eBreviate Academy Opens: Web-Based and Live Training for eSourcing Expertise Now Available

Online Lesson Plan Training Offered Along with Classroom Auction-Building Strategy for Procurement Teams

WALNUT CREEK, California (March 13, 2001) eBreviate, an EDS company offering the market-leading suite of eSourcing tools, technologies and services, today announced it has opened eBreviate Academy to provide web-based and live training for purchasing professionals. The web-based training modules will be available March 30 via eBreviate's web site. The Academy's live training for auction building and strategy expands upon the program currently underway for customers using eBreviate's newly released 4.0 auction tool.

To date, eBreviate has trained more than 2,000 purchasing professionals in online auction technology at companies throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Now this expert-led training is moving to the web. eBreviate Academy web-based training provides anywhere, anytime learning. Based on the proven concept of just-in-time training, eBreviate Academy provides access to content that is updated and ready when the learner needs it. Using a secure, unique login ID and password,
students learn in a risk-free environment with self-directed Lesson Plans and quizzes designed to guide them toward increased levels of eSourcing competency.

eBreviate's web-based training comprises three modules to help students master key aspects of Internet negotiations. The first is Auction Building. eBreviate's auction functionality allows users to build auctions, and this self-teaching unit guides students along the most important steps. Included is an Overview defining online auctions, followed by Lesson Plans on Supplier Set-up, Category Set-up and Sub-category Set-up. Screen shots, FAQ's and quizzes accompany the Lesson Plans.

The next module - Bidder Training - starts with an Overview of auction bidding strategies, followed by Lesson Plans on systems requirements, auction prep, entering bids and reading reports. FAQs, Quizzes and a Glossary add depth to the student's learning experience.

The third Academy component takes students to eBreviate's online seminar series to access real-time and archived instructional material.

"Knowledge is power, and self-directed learning is the key to acquiring the knowledge procurement professionals need to succeed," said Carrie Ericson, eBreviate's vice president of operations. "eBreviate Academy's web-based training takes us another step towards our goal of providing the most complete assortment of eSourcing tools, technologies and services."

The rapid adoption of licensed self-service auctions means that purchasing teams everywhere need the auction building skills eBreviate's eSourcing Managers can provide. Academy training brings eBreviate eSourcing Managers together with customers in a classroom setting where both auction-building technical processes and strategies are covered, including quality control, sourcing negotiations, supplier communications, and auction ethics. Students work through real life case studies designed to give them experience with examples they are likely to face on their own.

About eBreviate
eBreviate, an EDS company, combines leading-edge technology with market-driven content and in-field services to deliver the best eSourcing solutions to global businesses, governments and net markets. Located in Walnut Creek, California, with regional offices in Plano, Texas and London,
England, eBreviate enables purchasing organizations to become razor sharp and rigorous in what they buy, from whom they buy and under what commercial terms. eBreviate's integrated and automated eSourcing tools take out time, cost, and inefficiency from the procurement cycle. This automation brings greater productivity and accountability to purchasing, while optimizing the way buyers and suppliers qualify, negotiate, and evaluate their business relationships. eBreviate can be
found online at www.ebreviate.com.

About EDS
EDS, the leading global services company, provides strategy, implementation and hosting for clients managing the business and technology complexities of the digital economy. EDS brings together the world's best technologies to address critical client business imperatives. It helps clients eliminate boundaries, collaborate in new ways, establish their customers' trust and continuously seek improvement. EDS, with its management consulting subsidiary, A.T. Kearney, serves the world's leading companies and governments in 55 countries. EDS reported revenues of $19.2 billion in 2000. The company's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: EDS) and the London
Stock Exchange. EDS can be found online at www.eds.com.

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