International Business

EDS Forms Joint Venture in South Africa: Electronic Data Systems Corp. said it entered the African market by forming an information technology services venture with Dimension Data Holdings Ltd. of South Africa. Financial terms were not disclosed. EDS, a major provider of information technology services, is a unit of General Motors Corp. The venture, which will be majority-owned by Dimension Data and EDS, will have 600 employees and will serve customers in South Africa and its immediate neighbors.