Covisint Portal Solutions to Offer Common Services For Global Automotive Industry

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DETROIT, MI USA 03/22/2001
      Covisint Industry Portal to Support Automotive Suppliers and OEMs

    DETROIT, Sept. 11 Covisint today announced its commitment
to establish common portal services for the global automotive industry.  The
Covisint Industry Portal initiative will allow industry participants to access
OEM applications, supplier applications and/or Covisint applications via one
common framework, built on specifications developed with input from Covisint
supplier and OEM customers.  The portal also will serve as the framework for
OEM-to-supplier and supplier-to-supplier communications.
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    The Covisint Industry Portal includes three key technology components:
    1.  An industry-wide standard for web-based applications providing users
with a common interface for navigating and conducting business across
automotive OEM and trading partner systems.
    2.  An industry-wide single identity for automotive industry
professionals, providing for a simplified user experience backed by high-
integrity, lower-cost security.
    3.  A consolidated automotive directory supporting highly intelligent,
industry-wide applications as well as data exchange and synchronization across
the entire supply chain.

    "The Covisint Industry Portal is the foundation for the next generation of
business-to-business infrastructure and is a direct response to key customer
requests," said Kevin W. English, chairman, CEO and president, Covisint.  "The
demand for these services has been overwhelming.  Working closely with
representatives from leading companies, we are expecting a rapid adoption
worldwide across the industry."
    "The Covisint Industry Portal provides a single, global identity for OEMs,
supplier companies and individuals representing those companies," said Kevin
Vasconi, Chief Technology Officer and senior vice president, Covisint.  "That
functionality, coupled with a scalable, standards-based portal infrastructure,
adds significant value to existing individual company solutions."
    Pilots are expected to begin at the end of 2001 with production releases
and the subsequent roll-out to thousands of individual companies commencing in
early 2002.  In addition, based on emerging industry standards for
interoperability, third party data providers can also be easily integrated
into the solution in the future.

    About Covisint
    Covisint is a global solutions provider partnering with the automotive
industry.  Our focus is to improve the effectiveness of mission-critical
processes such as collaborative product development, procurement and supply
chain management, which will enhance our customers' product quality, cost
structure and time-to-market worldwide.  Covisint was founded by
DaimlerChrysler, Ford, General Motors, Nissan, Renault, Commerce One and
Oracle.  Since its inception, PSA Peugeot Citroen has also joined the
initiative.  Covisint has headquarters in Amsterdam, Tokyo and Southfield,
Michigan.  For more information about Covisint, visit http://www.covisint.com .

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