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A.T. Kearney eSourcing Unit Unveils
New Integrated Online RFP and Auction Tools
eBreviate's RFP v2.1 and Auction v4.1 Reduce Time to Auction
by Up to 33 Percent
PLANO, Texas (January 9, 2002) A.T. Kearney, the global management
consulting subsidiary of EDS, today announced eBreviate, its eSourcing
unit, released its first integrated online auction and request for
proposal (RFP) software tool.
By integrating the two processes, the tool promises to reduce the
setup time for online auctions by 33 percent, enabling quicker bidder
and seller responses and decreased costs.
The "Export to Auction" function in eBreviate's RFP v2.1
moves supplier responses directly into the Auction v4.1 application,
which employs an Import Wizard to facilitate data transfer and complete
the auction setup.
"Customers are now able to take advantage of integrated and
complete eSourcing capabilities leaving more time for such value-added
functions as conducting additional auctions," said Carrie Ericson,
eBreviate's vice president of global operations. "Our research
reveals that the average customer cost savings from using RFP and
auction tools together is generally 30 percent greater than the
savings available from using either the RFP or auction tools separately."
RFP v2.1 and Auction v4.1 Features
RFP v2.1 also includes a new library management function to allow
users to store template surveys for reuse. In addition, customers
with access to eBreviate's Supply Market Solutions tool can view
and copy best-in-class RFPs archived in the library. Features of
RFP v2.1 also include outbound customizable email functions, file
upload capabilities for survey respondents and enhanced evaluation
capabilities.
The new Auction v4.1 includes enhanced copy functionality to enable
an auction to be copied and edited without affecting the original
setup, thus allowing the creation and reuse of auction templates.
Auction v4.1 also features enhanced cross-category capabilities
for more sophisticated total-cost weighting and evaluation. The
tool includes improved user interface capabilities, reporting and
auction control functions. In addition to German, French and Spanish,
its multi-lingual capabilities
now include Portuguese.
eBreviate is part of A.T. Kearney Procurement Solutions, which includes
the non-consulting businesses of A.T. Kearney related to procurement
and strategic supply management.
About A.T. Kearney
A.T. Kearney (www.atkearney.com)is
one of the world's largest and fastest-growing management consulting
firms. With a global presence that includes more than 60 offices
in 37 countries, spanning major and emerging markets, A.T. Kearney
provides strategic, operational, organizational and technology consulting
and executive search services to the world's leading companies.
A.T. Kearney is the high-value management consulting subsidiary
of global services leader EDS.
A.T. Kearney is a market leader in strategic sourcing and procurement
consulting, having helped clients save more than $12 billion annually
since 1995 on more than $100 billion in annual purchases across
3,000 purchased categories. A.T. Kearney Procurement Solutions augments
A.T. Kearney's strategic procurement consulting by providing technology-driven
services that enable companies to remove time, cost and inefficiency
from the procurement cycle. An integral part of A.T.
Kearney Procurement Solutions is eBreviate (www.ebreviate.com),
a leading provider of eSourcing technology and services. eBreviate
combines leading-edge technology with market-driven content and
in-field services to deliver the best integrated and automated eSourcing
solutions to global businesses, governments and net markets.
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 58 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. Learn more at www.eds.com.
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