QNX Expert Highlights Technology Integration Challenges for Automotive Suppliers at Consumer Telematics Seminar

  WHO:   Andrew Poliak, automotive segment manager, QNX Software Systems
         Rich Chutorash, global electronics product director - advanced
         portfolio management, Johnson Controls
  WHAT:  "Can Tier 1 Suppliers Keep Pace with Consumers?"
  WHEN:  Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 4:15 p.m. PT
  WHERE: Consumer Telematics Seminar
         JW Marriott Spa & Resort, Las Vegas, Nev.
  INFO:  http://www.telematicsupdate.com/cts2008/index.shtml

In his session titled, "Can Tier 1 Suppliers Keep Pace with Consumers?" Poliak and Rich Chutorash of Johnson Controls, a leading global supplier of automotive interiors, will discuss how Tier 1s must adapt their business models to accelerate the integration of consumer electronics into the vehicle. They will examine the growing roles of software within automotive OEMs and of software integration expertise at Tier 1s, as well as the increasing sophistication of user interfaces (UIs) and how suppliers can achieve true integration with consumer devices.

Poliak has spearheaded QNX Software Systems' automotive market penetration strategies for the past six years and manages the telematics industry's most successful technology ecosystem. He helps drive telematics adoption through involvement in key consortia, such as the SH-Navi consortium in Japan. He also developed and leads the QNX OEM Innovation Labs (OIL) Program, which gives automotive OEM research and design teams early access to leading-edge technologies to help jumpstart new and innovative designs and concepts.

To schedule a briefing with Andrew Poliak at the seminar, or to learn more about QNX in-car telematics and infotainment solutions, please contact Bill Keeler or Jennifer Barlow of Schwartz Communications, Inc. at qnx@schwartz- pr.com.

About QNX Software Systems

QNX Software Systems, a Harman International company , is the industry leader in realtime, embedded OS technology. The component-based architectures of the QNX(R) Neutrino(R) RTOS, QNX Momentics(R) development suite, and QNX Aviage middleware together provide the industry's most reliable and scalable framework for building innovative, high-performance embedded systems. Global leaders such as Cisco, Daimler, General Electric, Lockheed Martin, and Siemens depend on QNX technology for network routers, medical instruments, vehicle telematics units, security and defense systems, industrial robotics, and other mission- or life-critical applications. Founded in 1980, QNX Software Systems is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, and distributes products in over 100 countries worldwide.

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