eBreviate and The Procurement Centre Enter Strategic Marketing Alliance

eSourcing Leaders Will Cooperate to Provide eBreviate Technologies to Customers of The Procurement Centre

WALNUT CREEK, California (March 20, 2001) eBreviate, an EDS company offering the market-leading suite of eSourcing tools, technologies and services, and The Procurement Centre
(TPC), a leading supplier of supply chain management services, today announced a strategic marketing alliance to providing eBreviate technology to TPC customers.

TPC will promote eBreviate to current and prospective customers as one of its preferred partners by offering eBreviate's eSourcing tools and technologies, including total-cost downward and upward auctions, electronic surveys, spend management and sourcing team tools. eBreviate will in turn
provide eSourcing training to TPC's staff of procurement consultants, and will use TPC's consultants with joint customers.

"eBreviate is a leader in providing end-to-end eSourcing solutions, and its reputation for technology and customer service innovation makes this a great relationship for us," said Tracy B. Stephens, TPC's President and CEO. "Our consultants are looking forward to offering eBreviate's full range of eSourcing tools and technologies to our customers and prospects."

TPC, based in Houston, is one of the leading providers of procurement outsourcing and consulting services. The company's customer base runs particularly deep within the oil and gas industry, including numerous exploration and transmission companies as well as energy generation companies. TPC specializes in offering supply chain management services through its staff of experienced procurement and materials management professionals. TPC's consultants bring their customers a wide range of procurement expertise, including strategic sourcing, contract negotiation
and tactical buying. They particularly excel in delivering assessment studies with recommendations and solutions that maximize the value of a company's supply chain management process.

"We're pleased to join with TPC because we recognize the breadth of procurement skills their consultants bring to customers," said Sarah Pfaff, eBreviate's executive vice president of sales, marketing and strategy. "We feel our products and services fit in very well with the supply chain
management capabilities TPC is known for."

eBreviate, a pioneer in both full-service and self-service auction functionality, has already facilitated more than $3.6 billion in spend for over 60 customers worldwide. Its first-to-market Internet-delivered total-cost auction functionality enables buyers to make purchasing decisions beyond just price, and to do so in a fraction of the time traditional sourcing methods would require. eBreviate's eSourcing Managers deliver full-service auction events or help customers move quickly into self-service and ultimately toward imbedded auction capabilities.

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 The Procurement Centre
The Procurement Centre, founded in 1996, provides professional supply chain management personnel and professional service to companies that have long or short-term temporary project needs, as well as supply chain management service outsourcing. The Procurement Centre is a leading provider of supply chain and materials management consulting services focusing on the development of assessment studies and process improvement methodologies. For more information visit www.procurementcentre.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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