Zurich, Switzerland— To cross-promote each company's e-business capabilities, ABB Automation Inc. and World-Oil.com announced April 11 that they have formed an e-business co-marketing agreement to jointly promote their respective web and e-business capabilities. WorldOil.com is reportedly the largest listing of oilfield equipment and services on the Internet.

ABB is continuing to build an e-business platform that encompasses, not only ABB's businesses, but also third-party web portals and on-line marketplaces. WorldOil.com is the first catalog driven business-to-business e-commerce and information portal for the oilfield industry. ABB and World-Oil.com will post reciprocal links to each other's sites, as well as participate in other online promotional activities to reach more customers.

For more information, visit www.abb.com, or visit www.worldoil.com.