Perot Systems
Essay title: Perot Systems
Perot Systems
Technology Based Business Solutions
A Report Submitted to Webster University
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of
BUSN 6110, Operations Management
Webster
U N I V E R S I T Y
The School of Business & Technology
February 2006
Table of Contents
About Perot Systems
Consulting Solutions
Business Process Solutions
Applications Solutions
Infrastructure Solutions
Conclusion
References
Perot Systems
Technology Based Business Solutions
About Perot Systems
Since 1988, Perot Systems, headquartered in Plano, Texas, has delivered technology based business solutions to help organizations control costs and foster growth. Perot Systems supports business strategies and facilitates improvement by providing consulting, business process, application, and infrastructure services to develop integrated industry specific solutions to meet their customer’s current and long term needs. Above all, they maximize the returns on Information Technology (IT) investments. They provide healthcare industry solutions to the provider, payer, life sciences, and supply chain markets. They serve the U.S. government sector by providing solutions to the intelligence community, homeland security, federal civilian agencies and the Department of Defense. A wide range of commercial markets are served by Perot Systems including the construction and manufacturing industries, as well as the financial services industry (Perot Systems, 2006).
Ross Perot, better known as the independent presidential candidate in 1992 and Reform Party presidential candidate in the 1996 elections, founded Perot Systems with eight of his associates in June of 1988. A 1953 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Perot served four years in the Navy, and went on to become a top salesman for International Business Machines (IBM). In 1962 he left IBM, who largely ignored the ideas that he pitched, and founded Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in Dallas, Texas. This data processing company went public in 1968 selling stock for $16 per share. Within days the stock was selling for $160 per share. In 1984, he sold EDS to General Motors for $2.4 billion, but he still maintained managerial control. In 1986, he was bought out of the company for $700 million after a falling out with General Motors (Ross Perot, 2006). Two years later he gathered eight of his associates and took the first steps toward the founding of Perot Systems Corporation.
During the early years, companies such as McGraw-Hill, Inc, insurance holding company ICH, Nations Bank, and MCI helped Perot Systems establish a solid reputation in the IT industry. They quickly expanded their business globally by establishing a foothold in the manufacturing industry and transforming the rental car industry in Europe and the United States. In 1995, the Perot Systems Healthcare Group was established and in 1996 an outsourcing contract with global securities and investment banking firm UBS opened new doors in the financial services industry. The company went public on February 1, 1999 offering its stock at $16 per share on the NYSE under stock symbol PER. Today, Perot Systems is a Fortune 1000 corporation with 2004 revenues of $1.8 billion and employs more than 17,000 associates worldwide (Perot Systems, 2006).
Company co-founder Ross Perot, Jr. was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Perot Systems in 2000. In September 2003, Peter Altabef was named President and Chief Executive Officer, Ross Perot was named Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors and Ross Perot, Jr. was named Chairman.
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