Kraft, which runs a range is systems, is seeking to increase the standardization of its IT, Klause said. He deferred specific questions about Kraft's IT operations to the company. Officials there couldn't immediately provide details. But as far as Kraft's future IT operations are concerned, EDS does work closely with Microsoft and Dell Inc. as part of its Agility Alliance, which develops standardized service offerings.

'We bring a standard environment to them that they can leverage across their entire infrastructure,' said Klause.

Although outsourcing continues to grow year over year, there's been a trend away from large mega-deals of this size, which have become increasingly rare. Gartner Inc. said this week that in 2005 there were only 11 outsourcing deals in excess of $1 billion. In 2004 there were 12 such deals, and in 2003, a total of 16.