Internet Operations Center, Inc. to Formally Announce Trading Partner Plus(TM) At AIAG's AUTO-TECH 2001 Conference, August 28-30, At Cobo Convention Center in Detroit

        IOC's Trading Partner Plus(TM) Simplifies Complexities of EDI
                          With Cost and Time Savings

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 11 Internet Operations Center,
Inc. ("IOC"), a leading e-business provider, announced today that it will
formally introduce its Trading Partner Plus(TM), a fully Web-based Electronic
Data Interchange ("EDI") Service, at the Automotive Industry Action Group,
(AIAG) AUTO-TECH 2001 Conference, August 28-30, Booth #526 at the Cobo
Convention Center in Detroit, Mich.
    IOC's Trading Partner Plus service comprehensively covers all aspects of
EDI.  The service is extremely cost-effective, saving time and resources.  By
using the power of the Internet and the concept of Application Service
Provider, Trading Partner Plus allows users to share an application which
speeds up start up time, lowers cost, and provides its users with a simple
solution to the complexity of EDI.
    With the capability of receiving and translating files in any format to
the user of Web-based data entry screens, Trading Partner Plus is a complete
e-business solution for any size corporation.  With connections to all
established Value Added Networks, Trading Partner Plus is not only an EDI
solution, it is also a communication solution for all files from CAD files to
proprietary formatted files.  Trading Partner Plus provides its users with
24x7 access to its network, along with a 24x7 Help Center that will assist its
users.

    About AUTO-TECH
    AUTO-TECH is the only conference that focuses on the Automotive Industry's
entire supply chain.  Sponsored by AIAG, (http://www.aiag.org ), the association of
approximately 1,600 automotive industry manufacturers and suppliers in North
America, AUTO-TECH focuses on a single industry, automotive, but on many
topics regarding how trading partners communicate.

    About Internet Operations Center, Inc.
    IOC is a leading provider of end-to-end e-business solutions offering
strategy consulting, application hosting, application development, network
engineering, security, web development and data storage solutions.  The
company implements Web-enabled business-to-business solutions designed to
improve profitability for general business worldwide.  Headquartered in
Southfield, Mich., with a southeastern location in Charlotte, NC, IOC employs
over 95 Internet professionals.  For additional information about IOC, visit
its Web site at http://www.iocenter.net .