PLANO, Texas, Dec. 11, 2006 -- Doing business is becoming increasingly more complex -- from a faster pace to global competition, multiple jurisdictions, laws and data explosion. Information technology (IT) is also becoming increasingly complex -- larger applications and operating systems with the challenge of more users and security concerns.

A solid IT foundation can help industry CXOs refocus on their core business objectives and become more flexible to ultimately enable growth and manage industry fluctuations.

As CXOs begin to create 2007 plans, the EDS Fellows have highlighted their top eight technology trends to consider for a happy IT in 2007.

1. Maturing Mobility -- The current devices and applications of mobility are reaching a plateau. Businesses should expect modest advancements in these applications until the next generation of communications, battery life and human interface technologies emerge.

2. Expanding Edge -- The Edge (the farthest point of IT with application) will continue to extend modestly in terms of devices, but will expand rapidly in volume. In 2007, companies will begin understanding the value of context in addition to content, and personal electronic devices will advance significantly in use and application.

3. Shift From Monolithic Applications to Granular Applications -- This shift is orchestrated by automated business processes and will begin with enterprise applications and expand as part of the shift to Service Oriented Architecture.

4. Security and Privacy -- More sophisticated and subtle attacks on security will continue, and prevention and remediation techniques will mimic the defense mechanisms of the human body. People and their lack of adherence to procedures will remain the dominant security and privacy risk.

5. Infrastructure Goes Virtual -- Smaller and mid-sized companies will begin to adopt the rudimentary idea of cloud computing, and large companies will continue to struggle to understand the how, what, when and why of utility computing.

6. Decision Automation Improves -- Simulation capabilities will move from engineering to business usage and will drive better decision making. Advanced companies will begin using multi-chorus chips to build cause-and-effect models to make decisions.

7. Shift of IT Spend from Maintenance to Development -- Application rationalization and modernization, through refactoring business rules, extracting business processes and applying them to advanced capabilities, will cause this shift. Governance will become more aware of the risk associated with old, unsupportable code and demand action.

8. Personalized Services Will Increase Service Quality -- Anonomyzed personal information will protect privacy. There will be a continued acceptance of trading a degree of privacy for service, price and convenience.

The title of EDS Fellow is awarded to the company's most innovative thought leaders in recognition of their exceptional achievements. Each Fellow has a proven track record of creating world-class solutions for clients. In addition to their academic achievements and invention history, the 29 Fellows average 24 years of industry experience and innovative technology implementations.

About EDS

EDS (NYSE: EDS) is a leading global technology services company delivering business solutions to its clients. EDS founded the information technology outsourcing industry more than 40 years ago. Today, EDS delivers a broad portfolio of information technology and business process outsourcing services to clients in the manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, communications, energy, transportation, and consumer and retail industries and to governments around the world. Learn more at http://www.eds.com .

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