Telematics Veteran to Push ATX Beyond Embedded Car Systems

DALLAS-FORT WORTH, Texas, June 28, 2007 -- A 15-year veteran of the vehicle telematics and location-based telecommunications industries, Shiva Kalisetty, has been tapped by ATX Group to expand telematics services beyond embedded automotive systems to various types of portable and desktop communications and navigation devices. ATX Group is the world's largest independent telematics provider to the automotive industry, serving both North America and Europe.

Kalisetty joins ATX as its Vice President of Business Development, leveraging his expertise in mobile and embedded telematics and wireless devices, software, Internet services and e-commerce. He has extensive experience in conceiving and executing new business initiatives with public and startup companies.

Kalisetty was most recently responsible for business development and marketing of the location-based services product portfolio at Clarity Communication Systems. He built successful strategic partnerships with mobile carriers, content providers, telecommunication infrastructure vendors, GIS software providers, and handset manufacturers. Earlier in his career, Kalisetty spent over 13 years at NAVTEQ.

The addition of Kalisetty coincides with the introduction of ATX's T3, or third generation of telematics services, which are designed in part to enhance the interface between vehicle systems and portable consumer electronics devices brought into the vehicle as well the content transmitted through such connections.

Kalisetty earned a B.S. in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from Osmania University in India, an MS in Electrical & Systems Engineering from the University of Connecticut and an MBA with highest honors from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

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