USTelematics Announces Integration of Microsoft MSN Gas Price Finder Into Voyager Mobile IPTV

Business Wire,  June 24, 2008  

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Live MSN Autos Feature to Guide Voyager-Equipped Cars to Lowest Local Gas Prices With One Click

CHICAGO -- USTelematics, Inc. (OTCBB:UTLM), at the forefront of the connected-car revolution, today announces that the Company's Voyager in-car Mobile Internet Protocol TV will be integrated with Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) MSN Autos Gas Price Finder, enabling drivers of cars equipped with Voyager to find the best, closest fuel prices in real time.

Adding a GPS upgrade module to Voyager, at an additional cost to consumers, will automatically activate the Gas Price Finder feature. Voyager users will be able to click an on-screen button to automatically feed their location to Microsoft's MSN Autos online gas price facility. The gas pricing list will display in a popup window on Voyager's screen, even during live TV play, and then the window will automatically minimize itself after a few minutes.

"Gas prices are a topic of high concern for people right now," said Howard Leventhal, Chief Executive Officer of USTelematics. "We saw an opportunity to help folks deal with this serious economic issue in a technology-enhanced way and decided to implement this feature in Voyager." For a demonstration of how this system displays real time gas prices in almost any U.S. zip code, see http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip&src=Netx

Aside from the additional cost of adding Voyager's GPS Module to a Voyager installation, there will be no extra cost for using this Gas Price Finder feature beyond the ongoing monthly cost of connecting Voyager to EVDO broadband services.

"In one respect this may be thought of as further economic justification for subscribing to the wireless broadband services required to connect your kids to live TV programs in the back seat," said Mr. Leventhal. "As we prepare Voyager to hand-off to others for manufacturing and distribution, we continue to enhance its value and functionality."

About USTelematics

USTelematics, Inc. ("USTelematics" or the "Company") is engaged in the development and commercialization of next-generation, proprietary technologies to revolutionize the "wired car," delivering high speed data and entertainment content to private and commercial vehicles. The Company is addressing high-growth opportunities in the projected $54 billion global telematics marketplace with proprietary technologies that enable a full range of voice-driven handheld and automotive mobile communications, full internet connectivity and rich infotainment options. With products that provide a full range of next-generation rear seat infotainment, USTelematics is offering an advance over the old DVD-only systems that still represent the current standard in the rear seat entertainment industry.

To learn more, please visit http://www.USTelematics.com.

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