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Mobitrac(TM) And KonaWare(TM) Partner for a Real-Time Transportation Execution Solution

CHICAGO--Aug. 2, 20059, 2005--Mobitrac Inc.:

-- Partnership leverages the technologies of both companies to provide shippers and carriers with optimal visibility, enhanced connectivity, and the agility to adapt quickly to real-time events that can delay critical delivery schedules.

Mobitrac Inc., the market-leading provider of next-generation transportation execution systems, today announced it has formed a strategic partnership with KonaWare, a leading provider of a mobile logistics and motor freight applications.

Under the terms of the partnership, Mobitrac will integrate KonaWare's advanced mobile middleware into Mobitrac's patented predictive models. This integration of real-time, on-the-fly field data will provide shippers and carriers with the visibility to adapt quickly to unexpected, real-world events that take place between the moment the fleet leaves the dock and the time the shipment arrives at its intended destination--thus ensuring on-time, profitable deliveries.

Unlike many transportation execution solutions, which only provide current position of a fleet or delivery status, this joint application design goes a step further to capture route information, and provide continuous regeneration of profitable route plans while ensuring on-time deliveries. The system performs "what-if" analyses and predictively re-forecasts the relative future location of the entire fleet.

"There is tremendous value being recognized through the joint relationship of Mobitrac and Konaware," said Scott Gartner, Director, Information Technology, Top Flite Express. "Top Flite has experienced exceptional growth over the past several months and we have relied heavily on technology to help us grow our business without growing our overhead. We currently depend on Mobitrac for our complete back office solution to run our business. Now, with the integration of KonaWare into the Mobitrac solution, Top Flite Express receives real-time status updates systematically, allowing us significantly reduce the incoming call volumes."

Commenting on the partnership and its benefits to users, Mobitrac CEO and President Mike Liddell notes: "Mobitrac recognizes the significant value industry partners can bring in extending the features and functionality of our products and services, and that is the primary purpose of our alliance with KonaWare. For shippers and carriers, knowing the current location of your fleet is powerful. However, knowing where they will be and having the tools to respond quickly to real-time events to ensure profitable and on-time delivery is priceless."

The KonaWare Mobility Platform(TM) (KMP) provides reliable mobile transaction connectivity and data access for enterprise applications. KMP uses off-the-shelf mobile devices such as PocketPC handhelds or Java-based phones to transmit over standard wide area wireless networks. Behavior details about the driver, vehicle and route conditions are captured in real time, and sent back to Mobitrac's patented predictive models. Mobitrac's pre-day and intra-day optimization models learn from these behaviors to constantly improve the current execution as well as create the next day's route plans.

"By bringing together our joint expertise, shipping and delivery companies will have a complete end-to-end solution that enables them to realize productivity gains at an affordable price," said Jim DiSanto, CEO, KonaWare.

About Mobitrac

Mobitrac is the first provider of a next generation of transportation execution software, making it possible to manage fleet profitability in real-time. Mobitrac combines route optimization and asset management with the ability to make customer service driven adaptations to route plans in the face of real-world operating conditions. Mobitrac accomplishes this by leveraging patented technology to continually gather real-time location information and predictively model future positions of mobile assets. Using Mobitrac, fleet personnel can plan profit-based routes, execute daily dispatches, and adapt in real-time to dynamic changes in the field. This ensures complete visibility, productivity, adaptability and profitability of fleet performance. The company's solutions are used by less-than truckload (LTL), private fleet, pickup & deliver (P&D), specialty and service fleet organizations. Founded in 2001 and based in Chicago, Mobitrac is privately owned and funded by U.S. Venture Partners, Frazier Technology Ventures, Arch Development Partners, Illinois Ventures, Illinois Finance Authority and Mentor Management. For more information, visit www.mobitrac.com.

About KonaWare

KonaWare Inc., provides the leading mobile application platform for developing and extending mission-critical enterprise applications to a mobile workforce. The KonaWare Mobility Platform and KonaWare Application Suites utilize a standards-based architecture that leverages existing IT infrastructure to maximize return-on-investment. With KonaWare, end users can deploy industry-specific applications and developers can quickly develop mobile transactional applications on a range of devices (from laptops to PDAs to smartphones) with minimal coding and reintegration. KonaWare is privately held and headquartered in Redwood City, California. For more information, visit www.konaware.com.