Sensoria Corporation and ALK Technologies Partner to Turn the Popular Pocket CoPilot(TM) Into an Advanced Telematics Service

    LA JOLLA, Calif., Sept. 6 The collaboration announced
today, pairing Sensoria Corporation, a leader in wireless connectivity
solutions, and ALK Technologies, Inc., navigation and telematics software
experts, creates an innovative in-vehicle navigation solution utilizing the
power of Pocket CoPilot combined with the new Sensoria Telematics Environment.
    The application partnership enables Pocket CoPilot, navigation and route
guidance software for Pocket PCs, to run on the Sensoria Telematics
Environment, a standards-based platform for delivering advanced telematics
applications in the vehicle.  The partnership was announced at DEMOmobile
2001, an executive forum focused on the technologies and products shaping the
mobile and wireless marketplace.
    "Pocket CoPilot is an innovative and very successful navigation product
that is actually enhanced by Sensoria's platform," explains Dave Gelvin,
Sensoria Corporation president and CEO.  "The application, when running on a
Windows CE device, is capable of generating audible directions; however, sound
quality and directional queues are limited on the PDA platform.  Together with
ALK we've applied text-to-speech capabilities to enable improved operation
with clearer, street-specific directions for drivers."
    "Pocket CoPilot has been very well-received within the industry, and
together with Sensoria, we're developing new and innovative ways to expand its
usage.  By integrating Pocket CoPilot with Sensoria's platform, we're able to
combine the best of both systems:  the portability of a Pocket PC with the
enhanced features and integration of embedded vehicle systems," explains Alain
Kornhauser, ALK's founder and CEO.  "The integration effort was minimal and
the outcome impressive."
    Sensoria's mGate Modular Vehicle Gateway and Telematics Client Platform
communicate with a Bluetooth-enabled Pocket PC device running the Pocket
CoPilot application.  mGate shares GPS data with Pocket CoPilot, processes the
text-based directions it generates, translates them with a text-to-speech
application, and integrates with the vehicle's audio system to audibly
announce specific turn-by-turn directions.
    Pocket CoPilot provides all the power of an expensive on-board navigation
system on conveniently portable Pocket PC mobile devices.  Wireless
connectivity to the PDA via Sensoria's Telematics Environment ensures the best
routes are always provided from the vehicle's location to the driver's
destination.  Features include a rotating map function that corresponds with
the direction of your vehicle, real-time mileage countdown to your next turn
and to your destination, complete street-level map coverage of the entire
continental U.S., and nationwide points of interest.
    The Sensoria Telematics Environment is a standards-based platform for
delivering next-generation telematics services over conventional cellular,
Bluetooth and wireless LAN connections.  It enables telematics service
providers to quickly and easily deploy new voice and data applications
remotely to in-vehicle information systems.  It consists of three components:
the Telematics Server Suite, the Telematics Client Platform software, and the
mGate Modular Vehicle Gateway.  Sensoria has simplified the complexities of
wireless and proprietary vehicle interfaces into a common set of APIs and
web-based interfaces to support third-party software development for the
Sensoria Telematics Environment.

    About Sensoria Corporation
    Sensoria Corporation is a leader in wireless and wire-line connectivity
solutions that network the systems embedded in vehicles, homes and industry
with the Internet.  Sensoria's technology enables access to advanced
telematics, telemetry and location-based services from the car, workplace or
home.  Founded in 1998, Sensoria Corp. is a private company based in San
Diego, California.  For more information, visit http://www.sensoria.com/ or
call (858) 673-4460.

    About ALK Technologies, Inc.
    ALK Technologies is a leader in transportation and telematics software
solutions.  For over 20 years, ALK has helped transportation companies more
efficiently manage their operations, as well as helping millions of
professionals and consumers reach their destinations quickly, safely and
easily.  Pocket CoPilot is currently sold by TravRoute, a division of ALK.
Founded in 1979, ALK is a private company based in Princeton, NJ.  For more
information on CoPilot products, or to learn more about TravRoute and ALK,
visit http://www.alk.com.

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