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MANILA, Philippines–HP says software-as-a-service (SaaS) is slowly making its way into corporate information technology systems but is mum about how EDS would figure in its services strategy.

HP acquired EDS in May last year in a deal valued nearly $14 billion. EDS provides outsourced software services and could play a role in HP’s SaaS delivery model.

In a briefing Friday, regional HP executives, however, declined to comment about concrete plans for EDS.

Mark Sarbiewski, senior product director for HP Software, said EDS can do application testing services for end-users.

HP is aggressively building its software business, acquiring companies in recent years such as Mercury Interactive and Opsware.

With EDS, HP looks to bolster its standing as an integrated software and services provider like IBM.

An article talking about Saas and HP, it will certainly be interesting to see how the hardware and software vendors address the rise of the concept of cloud, of buying elements of the infrastructure, or buying capacity/service – I’ll have 300 cpu hours per week for three weeks. It remains a challenge and an opportunity, as ever, the problem for corporates remains an organizational one, an issue of how we fit it around organization rather than a technical one. As with VMware or grid, I can get the technology in, I can get it to work, it’s the buy-in, the billing and issues over ownership.

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