| MCI Systemhouse | |
| Type: | Private |
| Predecessor: | SHL Systemhouse |
| Founded: | 1974 |
| Fate: | Acquired and merged into Electronic Data Systems in 1999. |
| Hq Location: | Ottawa, Canada |
| Area Served: | Global |
MCI Systemhouse specializes in running Data centers for customers and is a subsidiary of the Washington, DC-based MCI Communications Corporation, the result of a 1995 $1 billion acquisition of Canadian company SHL Systemhouse and its subsequent integration with MCI's technical services branch.[1] The new company was formed to provide systems integration and outsourcing services. SHL Systemhouse based in Ottawa, Ontario, had revenue of $1.2 billion Canadian dollars in 1994, or about $883 million at then current exchange rates.[2]
On February 11, 1999, MCI Systemhouse was acquired by EDS of Plano, Texas for $1.65 billion.[3] [4] EDS was able to recoup almost 25% of the purchase price by selling SHL Systemhouse's stake in Commerce One for $400 million in January, 2000.[5] Prior to the acquisition, MCI Systemhouse was one of several entities that formed UML Partners, a group devoted to the development of the Unified Modeling Language (UML).[6]
Customers of MCI Systemhouse have included Vons, CSAA, Ultramar, and United States Postal Service.
http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1995/MCI-to-Acquire-SHL-Systemhouse-for-$1-Billion/id-feaa2ae99f147f83354a20d769fd18b9.html
http://news.cnet.com/EDS%2C-MCI-in-17-billion-services-deal/2100-1017_3-221552.html
http://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/18802628/eds-retains-systemhouse-identity-for-canada.htm
https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/26/business/company-news-eds-to-sell-commerce-one-holding-for-400-million.html