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Clarion Presents Limited Time Promotional Offer For Navigation System Package Solution

7 June 1999

Clarion Presents Limited Time Promotional Offer For Navigation System Package Solution

Clarion Teams with InfoGation and Navigation Technologies to Present Enhanced
 Navigation Solution for the Windows CE-Based Auto PC at a Special Low Price

    GARDENA, Calif., June 7 -- Clarion Sales Corporation, the
developer and manufacturer of the revolutionary Clarion AutoPC(TM), powered by
the Microsoft Windows CE operating system, has teamed up with InfoGation
Corporation and Navigation Technologies to offer a navigation solution package
that will be available in a limited summer promotion, which runs through Labor
Day.  Valued at over $600, the promotional navigation package is priced at
just $300 and will be available nationwide at retail outlets that sell the
Clarion AutoPC.
    "This navigation solution provides Auto PC users with the functions
generally associated with dedicated navigation systems with the added
entertainment benefits of a high-end car audio system," said James Minarik,
president and CEO, Clarion Sales Corporation.  "Because it fits into the dash,
this system provides an extremely effective, multi-level solution for in-car
navigation.  It is also safe because its voice recognition allows drivers to
keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel."
    This special navigation package displays full color, moving maps on the
screen of the Auto PC, which is in a compact 1-DIN configuration.  In
addition, the Auto PC reads drivers turn-by-turn directions to the location
entered.  Included in the package is InfoGation Corporation's Odyssey(TM) car
navigation software, one Navigation Technologies' NAVTECH digital map database
CD-ROM and a Clarion GPS receiver.  The solution, priced at $300, coupled with
the Clarion AutoPC (MSRP $1,299), is the lowest cost, fully-featured car
navigation product currently on the market.
    "InfoGation is participating in this promotion in order to bring Odyssey's
full-featured navigation to Clarion AutoPC users.  We expect that Odyssey will
be a must-have for Auto PC customers," said Dr. Kent Pu, president and CEO of
InfoGation Corporation.  "Odyssey's hands-free operation, directional prompts
and spoken route guidance provide time-saving benefits to today's busy
business people and greater safety to every driver."
    "Clarion's decision to create the first true navigation system for the
Auto PC is an important next step in bringing the benefits of vehicle
navigation to a wider consumer market," said Andrew Donchak, vice president of
marketing at Navigation Technologies Corporation.  "Clarion's implementation
of the NAVTECH database with the SDAL FORMAT means consumers will get the
benefit of the most accurate map database in a format that ensures
interoperability and forward capability."
    "The Auto PC is an open platform designed to support a wide range of
customized solutions," said Perry Lee, product manager, Productivity
Appliances Division, Microsoft Corporation.  "Microsoft is pleased that
Clarion has integrated these technologies into one package to make it easier
for customers to obtain an enhanced navigation solution for the Auto PC."
    "We are glad to have InfoGation on board to enhance the Clarion AutoPC's
navigation system," added Minarik.  "This is the first of many steps
illustrating Clarion's commitment to an open platform upon which Auto PC users
may build."
    Clarion Corporation of America, with U.S. headquarters in Gardena, Calif.,
has been an international leader in car audio and electronics since 1940.  The
company conducts research, development, engineering, design and manufacturing
of entertainment, communication, security, computing and navigation systems
products.  Clarion has more than 14,000 employees worldwide and 24 factories
in 10 countries, with marketing and sales affiliates in Europe, North and
South America, Asia and Australia.  More information Clarion is located on the
Web at http://www.clarionmultimedia.com.
    Clarion is the developer and manufacturer of the revolutionary Clarion
AutoPC(TM), which is the first product to integrate car audio, computing
functions, navigation and wireless communications through hands-free voice
activation within the dash of an automobile.  Information on the Clarion
AutoPC, which is powered by the Microsoft Windows(R) CE operating system, can
be found at http://www.autopc.com.

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