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Edmunds.com Expands Wireless Functionality; Allows Consumers to View Photos on PDAs

    SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 2 Edmunds.com
(http://www.edmunds.com), the Web's leading consumer resource for unbiased
automotive information, today announced the launch of a new wireless feature
that lets consumers view vehicle photos from Edmunds.com on their personal
digital assistants (PDAs).  Photos are accessible via download from the
Edmunds.com site or via Edmunds' partners, OmniSky and GoAmerica.
    "We applaud content partners like Edmunds that are pushing the envelope to
innovate new technologies, such as the ability to view photos on
wirelessly-enabled handhelds," stated Kristine Stebbins, Vice President of
Marketing for OmniSky Corporation, the award-winning provider of wireless
e-mail and Internet services for users of mobile devices.
    Edmunds provides its automotive reviews, pricing and ratings information
via mobile devices such as Web-enabled phones, wireless PDAs, and PDAs that
use AvantGo software.  This latest offering increases the functionality of
Edmunds.com wireless products, collectively known as Edmunds2Go!, allowing
consumers who are shopping for vehicles to get timely, unbiased and accurate
information regardless of where they may be.  Vehicle pricing, safety,
warranty and specification information are available, as well as a loan
calculator, a dealer locator service, and links to Edmunds.com finance and
insurance partners.
    "By offering photos via Edmunds2Go!, we are both enhancing our users'
ability to research vehicles as well as hinting at the future of the wireless
Web," said Joe LaMuraglia, Director of Wireless Initiatives for Edmunds.com.
"Ultimately, we expect wireless users to have access to our popular broadband
video gallery."
    The award-winning Edmunds2Go! wireless web sites are accessible via
OmniSky, GoAmerica Wireless Internet Services, AT&T Digital PocketNet, Sprint
PCS Wireless Web, Nextel Online Wireless Internet Services, and Palm VII.
Customers of other wireless Internet service providers can access the site by
entering "Edmunds2Go.com" on their device.

    About Edmunds.com
    Headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, Edmunds.com, Inc.
(http://www.edmunds.com) is the Internet's pioneer and leader in providing
free, third party automotive information, tools and services for consumers.
Edmunds.com empowers, educates, and engages visitors by providing them with
straightforward information on key aspects of buying, selling, and owning a
vehicle.  For example, Edmunds has launched its True Market Value(SM) prices
of vehicles and vehicle finance rates, while Edmunds.com Powershopper(SM)
offers car shoppers the opportunity to research and pursue online and offline
purchase options.  Visitors are also provided extensive automobile reviews,
consumer information, safety updates, incentive and rebate news, and the Town
Hall, an interactive community of more than 500,000 registered members.  Among
numerous other awards, Edmunds.com received Yahoo! Internet Life's Gold Star
Site honor for excellence in the category of "Best Car-Buying Tips" and was
ranked number one in the Survey of Car-Shopping Web Sites as reported by The
Wall Street Journal.

    For further information, please contact Jeannine Fallon of Edmunds.com,
310-309-4900, jfallon@edmunds.com.

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