©1999 – 2001, iApplication Technologies, Inc. 2400 Lincoln Avenue Suite 240 Altadena, CA 91001 Tel: 626.296.6253 Fax: 626.296.6251 Email: info@iatinc.net		In the distributed manufacturing model a manufacturer may depend on a number of subcontractors thru the various phases of the manufacturing process. Management of the entire manufacturing cycle depends on access to timely information at each step of the process. Data supplied by the subcontractors comes in different forms and in different file formats, making comparative analysis extremely expensive and time consuming. That’s where the SmartConX™ data exchange service comes in. iAT, using its proprietary XML and smart agent technology, captures the data, and consolidates it into a single database so that clients can run meaningful queries across products, suppliers and processes quickly and easily. It’s powerful, simple to use and inexpensive.