WESTERN UNION <WU> IN PACT WITH ELECTRONIC DATA
Western Union said it
signed an agreement with <Electronic Data Systems Corp>.
    Under the agreement, EDS will provide Western Union's
easylink electronic mail service to the 35,000 EDS diamond
communications users of General Motors Corp <GM> internal
electronic mail network. Diamond is an interface linking eight
incompatible electronic mail systems at GM's various divisions.
    Diamond users will now have a communications path to
160,000 easylink users and 1.5 mln telex users worldwide,
Western Union said.
 Reuter
