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Company Financial Trends &amp; Liquidity Analysis</title><fitch:docid xmlns:fitch="http://www.alacra.com/fitch">387558_report_frame</fitch:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>FitchResearch</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/newstex/HIN-0001-25478020</link><guid isPermaLink="false">newstex/HIN-0001-25478020</guid><newstex:index_mode xmlns:newstex="http://www.alacra.com/newstex">xml</newstex:index_mode><description> May ##, #### (The Hindu Business Line delivered by Newstex) --     Our Bureau   Bangalore, May ## Mphasis Ltd, a subsidiary of Electronic Data Systems Corp (NYSE:EDS) , today informed the stock exchange that Hewlett-Packard and EDS...</description><newstex:cat xmlns:newstex="http://www.alacra.com/newstex">04000000</newstex:cat><newstex:cat xmlns:newstex="http://www.alacra.com/newstex">04016000</newstex:cat><newstex:cat xmlns:newstex="http://www.alacra.com/newstex">04016005</newstex:cat><newstex:cat 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Putting long rumors and guesses to rest, Hewlett Packard (A#/A/A+) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of EDS. 
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Credit metrics will not deteriorate significantly but the company's share price was beaten down.</cs:abstract><cs:csid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">69286</cs:csid><title>Hewlett Packard: To Acquire EDS-Hurd's Compaq?</title><cs:wcnum xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">1688</cs:wcnum><cs:ft xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Yes</cs:ft><cs:wc xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">D</cs:wc><cs:type xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">0</cs:type><cs:docid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">69286</cs:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>CreditSights</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/moodys/PR_155188_372000</link><guid isPermaLink="false">moodys/PR_155188_372000</guid><moodys:index_mode xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">html</moodys:index_mode><description>Global Credit Research Rating Action ## MAY ####   Rating Action: Hewlett-Packard Company Moody's affirms Hewlett-Packard ratings. 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