EDS and China's Ministry of Education Name Winners in Solid Edge Computer- Aided Design Contest

Winners Selected From Among 120,000 Chinese Students Who Have Been Trained With Solid Edge 3D Solid Modeling System

PLANO, Texas - August 7, 2002 -  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EDS (NYSE:EDS) reported today a team of students at Xi'an Jiao Tong University won first place in the Solid Edge(R) computer-aided design (CAD) contest entered by students across China.

China's Ministry of Education (MOE) and EDS sponsored the design contest, open to the more than 120,000 students who have been trained in Solid Edge across more than 240 institutes of higher education. More than 20,000 licenses of Solid Edge are implemented at the Chinese universities and colleges.

Judges representing the schools, the MOE, EDS and Chinese industry honored four design team members from Xi'an Jiao Tong University for their series of designs ranging from industrial machinery to aerospace and automotive products. The winning team members are Feng Xiaohui, Huang Ting, Gao Fang and Zhang Guanjun.

Second place went to the Changsha Institute of Technology and Harbin University of Science and Technology. Third place was awarded to five schools: Shanghai University, Changzhou Vocational & Technical School of Engineering, South China University of Technology, Anhui University of Technology and Chengdu Aeronautic Vocational & Technical College.

"Honoring these students and showcasing their design work helps communicate the powerful 3D solid modeling design capabilities attained by engineers who are entering Chinese industry," said Chen Jie, president of EDS PLM Solutions in China. "It is gratifying to see the excitement Solid Edge has brought to these students and professors and how quickly they have become skilled with the software."

In September 2000, UGS -- which EDS acquired last year -- announced a major multi-million dollar investment with the MOE to train the future engineers of Chinese industry with Solid Edge. The acceptance of 3D solid modeling is expected to benefit China's manufacturing sector as the nation increases the range and complexity of products manufactured for both domestic and international markets.

"The ease of migration from 2D to 3D with Solid Edge makes it the top choice for companies looking to implement advanced product development technology," said Zhang Fu Run, Secretary General of the MOE committee of Academic Mechanical Science. "The Ministry of Education further believes that Solid Edge provides the best interface for learning 3D design."

Solid Edge from EDS is powerful 3D CAD software that allows manufacturing companies to Design with Insight and to reduce time to market, improve quality and lower cost. The exclusive Solid Edge Insight technology embeds design management capabilities directly within CAD, providing insight into design intent to the entire organization and enhancing collaboration. Insight, complemented by Solid Edge's superior core modeling and process workflows, has reduced Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and their related rework by 50 percent or more. The extensive Solid Edge user community is comprised of designers at thousands of companies worldwide, including Alcoa, NEC Engineering, Ricoh, and Volvo.

The Solid Edge Voyager Program includes 160 integrated engineering software applications and computer hardware solutions.

http://www.solidedge.com/

About EDS

EDS, the leading global services company, provides strategy, implementation, business transformation and operational solutions 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 60 countries. EDS reported revenues of $21.5 billion in 2001. The company's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. 

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