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Mitra Named Director of Fulfillment Services at Navigation Technologies

14 June 1999

Mitra Named Director of Fulfillment Services at Navigation Technologies

    CHICAGO, June 14 -- Navigation Technologies, the premier
developer of route guidance map databases for North America and Europe, today
announced the appointment of Mono Mitra as Director, Fulfillment Services.  He
will report to Andrew Donchak, Vice President of Marketing.
    "Mono's broad-based experience in customer support and product
distribution in high-tech industries will help Navigation Technologies
continue to maintain its global leadership in providing consumers and dealers
with superior order delivery and service satisfaction," Donchak said.
    In Europe and North America, Mitra will oversee order management functions
for original equipment manufacturers, consumer call centers located in the
Netherlands and Fargo, ND, and distribution and logistics services.  Prior to
joining Navigation Technologies, Mitra played a key role in launching the
startup of CONXUS, a $56 million dollar wireless personal communications
services company.  As Vice President,  Mitra created and executed a national
customer support call center that included key related functions, such as
technology deployment, business processes, and resource development.  Before
that, he held senior positions at MCI Accounts Program in the Western region
of the United States and was responsible for worldwide customer satisfaction.
Previously, Mitra supervised the successful start up of an integrated office
solutions business at Wang Laboratories, and served nearly a decade at AT&T as
a sales manager on major accounts.
    Mitra holds an MBA from the University of San Francisco, a Master's of
Science from the University of Calcutta, and a BS in Chemical Engineering from
the University of London.

    About Navigation Technologies
    Navigation Technologies is a global company recognized as the premier
developer of superior quality, continuously updated route guidance map
databases for both North America and Europe.  The NAVTECH database contains an
extensive and precise digital representation of the road network that provides
the depth, accuracy and coverage needed to enable turn-by-turn, door-to-door
route guidance.  Applications using the NAVTECH database include in-vehicle
navigation products, fleet management systems, personal navigation products,
web sites and online services, advanced traffic and traveler information
systems, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
    Navigation Technologies is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, with major
business operations in Sunnyvale, California, Best, The Netherlands and
Yokohama, Japan.  The company has approximately 1,000 employees and maintains
field operations in 80 offices in 14 countries.