DIGITAL AND EDS SIGN AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF IBM
INTERCONNECT PRODUCTS

Companies will work together to meet customers current and future
requirements for IBM SNA Connectivity

MAYNARD, Mass. -- March 30, 1995 -- Digital Equipment Corporation and
Electronic Data Systems (EDS) today announced the signing of a long-term
development and support agreement for IBM Interconnect software products.
The agreement is designed to meet customers' current and future
requirements for IBM Interconnect products, and underscores Digital's
on-going commitment to offer leadership products for integrating Digital
and IBM SNA environments.

Under the agreement, EDS will enhance and maintain Digital's suite of IBM
Interconnect products, including SNA gateways, client access software and
terminal emulators. These products allow PCs, UNIX systems, and OpenVMS
systems to connect to IBM environments through a family of Digital
gateways and are used by major worldwide customers to integrate
enterprise-wide systems and to optimize their network investments. Product
directions and strategies for IBM Interconnect products will continue to
be driven by Digital, based on customers business requirements, and
Digital will continue to sell and service customers the products.

"This agreement demonstrates Digital's intent to partner with leading
vendors to offer customers the best solutions to their business problems,"
said William R. Demmer, vice president of Digital's Software Business
Group. "Digital values the expertise that EDS, as well as our other 3rd
party providers will bring to our family of IBM Interconnect products. We
look forward to working with EDS to deliver to our customers the best
possible products, and to ensure that their investments in equipment and
training are protected."

To insure continued synergy between these products and other Digital
engineered networking products, EDS development engineers will initially
be located in Digital's Network engineering headquarters, based in
Littleton, MA. As part of the agreement, EDS has made offers of employment
to the current IBM Interconnect products engineering team.

Digital has been a leading provider of IBM Interconnect products with close
to 20 years experience. As part of this agreement Digital will continue to
sell and service all products that result from this relationship.

"This agreement reflects a 'win-win-win' situation. Digital wins, Digital's
customers win, and EDS wins," said Kevin Malloy, Director, EDS Advanced
Technology and Products Group. "It is a further step in a growing and
successful relationship between EDS and Digital which is focused on
ensuring high levels of satisfaction among our mutual customers."

EDS has operations in more than 35 countries, employs more than 75,000
people and is the leader in applying information technology to meet the
needs of businesses and governments worldwide. Stock reflecting EDS'
performance is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GME.
EDS reported revenues of $10.05 billion in 1994.

Digital Equipment Corporation is the world's leader in open client/server
solutions from personal computing to integrated worldwide information
systems. Digital's scalable Alpha platforms, storage, networking, software
and services, together with industry- focused solutions from business
partners, help organizations compete and win in today's global
marketplace.

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