Autoweb Launches 'Fusion-DX' Product Data Management Solution

Rochester Hills, Michigan (ots/PRNewswire) -

Autoweb, a global provider of data management solutions, announced
the launch of Autoweb Fusion-DX, a data integration solution for
design, engineering and manufacturing organizations to automate,
control and manage data management processes throughout the extended
enterprise.

As organizations expand globally, simple and efficient data
management processes have become increasingly important as well as
intellectual property protection. Too many companies rely today on
disjointed processes that require excessive manual effort to meet
global requirements.

Autoweb's Fusion-DX product automates the manual processes
associated with product data management and global data exchange.

"With Fusion-DX, Autoweb is providing a solution that addresses
the data exchange and data management needs our customers require in
today's economy," says Nino DiCosmo, chairman, president and CEO of
Autoweb.

He adds, "Within the automotive industry alone, there is a US$1.4
billion annual expense due to disparate product data handling
procedures and practices. Fusion-DX addresses the factors driving
that cost and lessens the data management burden."

Autoweb Fusion-DX provides users with key functionality such as:

- Efficient Global Data Exchange - Trading partner profiling
allows Fusion-DX users to set trading partner preferences enabling
global product data exchange from a single desktop interface
regardless of geographic data exchange requirements. Fusion-DX
supports most industry data exchange standards including all Autoweb
Intellectual Property Exchanges, Odette, FTP, Regional Network
Exchanges and Proprietary Network Exchanges.

- Desktop Integration - Fusion-DX provides standard integration
into internal data management systems such as PLM, CAD, translator
and viewer applications. The ability to integrate multiple
engineering and design applications under a single desktop interface
significantly reduces manual activities. Fusion-DX's desktop
integration capabilities enhance productivity and reduce product
development lead times.

- Automated Reporting and Product Data Security - Fusion-DX
provides a central point for tracking all product data exchange
transactions regardless of communication channels used, providing
increased visibility to intellectual property throughout the extended
enterprise.

In November 2005, Autoweb acquired Datranet, a UK-based developer
of product-design communication and collaboration solutions. The
launch of Autoweb Fusion-DX marks a significant milestone for the
newly integrated company. Leveraging established technologies from
both organizations, Fusion-DX delivers a robust product data
integration and data exchange solution.

About Autoweb

Autoweb is a leading global provider of engineering data
management and exchange services, connecting engineering supply
chains around the world via a secure, reliable, and traceable
communication medium. Autoweb is responsible for thousands of
companies' most sensitive information -- companies like General
Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Pratt & Whitney, Delphi, Faurecia and
thousands more. With over 20,000 users in 45 countries, Autoweb links
the global manufacturing community.

Web site: http://www.autoweb.net

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Contact:
Company Contact: Nina DiMeglio-Zaleski of Autoweb, +1-248-601-7157,
ndimeglio@autoweb.net ; Media Contacts: Maggie Beauregard,
mbeauregard@usautocom.com , or Don Haberek, dhaberek@usautocom.com ,
of AutoCom Associates, +1-248-647-8621, for Autoweb