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infoUSA Data to Be Integrated with Motorola's VIAMOTO Wireless Location-Based Navigation System

OMAHA, Neb.--Aug. 2, 20036, 2003--infoUSA, the leading provider of proprietary business and consumer databases and sales and marketing solutions, and Motorola, Inc. , a global leader in wireless, automotive and broadband communications today announced the incorporation of infoUSA's Point-of-Interest (POI) data in the recently released Motorola VIAMOTO phone-based wireless navigation system.

Avis Rent-A-Car will be the first to feature the VIAMOTO service as "Avis Assist". "Avis Assist" equips Avis customers with a Motorola phone that literally 'talks them through' directions to a destination, broadcasting street names and maneuvers along the way. The Motorola device is equipped with location-based technology that enables the service to know the presence and location of the user.

Developed by Motorola, the VIAMOTO software gives users access to hundreds of infoUSA POI search categories with onboard assisted global positioning system (GPS) capabilities over the Nextel National Network. The service is continuously updated with infoUSA's proprietary point-of-interest data to provide users with the most accurate and up-to-date search and navigation services possible.

Vin Gupta, CEO and Chairman of infoUSA, said, "The incorporation of infoUSA data into Motorola's VIAMOTO product reinforces infoUSA's position as the leading provider of point-of-interest content to the navigation market. In choosing infoUSA data, Motorola customers are receiving the highest quality and most accurate business content in their personal navigation devices."

"infoUSA creativity and the flexibility of their POI data for location based services allowed for easy integration with VIAMOTO," says Neal Campbell, senior director and general manager Location Solutions for Motorola.

About infoUSA

infoUSA (www.infoUSA.com), founded in 1972, is the leading provider of business and consumer information products, database marketing services, data processing services and sales and marketing solutions. Content is the essential ingredient in every marketing program, and infoUSA has the most comprehensive data in the industry, and is the only company to own a proprietary database of 250 million consumers and 14 million businesses under one roof. The infoUSA database powers the directory services of the top Internet traffic-generating sites, including Yahoo! and America Online . Nearly 4 million customers use infoUSA's products and services to find new customers, grow their sales, and for other direct marketing, telemarketing, customer analysis and credit reference purposes. infoUSA headquarters are located at 5711 S. 86th Circle, Omaha, NE 68127 and can be contacted at (402) 593-4500.