ANXeBusiness Corp delivers a dedicated, safe, high performance IP network with advanced network support services offered by industry leading eBusiness data network providers. The infrastructure enables continuous process improvements by providing a number of web based applications through a web site named www.anx.net. This combination of network services and web based applications is collectively described as ANX® service.

The benefits of ANX® service:

Hundreds of ANX® subscribers across multiple industries have already discovered the substantial benefits of using the premier business-to-business e-commerce network. Here are some of the reasons they have gone with ANX® service to solve their mission critical engineering and information technology problems.

• Faster business cycles

Instantly communicating with suppliers and customers brings additional value to the e-business equation. ANX® service is versatile, it not only allows your company to leverage the full power of real time collaboration, but allows rapid scaling of virtual communities through its ability to bring applications online quickly. And ANX® service has an eye on the future: with a robust, expandable network in place, the implementation of future technologies is easy.

• Better quality

In its two years of operation, ANXeBusiness Corp is proud to state that ANX® service has never experienced unscheduled network wide downtime. Augmenting our track record of excellence is our commitment to providing 24/7 customer care. ANXeBusiness Corp is dedicated to making ANX® service the model for all other ebusiness networks.

• Lower than legacy costs

By consolidating disparate network links into one ANX® connection, companies can dramatically reduce their operating costs as well as their equipment and maintenance costs.

Companies in today’s rapidly changing business environment are often faced with an operations dilemma: how to integrate an endless collection of proprietary, legacy applications and business processes to cut costs and improve efficiency.

In 1994, the Automotive Industry Action Group took a major step forward in addressing this problem. Its “Trading Partner Data Telecommunications Protocol Position” recommended the now well-established and recognized TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) as a standard for future inter-enterprise data communications.

Since AIAG recommended this protocol many trading partners have been successful in adopting TCP/IP networks for their internal use. However, they have not been successful in extending those networks outside their own enterprise.

The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), in conjunction with Science Applications International Corporation(SAIC) developed such a system—the environment now known as ANX® service. AIAG and SAIC became partners in 1997. In late 1999 SAIC bought the rights to the system and created a wholly owned subsidiary named ANXeBusiness Corp. ANXeBusiness Corp developed the system into ANX® service. ANX® service provides suppliers and manufacturers alike with a single, secure network over which they deliver a number of collaborative applications, including real-time CAD visualization, document store and forward and directory services. The combination of a single, secure network and a set of collaborative web based applications means that businesses will realize lower production costs and new efficiencies by avoiding the expense and trouble of integrating their existing legacy systems.

FAQ’s

Frequently Asked Questions about ANX® Service:

1. What is the relationship between ANX® Service and the Internet?
2. If ANX® service is separate from the public Internet, how do subscribers connect with the Internet?
3. How long will it take an ANX® service subscriber to recoup the cost of connecting to the service?
4. What applications does ANX® service provide?
5. What is the relationship between ANX® service and Covisint?
6. Why did SAIC decide to purchase the original system AIAG?
7. How will suppliers be able to benefit from the ANX® service?

Q: What is the relationship between ANX® Service and the Internet?
A: The public Internet and ANX® service are completely separate and distinct entities.
While ANX® service subscribers can connect to the Internet through the same physical equipment, traffic destined for the public Internet does not go onto the ANX® network.

Q: If ANX service is separate from the public Internet, how do subscribers connect with the Internet?
A:Subscribers connect to ANX® service through one of several Certified Service Providers (CSPs), most of whom also offer connections to the Internet as part of their service. Also, bundled Internet/ANX® service is available over the same circuit.

Q: How long will it take an ANX® service subscriber to recoup the cost of connecting to the service?
A: The configuration for subscribers will differ, depending on their requirements, but the payback for ANX® service subscribers is usually less than one year, with continuing paybacks beyond that period, plus the unforeseen benefits associated with improved and accelerated business processes.
A: ANXeBusiness Corp will be releasing a list of applications that it will offer on the network very soon. Please check www.anx.net for more information.

Q: What is the relationship between ANX® service and the Covisint?
A: Purchasing executives from DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors have affirmed their unanimous support for ANX® service and have agreed to sponsor ANX® service presentations at their major supplier meetings. In the fall of 1999, they signed a joint letter encouraging their suppliers to use ANX® service.

Specifically, executives at both GM and Ford are on record as supporting ANX® service as a complement to their efforts. Doug Maulbetsch, GM's general director of IS&S Business Services, said, "The Commerce One initiative will be enabled by ANX's® robust infrastructure and can leverage the services that ANX has to offer." And Ford's Mark J. Duhaime, manager of purchasing systems, said, "We plan to utilize the technology ANX® service provides as a primary path to support AutoXchange, our joint venture with Oracle." www.covisint.com: "Covisint will take full advantage of the enhanced security and performance that ANX provides in the Internet environment."

Q: Why did SAIC decide to purchase the original system from AIAG?
A: SAIC recognized the importance of ANX® service to the automotive industry and the potential for ANX® service to be adopted by various industries around the world. ANX® service improves supply chain management, reduces costs, speeds deliveries and services, and vastly improves communications between trading partners.