A.T. Kearney and Arzoon Form Alliance Leveraging Shared Expertise to Help Manage Transportation.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2000

Global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney, a subsidiary of information technology services leader EDS (NYSE:EDS), and Arzoon, which provides Internet-based services for managing transportation work processes worldwide, have formed a strategic alliance to leverage their shared expertise with each other's client base.

A.T. Kearney, among the largest high-value management consulting firms, also was one of the first to establish a dedicated practice helping shippers manage transportation more effectively on a global basis. Its clients will now have direct exposure to Arzoon's Transportation Management Trading Network(TM), which provides online services for managing the full life cycle of work processes across all modes, IT systems and enterprises. In turn, Arzoon and its clients will have the opportunity to access select A.T. Kearney consulting services, including inbound transportation management, supply chain and distribution rationalization, carrier selection and process improvement.

"Superior transportation management has emerged as a critical success factor in the increasingly competitive world of commerce," said Randy Garber, transportation services co-leader of A.T. Kearney's Operations Services Practice. "We think service companies, manufacturers and retailers that incorporate the speed, simplicity and efficiency of the Internet into their supply chains will lead their markets. Working together, both A.T. Kearney and Arzoon will gain valuable understanding and insights into how the Internet creates great efficiencies in both the strategic and tactical needs of transportation professionals.

"We believe that the knowledge gained from this collaboration will benefit our clients as well as Arzoon's customers, involved in the $1 trillion global freight transportation market," Garber added.

"We're very pleased to be associated with A.T. Kearney, which has distinguished itself as a premier problem-solver for companies wanting to improve their supply networks," said Deby Veneziale, Arzoon vice president of Corporate Development. "This relationship helps us augment our Web-based technology services with insights from a leading consulting firm into best practices for transportation management. It's a powerful combination."

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 62 offices in 37 countries, spanning major and emerging markets, A.T. Kearney provides strategic, operational, organizational and information technology consulting and executive search services to the world's leading companies.

Arzoon.com, Inc. (www.arzoon.com), headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., enables the transformation of the worldwide transportation market into a "networked community." Through its Web-native Transportation Management Trading Network(TM) system, Arzoon's standardized processes and XML-based workflow connect all trading partners involved in the movement of freight, across all modes, systems and international borders. The TMTN network automates and synchronizes a full transportation life cycle, including procurement, scheduling, execution, tracking, and analysis.

Note to Editors: Arzoon, the Arzoon logo, and Transportation Management Trading Network are trademarks, and in some jurisdictions may be registered trademarks, of Arzoon.com, Inc.