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Finalists revealed for the 2008 Telematics Awards

Apr 28, 2008=20

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Every year the Telematics Awards, organised by the = industry's=20 only global print publication - Telematics Update - recognises and = celebrates=20 the key companies that are driving the industry forward and pushing the=20 boundaries in automotive and GPS technology.

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Finalists for these awards stand out in an industry where innovation = is=20 expected as the norm, and companies clamour for publicity, platform and=20 prestige.

"This year has been a record year, and we were inundated with quality = nominations," says Precksha Saksena, project director for Telematics = Detroit=20 2008. "The response has been almost overwhelming. This year's winners = will be=20 celebrated as true leaders in a year that has seen industry innovation = exceeding=20 expectations all round."

Over the past six months, hundreds of companies have nominated = themselves or=20 their partners and clients through the Telematics Awards website. An = independent=20 panel of automotive and wireless industry experts have analysed the = submissions=20 and individually narrowed down each category to these finalists (in = alphabetical=20 order by company):

Telematics Leadership Award (Individual)

Alain De Taeye, co-founder & CEO, Tele Atlas=20
Bryan Mistele, president & CEO, Inrix=20
Erik Goldman, president, Hughes Telematics=20
Joe Berry, SYNC product & business development, Ford=20
Mike Bryars, senior manager, infotainment, telematics operations,=20 Freescale Semiconductors=20
Tsuguo Nobe, general manager, Nissan

2007 - 2008 Industry Newcomer

Autonet Mobile=20
Dash Navigation=20
Making Virtual Solid=20
MSN Direct=20
NAVIGON=20
Safeco=20
SkyWay Systems

Best Embedded Telematics Service

BMW=20
Clear Channel=20
CSR=20
Gracenote=20
Hughes Telematics=20
infoUSA

Best Embedded Telematics Navigation Product

BMW=20
HYUNDAI AUTONET=20
Magneti Marelli=20
Microsoft - Automotive Business Unit=20
Nissan=20
OnStar=20
XM Satellite Radio

Best Portable Telematics Solution

Airbiquity=20
Clear Channel=20
Exel together with O2=20
Global Mobile Alert Corporation=20
Ipoki.com=20
Microsoft Corporation=20
RoadGuard=20
T-mobile

Best Portable Navigation System

Dash Navigation=20
Garmin=20
Magellan=20
NAVIGON=20
Networks in Motion and AAA=20
T-Systems Traffic GmbH

Best Aftermarket Device

Azentek=20
Autonet Mobile=20
HYUNDAI AUTONET=20
Orange Business Services=20
SkyWay Systems=20
Yazaki

Best Telematics Component Solution

Freescale Seminconductor=20
Intel Corporation=20
Jasper Wireless=20
Nuance Communications=20
ProSyst Software GmbH=20
Renesas Technology America.=20
BMW, WirelessCar, Connexis for the NGTP initiative

Best Use of Telematics Technology for the Public Sector =

Airbiquity=20
Ford Motor Company=20
Inrix=20
Inthinc=20
OnStar=20
Tele Atlas=20
Trimble Navigation

Best Telematics Service & Application for Commercial = Vehicles=20

Ford Motor Company=20
LoJack Corporation=20
Maptuit=20
TomTom=20
Trimble Navigation=20
T-Systems Enterprise Services

Global Car Manufacturer Innovation

Audi AG=20
BMW of North America
Ford Motor Company=20
Microsoft together with Ford Sync=20
Volvo

Commenting on making the cut in both Industry Newcomer and Best = Portable=20 System, Navigon's president (Americas), Andreas Hecht, says: "We are = very=20 pleased to be recognised by Telematics Update for our achievements and=20 innovations in the personal navigation device market. With our first = line of=20 branded PNDs we introduced exclusive features that have a direct impact = on=20 consumers' navigation experience such as Reality View and Lifetime = Traffic,=20 which has proven to be a great success. It is wonderful to receive = validation=20 for our approach through our selection as a finalist for both Industry = Newcomer=20 and Best Portable System for the NAVIGON 2100 max, one of our most = innovative=20 products."

Dr. Eckhard Steinmeier, head of BMW ConnectedDrive, Telematics = Business=20 Development at BMW, says: "'On behalf of the NGTP team, BMW along with=20 WirelessCar and Connexis are proud to be considered for the Telematics = Update=20 award. Being a finalist indicates that we are working in the right = direction=20 according to our peers and we hope this work benefits the industry as a=20 whole."

"LoJack Corporation is proud to be nominated as a finalist for this = year's=20 Best Telematics Service & Application for Commercial Vehicles Award, = says=20 LoJack's corporate communications assistant manager, Jeremy Warnick. "We = believe=20 that our LoCate telematics offering bundled with our flagship LoJack = Stolen=20 Vehicle Recovery System delivers the commercial industry's most complete = solution for both effectively managing assets to maximise operational=20 efficiencies and drive profitability, as well as protecting equipment = from the=20 costly problem of theft."

"We're honoured that our product AAA Mobile=C2=AE was selected as a = finalist in=20 the Telematics Awards," said Doug Antone, president & CEO for = Networks In=20 Motion. "This further validates that mobile phone navigation is a strong = competitor to personal navigation devices."

"Safeco is proud to stand behind Teensurance as a leading telematics = solution=20 that helps parents coach teenagers to drive safely," said Jim Havens, = vice=20 president of customer solutions at Safeco. "Technology fuels Safeco's = new=20 approach to insurance, and the nomination for the Telematics Industry = Newcomer=20 Award is a proof point to our strong commitment in this space."

Telematics Update magazine will reveal all the winners at the = exclusive=20 awards dinner on 20 May 2008 at the Hotel Baronette that will open the = 8th=20 annual Telematics Detroit 2008 Conference & Exhibition, which takes = place on=20 May 21-22, 2008 at the Rock Financial Showplace in Michigan, Novi.

For more information, visit: www.telematicsupdate.com/detroit2008/conference_index.sht= ml

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