EDS Appoints Former Oracle Executive to Lead International Growth

London (PROTEXT) - EDS (NYSE: EDS) announced today that PhilipCrawford, a 48-year-old former Oracle senior executive andleading IT visionary in Europe, will join the company asPresident, EDS International. Under Crawford's leadership, thecompany intends to expand its visibility and focus oninternational business growth and development, particularlyacross Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. In his new role Crawford will be responsible for supportingand enabling the aggressive growth of EDS' business ininternational markets across all service categories includinghigh-value management consulting, electronic business, businessprocess management, and broad-based information solutions. Hewill assist in developing EDS' image and reputation among keyinternational constituencies through successful, value-addedrelationships with clients, investors, and media. He will beparticularly valuable supporting the company's drive into theelectronic business marketplace. "In today's growing dot-com world, you're either in e-business, or you're out of business whether you are a start-up ora traditional company," said Crawford. "We intend to make sureEDS punches above its weight in electronic business andsolidifies its leadership in helping clients achieve significantsuccess through the value-added services and solutions EDS isuniquely equipped to deliver. We also intend to significantlyimprove its international market position by building on thephenomenal growth and success of EDS' business in key marketsaround the globe, particularly in Europe." Crawford joined Oracle Corporation in 1995 where he was seniorvice- president, UK & Ireland. Under his management Oracle's UKbusiness grew from $270 million to almost $1 billion. Prior toOracle he held a series of senior management positions with Bullstarting in 1988 as project groups director for Bull UK andfinally in 1993 as chief executive, Bull UK & Ireland. He hasalso worked for Management Science America and for GKN in boththe UK and the USA. He is currently a non-executive director forFugro N.V., Magus International, KSS, MBA and Beenz.com. He is agraduate of Sheffield Polytechnic and lives in Cranbourne,England. "The appointment of Philip Crawford to spearhead EDS'international growth is an essential element in unleashing thefull power of EDS to provide clients a competitive edge in theemerging Digital Economy," said Dick Brown, EDS' chairman andchief executive officer. "As a seasoned executive with provensuccess in both traditional and emerging information technology(IT) services, Philip brings an ideal mix of capabilities to theEDS team. His track record of driving both product and servicegrowth based on strong client relationships will be a welcomeresource to EDS teams in developing and delivering world-classsolutions to clients around the globe, particularly in theexciting, innovative world of dot-com." EDS, a leader in the global information technology servicesindustry for more than 35 years, delivers management consulting,electronic business solutions, business process management, andsystems and technology expertise to improve the performance ofmore than 9,000 business and government clients in about 50countries. EDS reported revenues of $16.9 billion in 1998. Thecompany's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and theLondon Stock Exchange. Visit EDS via the Internet athttp://www.eds.com. ots Original Text Service: Electronic DataSystems Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: StephanieGuinard, +44 403 585658, England, or email,stephanie.guinard@eds.com, or Reed Byrum, (USA) 972-605-6790, oremail, reed.byrum@eds.com, both of Electronic Data Systems Website: http://www.eds.com

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