situation...
- Current HP or HPE employee:
Networking and Information for Current Employees.
- HP or HPE employee in the process of leaving or being laid off:
ASAP
checklist.
If you are working -- even if not currently looking for a job -- you
need to be on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn helps you reconnect with people who know you and your work.
Join "HP Connections" on LinkedIn
(HPAA membership not required.) LinkedIn works differently
than you might think:
LinkedIn Tips and Traps
"EDS Alumni" group on LinkedIn. For former employees of
EDS. 44,000 members,
join EDS Alumni
on LinkedIn
Check your LinkedIn profile!
Profiles were changed without notice. HPE changed many decades-old HP positions to HPE; LinkedIn deleted many employers. Recruiters and hiring
managers view entries that don't make sense -- such as HPE employment before
Nov 2015 -- as signs of a fake
profile. You may wish to emphasize (or de-emphasize) some of your background by breaking out (or merging) separate positions. Step-by-step:
hpalumni.org/LinkedIn
Many former EDS folks have the wrong company on their
LinkedIn profile. A recruiter searching for ex-EDS
people may not find you. Check the logos displayed on your
LinkedIn profile for past positions:
1. You may have selected "EDS" as a past employer and wound
up displaying the red-chevron logo of Egyptian Document
Storage... or the cerise triangle logo of a computer-aided
design company in India. Or an unrelated tiny private
company called "EDS Group."
2. As part of the HPInc/HPE split, HP changed the personal
profiles of many former and current employees to display the
HPE logo for past positions. You may wish to display the EDS
logo for early positions on your profile instead. Or you may
have worked for HP instead of Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
3. If you just enter "DXC" you get a blank logo. There's a
trick to that one too.
Step-by-step instructions on how to get the correct company
and the blue "bowling ball" logo:
https://www.hpalumni.org/LinkedInPositions
If leaving or recently left:
ASAP Checklist.
Other links:
- HPAA's unofficial list of
EDS Acquisitions
EDS/HP overtime allegations: The class action
filed in 2006 concerning EDS/HP overtime was settled after
nine years, 79 depositions, and 1.5 million pages of
documents -- paying an average of $950 each. Details:
HP and HPE Employment Lawsuits
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