Vitaminic Teams Up With Renault to Create MP3-Powered Car

 Renault Clio Customized with Vitaminic's Logo, Music and MP3 Player to Debut
              in Italian 'Music on the Roa' Advertising Campaign

    SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24 Vitaminic, the leading platform for
the promotion and distribution of digital music on the Internet, announced
today that the company and Renault have struck a deal to create the "car of
the future," the Vitaminic Clio. The new Vitaminic Clio will bear the
Vitaminic logo and will be equipped with an MP3 player, providing the "fuel"
drivers need on the road.
    The Renault Vitaminic Clio is targeted towards a young and dynamic
demographic, combining the highest safety and comfort standards with a
colorful, powerful design. The new Vitaminic Clio offers drivers a new degree
of freedom and entertainment, driven by an MP3 player instead of a traditional
car radio. A limited number of cars (approximately 14,000 units) will be
produced and sold in Italy
    The advertising campaign launched on January 22 and is broadcasting on
Italian television (RAI, PUBBLITALIA, MTV, TELE+ and TMC TV channels). The
spot focuses on the relationship between "fuel for cars and drivers" and
"music on the road," featuring two guys in a Vitaminic Clio who stop at a MP3
music machine in order to reload their car's MP3 player before continuing on
their journey. The spot closes with, "Vitaminic Renault Clio 1.2 16V with MP3
player -- because people need fuel too."
    "Renault's objective is to offer a value added service to its younger
customers who are looking for a cool and exciting new car, loaded with
innovative technologies," said Alessandro de Angelini, marketing manager,
Renault. "This represents a new frontier for listening to digital music on the
road (without physical support), offering audio quality similar that of a CD.
Vitaminic was an obvious choice for Renault because of their ability to target
a younger group of consumers and their recognizable brand in the European
market."
    "We are delighted that a leading company like Renault chose Vitaminic,"
said Andrea Rosi, Vitaminic's chief operating officer. "This agreement once
again confirms our company's ability to develop new initiatives even outside
of the hi-tech sector."

    About Vitaminic
    Vitaminic is the leading platform for the promotion and distribution of
digital music on the Internet and other digital networks. Utilizing the latest
broadband and wireless communications technologies, the company offers content
from both independent artists and record companies, delivering music to
consumers through the Vitaminic network of localized communities via major
Internet portals, ISPs and mobile operators. Vitaminic offers artists and
record labels an opportunity to promote and sell their music online, and gives
music fans access to one of the Internet's most comprehensive legal digital
music catalogues. Founded in April 1999, Vitaminic currently has offices in
eight countries:  seven in Europe (Italy, France, Spain, Germany, the
United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Sweden) and one in the United States.
Vitaminic is listed at Nuovo Mercato of Borsa Italiana, the Italian Stock
Exchange in Milan, Italy.

    About Renault Italia
    Renault Italia is one of the main subsidiaries of Renault International.
Renault captures seven percent of the Italian market in terms of turnover
($209 million in '99) and sales.  Renault Italia has a total of 570 employees
and an organization with offices all over Italy: the Head Office in Rome, five
regional offices (Milan, Padua, Florence, Rome, Catania), four commercial
branches (Milan, Florence, Rome, Naples), one spare parts warehouse in
S. Colombano al Lambro (MI) and seven distribution centers (Vercelli,
Pontecagnano, Bologna, Porto Torres, Termini Imerese, Livorno and Trieste).
Furthermore, there are three associated companies of Renault Italia:
Finrenault (financing), CAT (transport and distribution) and Sodicam
(spare parts).