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Microsoft Windows 98-Based Q-PC Real Car Computer Launching at CES

30 December 1999

Microsoft Windows 98-Based Q-PC Real Car Computer Launching at CES
    MADISON, Ala., Dec. 30 -- Q-PC Real Car Computing(TM) will
launch its revolutionary Q-PC Real Car Computer, at the Consumer Electronics
Show (CES) in Las Vegas, NV, during a press conference scheduled for Thursday,
January 6, 2000, at 5:00 PM in the Sands 303 meeting room.
    The Q-PC Real Car Computer is the first and only stable, ruggedized Window
98(R)-based in-car computer available to the public.  It is targeted primarily
to mobile business professionals who require a complete office environment in
their vehicles.  Q-PC is a real PC designed for your car that lets you use the
software tools you need everyday -- plus -- it lets you take advantage of
constant innovations in audio, video, games, communications, navigation and
much more.
    The goal is to provide a quantum leap forward in productivity, mobility
and performance resulting in workstyle and lifestyle improvements for the user
including:

    *  Improved access to information via Internet, e-mail, and remote access
       to corporate data.

    *  Use of familiar productivity tools from home and/or office desktop
       computers such as word processing, contact management, printing,
       scanning, and faxing.

    *  Use of new productivity tools fit for the vehicle environment like GPS
       navigation.

    *  Better presentations to customers by streamlining the business process
       and allowing the business professional to convey a sharper image.

    *  Unsurpassed entertainment capabilities such as MP3 audio, DVD video,
       educational software and computer games.

    Q-PC Real Car Computing can be experienced at CES at the following booths:

            * Q-PC #20358
            * TravRoute #17033
            * JL Audio #17749
            * MTi, Inc. #16415

    Q-PC is a division of one of the fastest growing, privately held companies
in the US and is a leader in command, control, communications, computers, and
software applications.
    Q-PC's parent company, Applied Data Trends, Inc., founded in 1994, offers
a wide range of products and services for government, business and personal
use, each designed with the mission of helping customers better distribute,
process and utilize information.  The technology for Q-PC Real Car Computers
is derived from the extensive support to US Army in providing rugged computing
and communications solutions for missile systems and HMMWV or "the Hummer,"
the Army's multi-purpose truck.
    For more information on Q-PC, visit our web site at http://www.Q-PC.com or
contact us at 1-800-233-0839.  At CES, see us at booth #20358.