EDS turnover up

Computer services company Electronic Data Systems' first-quarter earnings per share rose 19 per cent and revenues rose 9 per cent to $US5 billion ($12 billion) from $US4.6 billion a year earlier.

The company reported earnings, excluding one-time gains and charges, of $268.1 million, or 56 cents a share, a 19 per cent increase on the period a year before.