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Whitby Free Press, Wednesclay, September 20, 1995 , Page9 General Miotors planis to spi! off EDS EDS will become an independent, public company should approval be given to a plan by General Motors ta aplit off its subsidiar. GM will split off EDS to its GM clasa E shareholders in a tai- free exchange of istock The split-off will be subject toaa Doing business in Mexico, Chile International business s'eminars will be held in October in Whitby. Doing Busines in Mexico will be held on Oct. 6, with speakers to include the Mexican and Latin American trade comnilssioners. Doing Bu8iness in Chile, on Oct. 13, will include the consul general of Chile. Seminars, arganized by the Canadian Exporters' Association, Gardens in Whitby. Region of Durham and Durham For more information, cal College, are held at Cullen 721-3340. BodyShop owner at meetin Lînda Dean Tyndall, owner of two Body Shope in Durham Region, ia guest speaker at the 'Quality' (air Oct. 17 The Bureau for Excelence in Durham Region (BEDR) is organizing a 'Quality Fair' in October for businesses and residents. Organizations will display, demonstrate and discuss the initiatives that contribute ta their produe/servie quality, the skill of their warkforce and the satisfaction of their customers. Exhibiting organizations will include representatives from manufacturing and service industries, health care providers, educational institutions and local government agencies. The Quzality Fair will be open, at no coot, toalal residents of the region. It wiil take place at the Holiday Inn, Oshawa, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. ta 8 p.m. The theme of the fairis A Quality Finit Community in Action. The fair is sponsored by a Business directory The Durham Business & Professional Womens Club is currently prodiucing its fourth edition of Durham Women in Busines, a directory of businesses located in 'Durham which are owned, managed or operated by women, or caterlng ta women. The directory wiil be published in Octaber, 1995, and distributed at no charge in Durham Region. For more information about listîng a company in the directory, oeil Rose Cronin at 428-7886 or Karen Grahamn at 427-6930. Document Shredding *High volume. equipment wilI reduce your shredding cost *Secure Iocked- containers at no extra cost *Bonded drivers *100%/ of paper is recycled *Certif icate of destruction *Volume discounts available year-end, clean-outs CALI N10K (905) 427-3605 (Derrick) foff£TffÀCÀ!27 WASTE SYSTEMS number of local organizations including The Minaca Group, Consumera <3as- and Durham Business News. For more information, call Ellen Nolan, BEDR, at (905) 721-2000, ext. 4004. Sept. 27 meeting of the Durham Business and Professional Women's Club. She will discuss 'Entrepreneurship,' of which, she says, "You're neyer too aid." The meeting will be held at Regalis, 1305 Pickering Parkway, with netwarking at 6 p.m. and dinner at 6:45 p.m. The presentation will follow. The cost is $25 for club members and $30 for non-members. Cail Gale Coburn at (905) 721- 9088 or Renee Munro at (905) 837- 6655 ta reserve. JIM FLAHERTY, M.P.PSI invites YOU to attend the 1l favourable vote by GM common stock-holders. "Bath EDS and GM believe that EDS will be able to pursue its strategic objectives more effectively as an independent company," says GM executive vice-president Harry J. Pearce. GM would stiil be able ta obtain informnation technology services from EDS following a eplit-oif, he Baye. EDS's strategic objectives are best attained as an independent company, says EDS chair Les Albertbal, as the company seeka ta move into new markets and create new alliances. Should the split-off occur - sometime in 1996 is ail goes according to plan - the current EDS management team, headed by Alberthal, would continue to lead the company and a new board of cirectors would be selected. EDS, witli 80,000 employees worldwide, has its Canadian headquarters in Whitby. -The company, with world headquarters in Piano, Texas, had revenue of $10 billion in 1994. EDS, a leader in the global information services industry, was acquired by GM in 1984. EDS helps governâment and business custamers improve their economics, products, services and customer relationahips. 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