Mobile Auto Showroom Debuts at 2003 North American International Auto Show; Auto Show Attendees to Use 'Beaming' Stations to Enjoy Mobile Auto Show on Handheld Devices

    HAYWARD, Calif.--Jan. 16, 2003--AvantGo, Inc. , a leading provider of mobile enterprise software, today announced the debut of General Motors "PDA Showroom" mobile application at the 2003 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The mobile application, delivered through the My AvantGo(R) service, allows attendees to use their handheld computers to download information about all GM vehicles at "beaming" stations throughout the show via infrared ports, now ubiquitous to most handheld computers.
    The GM PDA Showroom, which includes images and detailed vehicle specifications, can be downloaded via synchronization with a desktop computer prior to the auto show at www.myavantgo.com and many GM division sites or through infrared "beaming" at the show. The beaming units are supplied by San Francisco-based WideRay, a specialist in infrared content delivery. The general public can use the mobile marketing application to shop for a car; it is completely customizable and makes browsing the more than 50 vehicles in the GM family simple and fun. Customers can shop on their handheld and browse by GM division, style of vehicle, size, feature or pricing, for example.
    The 2003 North American International Auto Show is being held from Jan. 11-20 at Detroit's Cobo Conference & Exhibition Center. In addition to the auto show, the GM PDA Showroom will become a part of the permanent exhibit at GM World, at GM Global Headquarters at the Renaissance Center in Detroit. The application will be continually updated as new products are launched.
    "More and more companies are realizing the power of mobile marketing solutions that give organizations creative ways to reach out to new and existing customers," said Neil Versen, vice president of sales for My AvantGo. "The My AvantGo service has over seven million registered users, and the GM PDA Show Room application is a great example of a forward-thinking company using innovative ways to reach this potential customer base."

    About AvantGo

    AvantGo, Inc. is the leading provider of mobile enterprise software. AvantGo delivers mobile customer relationship management (CRM) solutions that unlock the return on investment of popular CRM/SFA systems by driving adoption, and mobile data collection solutions that improve field productivity and data accuracy. AvantGo's mobile solutions, which are built on the company's award-winning enterprise mobile software platform, can be deployed within an enterprise or delivered through the hosted My AvantGo(R) service, which has more than seven million registered users. Currently, AvantGo's customers comprise 38 of the Fortune 100, and include McKesson Corp., Ford Motor Co., Cisco, FedEx and CNN.

    Cautionary Statement

    Except for historical information, all of the expectations and assumptions contained in the foregoing are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the extent to which users can use the mobile marketing application to shop for a car and whether the application will in fact become a part of the permanent exhibit at GM World. For additional information regarding these and other risks associated with the companies' business, refer to the companies' latest filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q.

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