GM in Shanghai, China

FOR RELEASE: June 14, 2002

PACE Program Globalizes With First Asia-Pacific Deployment

Shanghai, China- General Motors Corp., Sun Microsystems and EDS continue to demonstrate their commitment to education by donating computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering (CAD/CAM/CAE) software, hardware and training with the retail/commercial value of US$222 million to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), located in Shanghai, China. The contribution is the largest the partners have made to date, and their very first to an institution outside of North America.

This corporate alliance initiative, titled Partners for the Advancement of CAD/CAM/CAE Education (PACE), was formed in 1999 to help provide future engineers from key institutions with the education and experience desired by each of the partnering corporations. PACE creates opportunities for research, curriculum development, courseware development and other forms of collaboration between GM, Sun Microsystems, EDS and academia. In addition to the hardware, software and training donated by the three core partners, PACE institutions receive a substantial contribution of ADAMS (Automatic Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems) software from MSC.Software Corp. of Santa Ana, Calif.

Students at the SJTU will now be using the same advanced math-based engineering and design tools in the classroom that GM engineers used in the lab to design the award-winning Chevy Avalanche and GMC Envoy. Using Unigraphics® software from EDS' PLM Solutions, students will learn to design, engineer and validate products in a virtual world to prepare them to address real-world challenges such as accelerated product development cycles and increased productivity demands.

SJTU applied and was selected for participation in the PACE Program in partnership with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. The two institutions have worked collaboratively for some time; in 2000 they jointly launched an international education program at the School of Mechanical Engineering at SJTU, and in recent years SJTU has restructured its mechanical and industrial engineering offerings, using the University of Michigan College of Engineering as a model. SJTU also has a strong history of collaboration with General Motors. The GM & SJTU Technology Institute was established in 1995, and in 2000 GM established its first overseas Body Manufacturing Satellite Lab at SJTU.

SJTU's Research and Development achievements in the field of automotive manufacturing have been widely recognized by the academic and industrial sectors.

"This gift is a critical investment in the intellectual capital of China's youth and the success of tomorrow's Chinese-educated engineers," said Phil Murtaugh, Chairman & CEO of GM China Group. "This contribution by the PACE partners ensures that Chinese engineering students have access to world-class computer-aided engineering tools to gain the necessary experience to compete in today's global marketplace."

Dignitaries and industry executives gathered today at the SJTU campus to celebrate the partnership and tour the university's newly established PACE Center. Among those present were: Shi Dinghuan, Secretary General, Ministry of Science & Technology; Yan Junqi, Vice Mayor of Shanghai; Tim Stratford, Vice Chairman and General Counsel, GM China; Hans-Kurt Luebberstedt, President, Asia Pacific, EDS PLM Solutions; Bill Kleine, Client Executive, Asia Pacific Region, EDS; Naoyuki Nakanishi, Regional Director, Global Education and Research, Sun Microsystems Asia Pacific; and Xie Shengwu, President of SJTU.

"We are committed to improving the technical stature of academic institutions and their ability to develop world-class engineers and technologists for our global communities, customers and business partners," said Luebberstedt. "We believe that EDS must help academic institutions increase the skills of the workforce, introduce the most advanced technologies and improve product life cycle management. We are proud to team with SJTU's strong academic leaders and gifted students."

SJTU, administered directly by the Ministry of Education, is a key university of China - a higher educational institution given top priorities in its projects by the Ministry of Education and the Shanghai Municipality. Founded in 1896, SJTU is one of the oldest universities of science and engineering in China. More than 22,000 students are currently enrolled and study at the university's five campuses located throughout Shanghai. The university has 16 undergraduate schools that offer 48 programs of study, in addition to a graduate school offering more than 100 masters' degree programs and more than 50 Ph.D programs.

"We are pleased to be a part of the PACE program and appreciate its support of Chinese higher education and promotion of cooperation between the institutions and enterprises worldwide," said SJTU President Xie Shengwu. "The trust of the PACE Partners in SJTU and the establishment of the PACE Center at SJTU will further develop SJTU's educational capabilities, and lay another solid foundation for improving the application of its internationalization strategy, as well as establishing a world-class and open-minded international education and scientific research base."

SJTU joins an elite list of universities in the United States, Canada and Mexico benefiting from a donation of leading-edge design technology that will help prepare students for careers in engineering and manufacturing. SJTU is the eighteenth university to receive a PACE donation. Strategically selected universities are invited to participate in the program based on their ability to meet specific criteria, including:

* A long-term relationship with GM as a primary educational partner
* A strong product development and manufacturing curriculum
* An adequate infrastructure of facilities, maintenance systems and personnel to support the donated hardware and software
* A willingness to integrate Unigraphics software into the engineering
curriculum

"On behalf of the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan, I'd like to congratulate Shanghai Jiao Tong University for being named the first PACE Institution outside of North America," said Stephen W. Director, the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering at the University of Michigan. "We are especially proud of this achievement since SJTU as well as the PACE partners - General Motors, EDS and Sun Microsystems - are our close associates and friends. I am pleased to see these organizations combine their strengths to enhance engineering education."

PACE has made contributions totaling more than US$1.2 Billion to 17 other universities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. SJTU now joins the following PACE Institutions: Michigan State University; Michigan Technological University; University of Missouri-Rolla; Tuskegee University; Kettering University; Northwestern University; Prairie View A&M University; Virginia Tech; University of Waterloo; University of Toronto; Queen's University; Instituto Politecnico Nacional (IPN); the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) - Toluca, Monterrey and Mexico City Campuses; Universidad Iberoamericana; and Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM).

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