Scientific-Atlanta Automates Global Export Compliance with NextLinx Trade Export Solution.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2003

Web-based Solution Creates Collaborative Export Process

Streamlining Denied Party Screening, License Determination and

Documentation for Worldwide Shipments

NextLinx Corporation, the leading provider of global trade content and management solutions, has integrated its Trade Export solution at Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (NYSE: SFA), a leading global supplier of broadband transport systems and set-tops for cable operators, to streamline exports by creating a real-time and collaborative global trade process. By utilizing Trade Export, Scientific-Atlanta has significantly reduced administrative costs, accelerated global trade compliance and increased supply chain visibility across its global network.

Seamlessly integrated with Scientific-Atlanta's SAP ERP application, Trade Export minimizes the risk of shipment delays, fines or loss of export privileges by ensuring full regulatory trade compliance on exports to all major trading countries around the world. By managing the export process end-to-end, the Web-based solution is enabling Scientific-Atlanta to ship products from Belgium, Denmark, Canada and the United States.

"NextLinx's Trade Export solution has allowed us to collaborate in real-time with our business operations around the world in order to ensure a smooth export-to-import transaction," said Steve Winterbottom, vice president and chief information officer for Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. "With fully integrated and up-to-date global trade content, we have realized an improvement in our trade efficiencies which will eventually support an increase in our products' speed-to-market."

With Trade Export, Scientific-Atlanta can view shipments in real-time, customize documentation and maintain shipment status, maximizing time allocated for trade compliance managers to ensure a complete, end-to-end transaction. Specifically, Scientific-Atlanta is using Trade Export for the preparation, generation and retention of shipping documents required for cross-border transactions. The solution's flexibility allows Scientific-Atlanta to customize documents based on the specific needs of their customers worldwide.

Scientific-Atlanta is also utilizing Trade Export to review shipments and determine license requirements based on Export Commodity Control Numbers (ECCNs) and countries of ultimate destination in addition to screening all exports against the most up-to-date government restricted party lists at the time of order and prior to shipment.

"Exporters must continuously strive to maintain complete trade compliance to ensure a legal and efficient trade process. With our Trade Export solution, Scientific-Atlanta is leading the cable and telecommunications industry in the movement towards global export compliance and efficiency," said Rajiv Uppal, founder, president and CEO of NextLinx Corporation. "As a global corporation, Scientific-Atlanta's ability to collaborate with its worldwide partner and customer base in a real-time and consistent manner emphasizes the power of our export compliance functionality, breadth of our global trade content and the scalability of our technology."

Leveraging NextLinx's comprehensive database of global trade content, Global Knowledge(TM), Scientific-Atlanta has real-time access to critical information necessary for complying with increased security initiatives and more frequent changes to the government's restricted party lists.

About NextLinx

NextLinx Corporation is the leading provider of global trade management solutions. NextLinx software and Web services solutions combine global trade business rules and country-specific trade data, consisting of denied party lists, landed cost components, import and export controls, and customs duties and documentation, to help companies reduce the risks and costs associated with importing and exporting goods across international borders. NextLinx prestigious list of customers includes: Panasonic, Boeing, FedEx, UPS, ABN AMRO, Cisco Systems, 3Com, Fairchild Semiconductor, Rockwell Automation, and Sotheby's. For additional information, please visit us at www.nextlinx.com.