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Interlink Electronics and eOriginal Announce Integration of Their Technology into DealerTrack's eContracting Solution

CAMARILLO, Calif.--July 19, 2004--Interlink Electronics, Inc. and eOriginal, Inc. announced that DealerTrack, Inc. has selected Interlink's ePad-ink e-signature input device to be used with eOriginal's digital signature and vaulting technology for DealerTrack's innovative eContracting solution. Interlink Electronics is a world leader in the development and manufacture of electronic signature technologies and solutions. eOriginal, Inc. is a leading provider of software and solutions for digital signatures and legally compliant electronic vaulting of original documents. DealerTrack, the leading independent online auto finance platform, pioneered electronic contracting in the automotive sector with the launch of eContracting in 2003.

"Together with business partners, such as Interlink and eOriginal, we are streamlining workflows throughout the automotive industry," said Vince Passione, executive vice president and chief operating officer at DealerTrack. "We have taken a highly manual, paper-based process that often takes several days to complete and replaced it with a fast and secure automated online process. A dealer can now have a completed contract with funding in hand the same day -- a truly dramatic improvement with enormous implications for efficiency, profitability and customer satisfaction."

"With recent legislation and advances in technology, many barriers to paperless automation of auto loans, leases and mortgages have been eliminated," added Stephen F. Bisbee, president at eOriginal. "It's now the traditional dynamics of cost, market share and profits that are driving market adoption. Through alliances with companies such as Interlink Electronics, we expect to maintain our leadership position in this market as adoption accelerates and the lending community looks to vendors such as eOriginal for domain expertise and proven products."

Using Interlink Electronics' popular ePad-ink e-signature input device, eOriginal's SmartSign loan automation solution captures electronic signatures, binding them permanently within the authoritative copies of retail installment contracts. Employing advanced data encryption together with ePad's signature biometrics, eOriginal's SmartSign system provides the needed safeguards to ensure that electronic contracting can deliver the benefits of increased efficiency and improved service without sacrificing security.

"Through our alliance with Interlink Electronics, we are able to offer financing sources and platform providers, such as DealerTrack, a dependable, server-based solution they can deploy quickly in this rapidly expanding market," added Jack Stose, vice president of sales and marketing at eOriginal. "By integrating our advanced e-signature and e-vaulting capabilities, DealerTrack's eContracting solution delivers a highly secure environment in one easily installed system."

"Over the past year, ePad products have proven themselves to be the electronic signature 'solutions of choice' for leading financial institutions," said Rod Vesling, vice president of sales and marketing at Interlink Electronics, Inc. "To fully serve all sectors of the financial market, relationships such as this strategic alliance with eOriginal are essential. The outcome in this case is a turnkey loan automation solution for the automotive finance sector, which began shipping in July to DealerTrack's eContracting customers at dealerships across the U.S."

About eOriginal:

eOriginal, Inc. is a leading software and solutions provider offering the first end-to-end integrated solution for creating and managing complex electronic contracts, transferable negotiable instruments, securities and source records. eOriginal's software enables enterprises to execute secure, online business transactions in which legally enforceable electronic documents completely replace paper as the essential high value assets or source records. eOriginal SmartSign and the eOriginal eCore Business Suite enable the creation, management, sale, and securitization of fully electronic assets, such as mortgage notes, leases, installment contracts, and securities, as Transferable Records under E-Sign, UETA and UCC Article 9. eOriginal SmartSign and eOriginal eCore are trademarks of eOriginal. eOriginal is headquartered in The Warehouse at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD. For more information, visit http://www.eoriginal.com.

About DealerTrack, Inc.

With over 24,000 dealers and over 80 financing sources currently connected, DealerTrack is North America's premier independent Web-based platform that automates and accelerates the entire automotive financing process. The DealerTrack suite of products -- which work together as one easy-to-use, integrated solution -- includes: credit report access; credit application processing; electronic contracting; desking tools; activity reporting; and a dealer website product. Additionally, the DealerTrack platform features integration with top dealer management systems for credit reports, credit application processing and electronic contracting. Through its participation in AFSA, ASC X9, SPeRS, STAR and other organizations, DealerTrack continues to drive industry-wide technology standards to support the total financing process. More information on DealerTrack is available at www.dealertrack.com or by calling 877-357-8725.

About Interlink Electronics, Inc.

Interlink Electronics, Inc. is a world leader in the design and manufacture of intuitive interface technologies and products. Creating today's interface standards, the Company's business communications, e-transactions, home entertainment and specialty businesses have established Interlink as the industry's comprehensive source for branded and OEM solutions.

Recognized worldwide for innovative technologies and solutions, Interlink Electronics, Inc. serves a global customer-base from its corporate headquarters in Camarillo, CA and offices in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. The company currently holds more than 70 patents protecting its sensor technologies, wireless communications protocol and product design properties. See Interlink Electronics online at www.interlinkelectronics.com or in Japan at http://www.interlinkelec.co.jp/.