<s>
The	O
Automotive	B-Device
Network	I-Device
Exchange	I-Device
(	O
ANX	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
private	O
extranet	B-Architecture
that	O
connects	O
automotive	O
suppliers	O
to	O
automotive	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Automotive	B-Device
Network	I-Device
Exchange	I-Device
is	O
the	O
private	O
extranet	B-Architecture
initially	O
set	O
up	O
and	O
maintained	O
by	O
the	O
Automotive	O
Industry	O
Action	O
Group	O
,	O
Telcordia	O
,	O
General	O
Motors	O
,	O
Ford	O
,	O
and	O
Chrysler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
division	O
overseeing	O
the	O
ANX	O
Network	O
became	O
ANXeBusiness	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
next	O
six	O
years	O
,	O
over	O
4,000	O
companies	O
joined	O
the	O
ANX	O
Network	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
extranets	B-Architecture
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
private	O
equity	O
firm	O
One	O
Equity	O
Partners	O
acquired	O
ANXeBusiness	B-Device
from	O
Leidos/SAIC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
IPsec	B-Protocol
and	O
end-to-end	O
encryption	O
,	O
the	O
ANX	O
Network	O
provides	O
secure	O
service	O
to	O
its	O
customers	O
like	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
typical	O
virtual	B-Application
private	I-Application
network	I-Application
(	O
VPN	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
a	O
typical	O
VPN	B-Application
in	O
that	O
the	O
routers	O
that	O
make	O
up	O
its	O
network	O
check	O
every	O
packet	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
it	O
comes	O
from	O
an	O
IP	O
address	O
on	O
the	O
private	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Triple	B-Algorithm
DES	I-Algorithm
encryption	O
protects	O
a	O
customer	O
's	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
potential	O
malicious	O
behavior	O
of	O
another	O
customer	O
.	O
</s>
