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autoMedia.com, Inc. Enters VR Image Licensing Pact With Autodata Solutions

8 January 2001

autoMedia.com, Inc. Enters VR Image Licensing Pact With Autodata Solutions

    PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 8 autoMedia.com, Inc., the premier
source for automotive content on the web, has signed an agreement to use VR
(Virtual Reality) surround images from autodatamedia.net, the digital
photography arm of Autodata Solutions, in the premium edition of its 2001 New
Vehicle Buyer's Guide. Research indicates that over 60 percent of in-market
shoppers currently consult the Internet before finalizing their automotive
purchases. This state-of-the-art interactive technology allows autoMedia.com
to add an entirely new dimension to that basic research process by providing
these influential consumers with unique, 360-degree interior and exterior
views of more than 250 cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs.
    In addition to VR photography, Autodata Solutions also will serve as the
primary source for technical specifications and equipment rosters on these new
vehicles. Information from its comprehensive database combined with expert
editorial overviews from the autoMedia.com staff will ensure the most
authoritative and comprehensive buyer's guide available on the Internet.
    "We selected Autodata Solutions due to its longstanding involvement with
the motoring industry and its reputation as a first-rate provider of
information services, noted Doug Hamlin, President and CEO of autoMedia.com.
"Teaming up with the best in the business was an easy choice for us to make."
    Gregory T. Perrier, President and CEO of Autodata Solutions also sees
great potential in the new partnership. "We're impressed with the knowledge,
professionalism and willingness to innovate displayed by autoMedia.com and
look forward to a longstanding relationship with this trend-setting
organization."

    About Autodata Solutions:
    Autodata Solutions is one of North America's premiere providers of
automotive-related software and interactive vehicle content.  Since 1990, the
company has been a leader in providing vehicle software and immersive digital
media to all segments of the automotive industry including OEMs, fleet and
leasing companies, and automobile dealerships.  With offices and studios in
both the U.S. and Canada, Autodata is well positioned to service the growing
need of the North American automotive industry for innovative
business-to-consumer and business-to-business vehicle applications and digital
media.  Autodata Solutions delivers the data, the software, and the
interactive vehicle content that drives today's automotive industry.
    Web site:  http://www.autodata.net

    About autoMedia.com, Inc.:
    A multidimensional business-to-business operation, autoMedia.com
specializes in providing a full range of syndicated and client-specific
automotive content to both Internet and traditional media customers. In
addition to serving the needs of the OEM and aftermarket segments,
autoMedia.com also offers expertise in the areas of basic web design,
microsite development and conventional print media programs. autoMedia.com,
Inc., is based in Pasadena, California, with offices in Moorpark, California,
Detroit, Michigan, and New York City.
    Web site:  http://www.automedia.com