Cisco takes stake in auto-xchange

By Dominic Maher, 10 February 2000 18:08

NEWS Cisco Systems has taken an equity stake in the auto-xchange supplier network owned by Ford Motors and set up by Oracle. The networking giant will handle Ford's $300bn automotive supply chain and become the exclusive supplier of networking products in a quick-start kit for the car giant's 30,000 suppliers. auto-xchange links together Ford's suppliers via the Web and allows them to take part in product development at an earlier stage.

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