Harbinger Provides Automotive OEMs with Persistent Connections to ANX
13 June 2000
Package Offers Back-Up Support and Facilitates Multiple Connectivity Through a Single-Source
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Harbinger Corp. , a worldwide supplier of business-to-business e-Commerce software, services and solutions, Tuesday announced at the eBusiness Conference & Expo in San Jose that a new Internet e-Commerce service offering is providing more than 600 automotive manufacturers with persistent connections to the Automotive Network eXchange.Harbinger rolled out the new service a month ago to assist automotive OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) as well as Tier One and Tier Two suppliers to maintain persistent connections with ANX. ANX is the automotive industry's central exchange for linking suppliers and manufacturers through a Virtual Private Network.
Additionally, the Harbinger solution allows ANX participants to maintain consistent e-Commerce trading requirements with other automotive and non-automotive trading communities, using a single Web interface and destination provided by harbinger.net.
"Harbinger's new online solution makes it easy for customers with one or many trading partners in the automotive industry, to ramp up in a fast, convenient, and secure manner," said Dan Longton, senior director of automotive solutions and enhancements at Harbinger.
"harbinger.net is the leading e-Commerce destination for connectivity between multiple e-Markets, and now affords single-source convenience to ANX customers as well."
Included in the new automotive offering is Harbinger's Business Community Integration services that help OEMs and suppliers coalesce in common trading communities.
Large and small companies alike are utilizing the solution to exchange production-critical ordering transactions through harbinger.net and on to ANX, eliminating the need for multiple connections to meet diverse e-Commerce requirements across the automotive industry.
Additionally, connections to harbinger.net provide a back-up solution for customers previously using only direct connections to ANX.
Steve Wright of Siemens Automotive added, "We have enabled several plants with ANX communication via harbinger.net to Ford Motor Co. We are pleased with the results. It has improved network reliability while supporting the response time requirements for the Ford MS 9000 Supplier Quality rating program."
By subscribing to harbinger.net, customers also gain access to many Harbinger Direct services that enable them to electronically order and receive software, instantly download e-Commerce forms, automatically setup and maintain e-Commerce trading accounts, view and print XML documents, and access a 24/7 customer support center.
All services are available using a standard browser interface and Internet connection. Subscriptions begin at less than $50 per month.
About Harbinger
Harbinger Corp. is a leading worldwide provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-Commerce software, services and solutions. The company maximizes its customers' business potential with comprehensive, scalable e-Commerce solutions that help streamline operations, increase profitability and build electronic trading communities.
Harbinger's objective is to serve more customers using Internet Protocols (IP) than any other provider and to establish harbinger.net(SM) as the preferred virtual e-Commerce center for information and mission-critical, business-to-business e-Commerce transactions.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Harbinger provides worldwide support to its customer community from multiple U.S. and overseas operations facilities.
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