Following is a list of national and international organisations the AANX works with in pursuit of its mission:

• AiAG
  • Automotive Industry Action Group
• ANX
  • the precursor to all other "xNX" networks, primarily operating in North America, owned and operated by ANXeBusiness Corporation.
• ENX
  • European Network eXchange
• FAPM
  • Federation of Automotive Products Manufacturers
• FCAI
  • Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries
• JNX
  • Japanese automotive Network eXchange
• KNX
  • Korea Network eXchange
• MTAA
  • Motor Trades Association of Australia
• VACC
  • Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce

Abbreviations:

(This section of the AANX website describes common abbreviations used throughout this website)

ASP   CASP   CSP   CAD   EDI  

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• ASP
  • Application Service Provider
  • An application service provider (ASP) is a company that offers individuals or enterprises access over the Internet to applications and related services that would otherwise have to be located in their own personal or enterprise computers.
  • In the AANX context, ASPs provide services that are of benefit to the AANX community.  Example:  Secure Mail, Secure FTP, Secure Remote Access or EDI
  • ASPs are accredited by the AANX through a structured process with emphasis on the application usefulness for the AANX community and the service levels offered to the application users.
  • KeyTrust, Leadtec and Telstra are certified ASP's for the AANX.

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• CASP
  • Certificate Authority Service Provider
  • The CASP provides the PKI digital certificates, community directory and managed IPSec VPN tunnels.
  • KeyTrust is the CASP for the AANX.

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• CSP
  • Certified Service Provider
  • CSP's provide managed communications services for trading partner access to the AANX core network
  • AAPT and Telstra are CSP's for AANX

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• CAD
  • CAD (computer-aided design) software is used by architects, engineers, drafters, artists, and others to create precision drawings or technical illustrations.
  • CAD data exchange between trading partners is one of the primary applications for the AANX network

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• EDI
  • Electronic Data Interchange is a standard format for exchanging business data. The standard is ANSI X12 and it was developed by the Data Interchange Standards Association. ANSI X12 is either closely coordinated with or is being merged with an international standard, EDIFACT.
  • In the Australian automotive industry, EDI has been used for more than 15 years to facilitate supply chain messaging
  • Leadtec provides EDI services for the AANX

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