A.T. Kearney eSourcing Unit Expands European Presence

eBreviate Appoints Manager for Central Europe and Opens Office in Dusseldorf

PLANO, Texas (January 28, 2002) A.T. Kearney, the global management consulting subsidiary of EDS, today announced eBreviate, its eSourcing unit, has expanded its European presence by appointing Frank Thewihsen as general manager for central Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Eastern Europe). Thewihsen will be based in eBreviate's new office in Dusseldorf.

"eSourcing adoption in the European marketplace now outpaces the United States, representing eBreviate's largest growth opportunity," said Luke Saban, eBreviate's chief operating officer. "We have augmented resources for our European team to address this increased demand. We are
pleased to engage German native Frank Thewihsen to lead these efforts as he brings significant global procurement and management experience. Along with his appointment, we have opened an office in Dusseldorf to complement our other European offices in London and Paris."

Thewihsen joins eBreviate from Impresse, where he was the managing director of Central Europe. With regional responsibility, Thewihsen built the sales operations to target the top 100 companies in that area. Prior to Impresse, Thewihsen was the managing director of Xeikon overseeing 30 employees with revenue responsibility in excess of €20 million.

"I am excited to grow eSourcing adoption throughout Central Europe. We have seen Volkswagen become an international eSourcing leader driving over 20 percent of its spend or €13.6 billion through eBreviate's Internet Negotiations. There is significant opportunity in this region for eBreviate to deliver exceptional results to an even greater number of companies," said Thewihsen. "I am pleased to be associated with eBreviate, which is the leader in this market."

eBreviate captured the European eSourcing market leadership in 2001. Volkswagen, in Wolfsburg, Germany, has utilized eBreviate technology to complete more than 600 auctions addressing 20 percent of its spend. Combining these results with eBreviate's other European customers, firms across the continent have transacted over €20 billion and saved between 10–20 percent using eBreviate's technologies. Thewihsen joins eBreviate's other European leaders, Nicky Valmas in the London office and Julian Howe in the Paris office, and reports to Andrew Bermejo, director of European sales.

eBreviate is part of A.T. Kearney Procurement Solutions, which combines a portfolio of synergistic, technology-based 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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