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EDS(Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. It is the leading services provider to the health care, insurance and banking industries. In 1984, EDS was acquired by General Motors. Within a couple of years, Perot left EDS and later formed Perot Systems Corporation. In 1996, GM spun off EDS as an independent company.
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1) Federal employees use an explosive detection system to inspect baggage at Burbank Airport on Thursday, part of a new federal mandate on airport security. The Vehicular Explosive Detection System can be driven beside parked cars or trucks to detect concealed explosives and drugs. The eXaminers will be deployed as a networked explosive detection system (NEDS), offering unprecedented baggage throughput of 600 bags per hour when operating within the fully integrated BHS environment. |
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