HP ordered to pay £200m in interim damages ruling

The High Court has ordered Hewlett-Packard to pay BSkyB £200 million in interim damages, according to press reports. The interim award follows a ruling last week over a contract tendering process. Computer Weekly reports that the damages must be paid within 14 days, by 17th February. "[HP] shall make an interim payment on …

[adam payne]

Let's hear it for EDS

With the amount of bad publicity that EDS has had it makes you wonder why people still go anywhere near them.

[Wish You Were Here]

Because

Because they can provide you the moon on a stick. One of their salesmen told me that.

Paris, because, really, she promises more than she delivers, well, if her videos are anything to go by.

[John Smith 19]

Opps, 1 bad apple defense not quite enough.

I wonder if he pitched any government contracts as well.

Consultants only ever change if they take a large financial hit. This *might* be big enough to do so.

[Anonymous Coward]

Ha hahahaha

Let's face it: EDS have had this coming for years - if the government here had more balls, it would be the taxpayer getting money back from them.

A shame that one guy has been scapegoated, though, rather than saying their whole sales process was fraudulent. And even more of a shame that it's BSkyB that's getting the cash.

[Ascylto]

EDS + UKHMG = ££££££££££££

"EDS was found guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation"

So how come they are still considered for UK Government (euphemism) contracts.

We have more than an expenses scandal.

[Anonymous Coward]

Who uses these people

Seriously, have EDS received anything other than bad publicity?

Maybe Sky, like the rest of us, already knew that EDS are a bunch of incompetent charlatans and suing was the intention all along. A cleverly constructed revenue stream!

If not then which exec chose 'em deserves to hang

[Jon 85]

That should help...

...take the sting out of the loss Sky were forced to take on their ITV stake...