eBreviate Wins Contract to Provide Auction Technology to Global Medical Device Manufacturer BD

One-Year Full-Service Contract Builds on Initial Auction Pilot; Auctions to be Held in U.S. and Europe

WALNUT CREEK, California (May 3, 2001) eBreviate,an EDS company offering a market-leading suite of eSourcing tools, technologies and services, today announced it has won a competitive contract to provide full-service on-line auctions to worldwide medical device, supplies and systems manufacturer BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company).

Online auctions enable the BD Company procurement organization to improve the efficiency they experience in the RFP process, and overall savings they realize from their category
management/strategic sourcing program. The one-year contract will enable BD to utilize the online auction tool for multiple commodities during the year. The auctions will be hosted at both U.S. and European BD locations.

"Online auctions bring many benefits to our category management program," said David Malpiedi, vice-president of BD Company Operations - Procurement. "In order to have a successful strategic sourcing initiative, we know we must provide cutting-edge tools to our category managers. Because
our pilot online auctions from eBreviate were so successful, we decided to award eBreviate a one-year contract so that we can offer this tool to a large number of category managers."

The categories under the new contract are expected to include a variety of materials, for both direct and indirect materials, and production and capital commodities. The auctions will be run from locations such as Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, Plymouth, England and Madrid, Spain, in coordination with company category managers and purchasing executives.

"eSourcing tools like auctions allow European businesses to embrace technology and the spirit of competitiveness in new and successful ways," said Chris Shanahan, director - BD Purchasing Europe. "We are embracing the opportunity to use the auction tool in 2001 so that we are ahead of the curve." Among the auctions expected are pan European auctions for direct and indirect spend materials.

"We're pleased that BD chose eBreviate for this new full-service contract over a number of competitors," said Sarah Pfaff, eBreviate's executive vice-president of sales, marketing and strategy. "Our robust total cost functionality is the unique differentiator that will enable the BD procurement professionals to negotiate on factors beyond just price. It is this capability that BD purchasing executives believe will be of greatest value going forward."

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.

About BD
BD is a medical technology company that manufactures and sells a broad range of devices, supplies and systems for use by healthcare professionals, medical research institutions, industry and the general public. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000, BD had total revenues of $3.6 billion. Visit them on the Internet at www.bd.com.

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