eBreviate Unveils Web-based RFP Version 2.0

New Software Package Offers Complete Survey and Management Tools, Complex Price Analysis, Supplier Evaluation and Multi-Language Support Into Electronic Solution

eSourcing Tool Also Enables Rapid Self-Service Development

WALNUT CREEK, California (September 11, 2001) eBreviate, an EDS company offering the market-leading suite of eSourcing tools, technologies and services, today announced the availability of its Web-based RFP Version 2.0 software package.

Featuring complete self-service functionality, RFP Version 2.0 enables corporate procurement professionals to quickly develop customized online supplier surveys and proposal requests, manage distribution and communicate simultaneously with all bidding suppliers. It also enables
them to efficiently evaluate and quantify responses and easily transfer initial bids into an online auction.

"eBreviate's upgraded RFP technology enables today's global enterprise to quickly engage worldwide suppliers in a specific dialogue about the products, services and terms offered," said Tom Slaight, eBreviate co-founder and president. "By automating the cumbersome number crunching, contact management and tracking aspects of the RFP process, procurement professionals are able to concentrate on the more strategic aspects of eSourcing."

Since its introduction in 2000, eBreviate's RFP technology has enabled nearly $500 million of baseline spend for more than 20 corporations worldwide, resulting in an average savings of nearly 10 percent.

How it Works
eBreviate's Web-based RFP 2.0 tool streamlines the arduous process of developing and responding to an RFP by creating a secure online environment, in English, French, Spanish and German languages. Buyers are able to create surveys using any combination of open-ended or multiple-choice questions, formatted text for instructions or terms and conditions, downloadable files for specifications or drawing documents and pricing tables with monetary or non-monetary bid components.

Once a survey is created buyers are able to issue invitations to suppliers to complete the survey, track status of responses and use the evaluation and reporting functionality to analyze qualitative responses and pricing bids. An invited supplier is able to view the RFP online, securely collaborate with colleagues, simultaneously respond to different parts of the RFP and access and save a response multiple times before final submission. Buyers can use comprehensive pricing analysis capabilities to allow more effective qualification of suppliers and can directly export survey submissions for additional live or online negotiations.

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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