Computer Sciences Corporation and CommerceNet Advance Efforts To Establish Business-To-Business E- Commerce Standard/ CSC Committed to XML-Based E-Commerce

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (PROTEXT) - Computer Sciences Corporation(NYSE: CSC) has announced support for a new e- commerce frameworkspecification developed by CommerceNet, the world's largestindependent consortium of e-commerce users, providers anddevelopers. CSC collaborated with the consortium in thedevelopment of the eCo Interoperability Framework Specification,which builds bridges between disparate, proprietary e-commercesolutions and XML formats. CSC will support the eCo Framework (http://eco.commerce.net)both internally and through an ongoing client education andawareness program. These efforts are being co-ordinated by CSC'se-business practice which focused upon building excellence in XMLtechnology and establishing best practice informationarchitectures by working with clients and industry organizations. Through its affiliation with CommerceNet, CSC is leveragingthe work it has done in this area since founding Ontology.Org inMay 1998. Ontology.Org is an independent research organizationcommitted to improving XML practice through the adoption ofknowledge engineering techniques and shared ontologies.Ontology.Org and CommerceNet formed a strategic alliance lastNovember in an effort to undertake joint activities to furtherthe technologies and standards required to support large-scalebusiness-to-business e-commerce. "Based on our work at Ontology.Org, CSC has been at thevanguard of the use of XML for interoperable e-commerce," saidKevin Poulter, chief technology officer for e-business for CSC inEurope. "We have been involved in the eCo project since itsinception in August 1998, and believe that completion of thefirst phase of the eCo specifications will help provide theimpetus to move to the next generation of interoperable commerce.We're excited at this opportunity to work with clients andpartners to establish network-based, eCo-compliant e-services." XML is fast-becoming the technical foundation for business-to-business commerce. Companies use XML formats to structuretransactions, capture e-business processes and describe productsand services; in this way information can be easily exchangedelectronically with business partners. Sound informationarchitecture is a prerequisite for sustainable e-business. Amyriad of different XML 'standards' are appearing in themarketplace. "eCo helps to make sense of an increasingly complex XML-worldand marks a significant first step in Ontology.Org's vision ofinteroperable Internet commerce," said Howard Smith, director ofe-business strategy for CSC in Europe and director ofOntology.Org. "CSC is committed to developing open, vendor-neutral XML standards for e-commerce to further our clients' aimsin deploying scaleable industry wide business-to-businesssolutions. CSC's clients are either experimenting with ordeploying a variety of business-to-business third party vendorsolutions. Systems integration, particularly across enterpriseboundaries, remains a major issue in e-business." "CSC's participation in the eCo Framework project demonstratesour continued commitment to ensuring that our clients arepositioned to take advantage of the latest developments torealize their e-business strategies," said Van B. Honeycutt,CSC's chairman, president and chief executive officer. About eCo Interoperability Framework The eCo Interoperability Framework provides a single commonprotocol through which eCommerce systems can describe themselves,their services and their interoperability requirements. The eCoFramework Working Group, which developed the specification,includes key industry players such as 3Com, American Express,American Power Conversion, ASC/X12, Berkeley National Lab, CiscoSystems, Commerce One, Compaq, CSC, Ontology.Org, GEIS,Harbinger, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Intuit, ISO, Microsoft,Mondex International, NEC, Netscape, Novell, Royal Bank ofCanada, Sun Microsystems and UWI.com, as well as experts in XML,OBI, OFX, OTP, XML/EDI, RosettaNet, and CBL. More information isavailable at http://eco.commerce.net About Computer Sciences Corporation Computer Sciences Corporation helps clients in industry andgovernment use information technology to achieve strategic andoperational objectives. With 52,000 employees in more than 700offices world-wide, the company tailors solutions from a broadsuite of integrated service and technology offerings, includinge-business strategies and technologies; management and I/Tconsulting; systems development and integration; applicationsoftware; and I/T and business process outsourcing. Since its formation in 1959, CSC has been known for itsflexibility in its relationships with clients. Through numerousagreements with hardware and software technology firms, thecompany is able to identify and manage solutions specificallytailored to each client's needs. CSC had revenues of $8 billionfor the twelve months ended July 2, 1999. Its headquarters are inEl Segundo, California. For more information, visit the company'sweb site at www.csc.com ots Original Text Service: ComputerSciences Corporation Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact:Susan Lyddon, Public Relations, Computer Sciences Corporation,European Group, +44-1252-363970, slyddon@csc.com, or Lisa Meyer,Director, Public Relations, Computer Sciences Corporation,Consulting Group, 973-243-7735 (in the USA), lmeyer3@csc.com; orSally Khudairi of Zot Group, for CommerceNet, 617-818-0177 (inthe USA), sk@zotgroup.com Web site: http://eco.commerce.net Website: http://www.csc.com

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