Covisint Director to Speak at SAE 2001 World Congress Sneak Preview Sunday, March 4

    WARRENDALE, Pa., Feb. 20 Peter A. Weiss, Director,
DaimlerChrysler B2B Exchange Activities for the coordination of Covisint
related activities, will be the keynote speaker at the Society of Automotive
Engineers (SAE International) 2001 World Congress Sneak Preview at 2 p.m.,
Sunday, March 4 in Michigan Hall, Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan.
    Named to his post in May 2000, Weiss represents DaimlerChrysler in the
joint automotive trade exchange project, Covisint, with General Motors
Corporation, Ford Motor Company and Renault-Nissan.  He is a member of the
Executive Team and responsible for the Product and Technology development
activities.
    Before coming to the Covisint post, Weiss was Project Director, e-Extended
Enterprise, Procurement and Supply, DaimlerChrysler Corporation.  In this
position, he developed a joint supply model for worldwide standardization of
all supply/logistics processes, as well as the setup of an Advanced Supply
Chain Engineering Department.
    The "Sneak Preview" is designed to give a select audience of automotive
manufacturers and news media an early look at some of the hottest new
technology to hit the automotive market.  More than 30 companies that form the
Automotive Computer Technology Showcase (ACT) will be on hand to show their
latest and most advanced computer hardware and software technology.  Companies
exhibiting on Sunday include such well-known industry names as FreeMarkets
Inc., Covisint, Infineon Technologies and many others.
    Microsoft Corp. is sponsoring ACT for the SAE 2001 World Congress, which
runs March 5-8, 2001 in Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan.
    The SAE 2001 World Congress, the world's largest showcase of automotive
engineering technologies, attracts attendees from more than 50 countries.  To
attend, visit http://www.sae.org/congress or call 1-877-SAE-CONG (723-2664); outside
the U.S. and Canada, call 1-724-772-4027.