Perot Systems
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| Type | Wholly Owned Subsidiary |
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| Founded | Incorporated June 1, 1988 |
| Founder(s) | H. Ross Perot, Sr. |
| Headquarters | Plano, Texas, USA |
| Key people | Ross Perot, Jr., chairman Peter Altabef, chief executive Russell Freeman, chief operating officer |
| Industry | Computer services |
| Products | Application development, systems integration, information technology services |
| Revenue | US$2.8 billion[1] |
| Employees | 23,100 (2007)[1] |
| Parent | Dell Inc. |
| Website | PerotSystems.com |
Dell Perot Systems is an information technology services provider based in Plano, Texas. Peter Altabef has served as president and chief executive officer since 2004. On September 21, 2009, Perot Systems agreed to be acquired by Dell for $3.9 billion.[2]
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[edit] History
H. Ross Perot and eight associates founded Perot Systems in June 1988 after having sold EDS to General Motors. Today, Perot Systems is a Fortune 1000 corporation with more than 23,000 associates and 2008 revenues of $2.8 billion. The company maintains offices in more than 25 countries around the world, including the United States, Europe, India, China and Mexico. [3]
[edit] Services
Perot Systems is a worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions, serving the specific needs of its clients in healthcare, government, manufacturing, banking, insurance and other industries. [4]
[edit] Recognition
As a top-five finisher for the third consecutive year, Perot Systems was named to the Fortune magazine “Most Admired Companies in America” list for IT Services in 2008. Company ratings are based on eight criteria, including everything from investment value and quality of products/services to innovation and quality of management. [5]
[edit] Corporate Equality Index
In 2006, Perot Systems was one of three companies, of 1,520 surveyed, to receive the lowest possible rating on the Corporate Equality Index survey conducted by the Human Rights Campaign[6]. In 2009, the company was one of only two to receive a zero ranking in the survey, which evaluates "employers and their policies and practices pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees"[7]. The company previously offered domestic partner benefits to its employees, under a policy which was canceled in 1998. In the 2006 ranking, Perot was cited for "[engaging] in action that would undermine the goal of [...] equality"[8].
[edit] References
- ^ a b Perot Systems Corporation information, Hoover's, retrieved December 7, 2006.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Perot Systems Locations
- ^ Perot Systems About Us
- ^ Perot Systems Awards and Recognition
- ^ http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/20/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_gunther.fortune/index.htm
- ^ http://www.hrc.org/documents/HRC_Corporate_Equality_Index_2009.pdf
- ^ Human Rights Campaign: "Corporate Equality Index 2006," pages 8, 28, and 35. Human Rights Campaign, 2006.
