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Navidec Joins Forces with Automotive Lease Guide

16 March 1999

Navidec Joins Forces with Automotive Lease Guide 
         ALG Will Market Navidec's CarWizard to Lending Institutions
                             and Affinity Groups

    DENVER, March 16 -- Denver-based Navidec Inc.
today announced a partnership with Automotive Lease Guide (ALG) based in Santa
Barbara, California.  Under the two-year agreement, ALG, a leader in the auto
leasing industry, will market Navidec's CarWizard(TM) Internet auto pricing
and information tool to lending institutions and affinity groups for use on
their Internet sites.
    Companies that license the CarWizard tool can customize the software's
interface to match their own web site and use the technology to harvest and
distribute consumer automobile purchase requests to the company's own dealer
network or one provided by Navidec.  The software includes industry-grade
pricing and option information, driving reviews, leasing residual values and
money factors, safety information, advice, automotive news and other
resources.  CarWizard is used to both supplement a company's web site content
and generate revenue -- a rare combination in today's Internet market.
    The agreement gives Navidec a tremendous advantage in the market as the
company continues to establish CarWizard as the system of choice for media
organizations, lenders and affinity groups trying to provide objective auto
buying and leasing tools for their patrons.  Licensing CarWizard to third
parties opens Navidec to new revenue-generating opportunities in the
increasingly successful online automotive marketplace.
    "With the efforts and established credibility of ALG behind us, I believe
CarWizard will proliferate in the marketplace, and become the standard for
Internet auto shoppers looking for accuracy, functionality and ease of use,"
said Michael Kranitz, Navidec's vice president of strategic automotive
solutions.
    Navidec recently launched CBS.CarWizard.com and has hosted
MotorTrend.CarWizard.com since late 1998.  Additionally, CarWizard is
currently the featured auto research tool on Excite's Autos Channel and
similar channels on the Netscape Netcenter, WebCrawler and Prodigy Internet
portals.
    According to ALG's Vice President, John Blair, "We carefully searched for
a company who was capable of providing a professional-grade solution for our
clients and Navidec's CarWizard tool was a clear choice."
    First published in 1964, Automotive Lease Guide is the industry benchmark
for setting residual values in the United States and Canada.  ALG performs
several consulting and data services for banks, lending institutions, and
manufacturers in the automotive industry.
    Navidec Inc., based in Englewood, Colorado, is a leading national provider
of products and solutions that use web-based technologies to achieve its
customers' business objectives.  From commercial web site development to the
design and implementation of intranet and extranet applications and tools,
Navidec helps customers develop successful online solutions. Navidec's premier
vertical market focus is on the automotive industry with its USWheels.com
online automotive sales solution.  Navidec partners with media organizations
to produce regional USWheels.com web sites in markets nationwide.  The
company's web site address is http://www.navidec.com.

    All statements in this press release, other than historical facts, are
forward looking statements.  These statements are based on certain assumptions
and analyses made by Navidec in light of its experience and its perception of
historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other
factors it believes are appropriate under the circumstances.  Such statements
are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including general and
economic business conditions, demand for automobiles, competition from other
automotive online services, market acceptance of the Wheels solutions, the
ability of Navidec to reach agreements with local media partners and other
risk factors indicated from time to time in Navidec's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  Those filings are available online at
http://www.freeedgar.com.