Media Release

Intelematics Australia launches the Telematics Services Hub based upon Webraska technology to make motoring easier

Paris, France and Melbourne, Australia - November 14, 2003

Webraska, the pioneering provider of integrated wireless location-based services (LBS), telematics applications, navigation and mobile enterprise solutions is pleased to announce that its powerful geospatial middleware is to be at the heart of a new service from Intelematics Australia, the continent’s leading telematics service provider. The new service, launched as the Australian Telematics Services Hub (ATSH), will extend Intelematics Australia’s core telematics and roadside assistance offerings currently made available through their nation-wide call centre and will soon be made available through wireless devices such as PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) and mobile phones.

The ATSH uses Webraska’s location-based services software to provide services not only to members of the Royal Automotive Club of Victoria and the National Roads and Motorists' Association (joint venture partners of Intelematics Australia) but also to Australia’s vehicle manufacturers, such as Holden (the Australian subsidiary of General Motors) who are already a Intelematics Australia customer. Webraska also developed additional device monitoring, scheduling and event-based alert features that will allow the TSH to deliver a range of new features including:

• The ability to use and monitor services using wireless devices (PDAs, mobile phones), as well as the web.
• Event-based alerts (such as a low-battery alert) sent via SMS and/or email.
• Up-to-date traffic information.
• Directions to nearby petrol stations, hotels and restaurants.
• Alternative routes to various points of interest, based on traffic forecasts.

“This is the first Webraska deal with a large consumer-focused Telematics Service Provider and it provides us with a major opening in the Telematics market space. It also offers further confirmation of the enormous potential of Webraska technology across a broad range of industries,” commented Kirk Mitchell, Regional Sales Director Asia Pacific for Webraska Mobile Technologies. The ATSH makes use of Webraska geospatial technology which in Australia is licensed and hosted by Sensis (a wholly owned subsidiary of Telstra).

“The Australian Telematics Services Hub (ATSH) is the digital glue that connects the dashboard, mobile phone, motorist, fleet manager, auto manufacturer or importer and content provider,” commented Adam Game, CEO at Intelematics Australia. “We partnered with key players to achieve this and selected Webraska as they had proven experience in working with complex architectures across multiple devices and across varied wireless networks.”

Both Intelematics Australia and Webraska are now looking to jointly promote the unique Telematics Service Hubs across other regional and worldwide geographies and will demonstrate the service at the upcoming ITS World Congress in Madrid (November 17-20, 2003, stands 103 and 126). Free invitations for the Exhibition are available upon request from invitationITS@webraska.com.

About Webraska

Webraska provides the advanced software solutions required to develop, integrate and deploy location-based and telematics services. Webraska's carrier-grade offering includes the SmartZone™ Geospatial Platform, the SmartZone™ CallCenter, award-winning SmartZone™ Navigation Suite and the SmartZone™ Wireless Application Suite including CityGuide, BuddyFinder, RoutePlanner and MapViewer.

Webraska has its worldwide headquarters in Paris, France, and offices in North America and around the world. The company currently powers the LBS and telematics offering of service providers in four continents, including Bell Mobility, E-Plus, Sensis (Australia), Telecom Italia Mobile, O2, Vodafone Live! and Orange, and has partnerships with leading technology and content providers including Ericsson, HP, IBM, NavTech, Nortel, Openwav, Siemens and SAIC-Telcordia.

Webraska has long been recognized as a leading player in the location-based services and telematics worlds, winning awards from Unstrung Magazine, TIME, Business Week, Tornado Insider and Frost & Sullivan.

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