From: Pierre duPont Subject: ANNOUNCE: EDS to Resell Division's VR Software Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 09:39:13 +-100 Message-ID: <01BB25F8.6B5573A0@dialin-ppp.division.co.uk> EDS to Resell Division's Virtual Reality Software Agreement targets Fortune 500 companies as customers for Division's interactive virtual prototyping tools REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 4, 1996 -- Electronic Data Systems (EDS) and Division Group plc have announced a new agreement in which EDS will become a value-added reseller (VAR) of Division's virtual reality software in all of EDS' worldwide markets, including North America, Europe, and the Far East. EDS is a leader in the global information services industry, with more than 95,000 employees and revenue in excess of $12 billion. Division is the world's leading software company producing virtual reality (VR) tools for interactive virtual prototyping. "VR is becoming an essential part of our service offering to our Fortune 500 client base," said Steve Chenoweth, head of EDS' Virtual Reality Center in Plano, Texas. "EDS has already started providing VR services through our Virtual Reality Centers in the U.S. and Europe, and we want to expand and consolidate our leadership position in this field. Division's software makes it easy to create the sophisticated environments that our clients demand." EDS will be selling Division's dVISE virtual reality software and associated consulting to its existing clients, as well as using VR to attract new clients. By offering a VR capability as an integrated part of its services, EDS is setting itself apart from its competitors, according to Bob Voiers of EDS' Virtual Reality Center in Detroit, Mich. "We are a leading global information services corporation that gives exceptional value to our clients. Virtual reality adds value for our entire customer base," says Voiers. "Having EDS as an international VAR is a major step forward in our efforts to establish VR as the best tool for interactive visualization and virtual prototyping," said Charles Grimsdale, CEO of Division. "This will give us access to a major new tier of clients worldwide." Full licenses for Division's dVISE software have already been installed at EDS' Virtual Reality Centers in Brussels, Belgium; Plano, Texas; and Detroit, Mich.; and a training program and joint sales activities between EDS and Division are underway. dVISE, Division's virtual reality software for end users, is the leading tool for interactive virtual prototyping in the design industry. In use at more than 200 sites worldwide, dVISE allows virtual prototypes to be built quickly and easily, in conjunction with the computer-aided design software already used by engineering designers. Among other capabilities, dVISE can transparently link together multiple computers at multiple sites, so that remote engineering teams can work together on multi-participant design reviews. Division (http://www.division.com) specializes in providing virtual reality technology, products and services for advanced engineering, design, and training applications. The company has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, Calif. Division also has U.S. offices in San Diego, Calif., Detroit, Mich., and Chapel Hill, N.C., as well as offices and distributors worldwide. Division customers include Ford Motor Co., Bechtel, McDonnell Douglas, British Aerospace, NASA, DoD, Glaxo Wellcome, Matsushita, GEC, British Telecom, GTE, ABB and Sandia National Labs. ### US Contact: Bob Cramblitt Cramblitt & Company Tel: 919-481-4599; Fax: 919-481-4639 E-Mail: cramco@interpath.com ROW Contact: Pierre duPont Division Limited, Bristol UK Tel: +44 1454 615554; Fax: +44 1454 615532 E-Mail: pierre.dupont@division.co.uk