EDS CoNext's eBreviate Signs e-Business Strategic Licensing Agreement with Delano

Delano e-Business Interaction Suite Powers eBreviate's new eRFP Tool

CHICAGO, Illinois and TORONTO, Ontario (May 8, 2000) EDS CoNext's eBreviate eSourcing technologies business unit and Delano Technology Corporation (NASDAQ: DTEC), a leading
provider of interaction-based e-business solutions for the enterprise, today announced the signing of a three-year strategic technology licensing agreement for eBreviate to utilize Delano's solutions to manage interactions on its B2B Internet site.

In addition to an up front licensing fee for the Delanoª e-Business Interaction Suiteª and Delano
Customer Velocityª, Delano will receive royalty and license revenues from eBreviate based on a
percentage of revenue generated by interactions using Delano's e-business solutions.

"As a leader in the eSourcing market, eBreviate is not only a great customer for Delano, but also a strategic partner that will enable us to accelerate our penetration of key vertical and global markets through eBreviate's market position and its business unit relationship with EDS CoNext," said John Foresi, president and CEO of Delano. "eBreviate's use of our technology as an integral part of its eSourcing solutions, clearly demonstrates the strategic value of our products in facilitating the B2B interactions that drive e-commerce."

"Delano's e-business solutions allow us to rapidly expand our advanced Internet-powered eSourcing capabilities, including our new eRFP tool," said Niul Burton, president of CoNext's eBreviate business unit. "While eBreviate is currently using the Delano e-Business Interaction Suite and Customer Velocity to dynamically generate, deploy, and handle eRFPs, eRFIs, and eSurveys for our customers, the unlimited nature of this agreement will enable us to fully integrate additional Delano applications into future buyer and supplier interactions."

On behalf of a tier one international automotive supplier, eBreviate recently deployed its eRFP tool-the eSourcing industry's first multi-language application to automate complex interactions relating to eRFIs and eRFPs.

eBreviate provides Web-based solutions that enable corporations to take the time, cost and inefficiencies out of buying. Already one of the most active downward auction providers, eBreviate's total-cost Internet auctions have handled single auction transaction sizes ranging from US$1 million
to US$200 million. eBreviate's clients include industry leading corporations in manufacturing, consumer goods, information technology, electronics, energy, healthcare, automotive, telecommunications and utilities across Europe and North America.

The eRFP product, which was developed using Delano's e-business platform and Customer Velocity application suite, allows procurement professionals to deploy Web-based RFIs and RFPs in a secure, convenient, password-protected Internet environment. Form builder technology in a friendly browser-based interface, as well as templates and question libraries, facilitate the rapid development of supplier information and bid request forms. Buyers can post files, such as product specifications or drawings, for suppliers to download and review. On the supplier side, multiple users can access the eRFI or eRFP to complete sections and revisit forms during the response process. Security, authentication, multiple-logins and multi-save functionality means supplier responses are held confidentially and buyers don't have access to responses still in progress.

The eRFP's powerful communication management capabilities also allow for automated messaging with suppliers, freeing buyers to focus on business and financial issues rather than administration. Once an eRFI or eRFP is created, a buyer can set up and automate a predefined communication plan with suppliers.

At the core of Delano's enterprise e-business solution is the Delano e-Business Interaction Suite, a software platform for rapidly deploying diverse e-business applications that automate business processes and manage interactions between a company and its customers, partners, suppliers, and employees.

Built on the Delano platform, Customer Velocity is the first eCRM application suite to fully integrate e-marketing and e-service applications, including marketing campaigns, surveys, newsletters, e-mail response management, and a web-based interaction portal. Customer Velocity combines the flexibility of an e-business platform with the speed-to-market of a complete e-business application suite. Delano's speed of deployment, coupled with the strategic breadth of its solution, enables
companies to quickly increase revenue, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction and loyalty.

About Delano Technology Corporation
Delano Technology Corporation is a leading provider of interaction-based e-business solutions that enable an enterprise to interact with its customers, partners, suppliers, and employees, for fast measurable results. Delano's solution, which includes a robust e-business platform and fully integrated eCRM application suite, is powering some of today's leading enterprises, including BCE Emergis, Charles Schwab Canada, Nortel Networks Clarify eBusiness Applications unit, Commerx
(for PlasticsNet.Com), Ericsson, Harborfreight.com, Macromedia, and MSAS Global Logistics. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Delano has offices in New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dallas, San Francisco and London, England. Delano can be reached at 905-764-5499 or on the Web at www.delanotech.com.

About eBreviate
eBreviate, an EDS company, is a leader in web-based solutions that enable corporations to take the time, cost, and inefficiencies out of buying. eBreviate combines over 20 years of experience from EDS' global management consultancy, A.T. Kearney, the world's leading strategic sourcing consultant, with advanced Internet technology to create some of the most reliable and
comprehensive tools available to improve the corporate purchasing process. eBreviate can be found online at www.ebreviate.com.

About EDS
EDS is a recognized global leader in providing E-business and information technology services to 9,000 business and government clients in about 50 countries around the world. Having founded the IT services industry more than 35 years ago, EDS delivers high value management consulting, electronic business solutions, business process management, and systems and technology expertise to help clients simplify complexity and achieve superior value in the digital economy. The company brings deep industry practice knowledge to solve challenges in a wide variety of industries, including communications, energy and chemicals, financial services, government, healthcare, products and retailing, and travel and transportation. EDS reported revenues of $18.5 billion in 1999.
The company's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:EDS) and the London Stock Exchange. To find out more about the EDS vision, visit EDS via the Internet at www.eds.com.

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