LAS VEGAS, Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Jan. 4 -- gate5
today announces two consumer products to the North American market --
Nationwide Maps and Directions, Mobil Travel Guide Edition and smart2go Mobile
Navigator USA.

    These two travel solutions provide customers with easy-to-use,
low cost tools -- on their mobile phone or PDA -- to plan trips, navigate
inside and outside of the car (from their office, home, on a bike, or on
foot), and browse extensive city guide content from the popular Mobil Travel
Guide brand.
    "With the introduction of smart2go to the North American market, gate5 is
bringing intuitive, powerful and personal GPS navigation and route planning
tools to the market," said David Rolf, President of gate5 NA.  "Given the
success of these products in Europe, and the ever-increasing mobility of
Americans, we are looking forward to widespread acceptance here at home"

    NATIONWIDE MAPS AND DIRECTIONS, MOBIL TRAVEL GUIDE EDITION
    Published by Mobile Digital Media (MDM), Nationwide Maps and Directions,
Mobil Travel Guide Edition is a fully integrated trip planning tool that
offers customized route and itinerary planning, including turn-by-turn text
and visual instructions of what to do. Along the way, users will encounter a
full complement of traveler's information such as gas stations, hotels,
restaurants and emergency facilities.   A must-buy for road travelers,
Nationwide Maps and Directions offers detailed maps of the 48 contiguous
states and the possibility to link to a Bluetooth GPS to locate oneself and
track progress along a route.  Nationwide Maps and Directions, Mobil Travel
Guide Edition is available for $49.00 at mass-market retailers such as
CompUSA, Staples, Office Depot, and Fry's and includes a $50.00 rebate towards
the purchase of smart2go Mobile Navigator.
    "With Nationwide Maps and Directions, Mobil Travel Guide Edition,
travelers no longer need to print out pages from the internet or stop at a gas
station to ask for directions," said Morgan Slain, VP and GM of MDM. "Now PDA
and Smartphone users can choose their destination and starting point from the
palm of their hand and smart2go's Route Planner will show them the way."
    The Nationwide Maps and direction includes an SD/MMC USB card reader and a
DVD with map-maker software for choosing and exporting maps to the portable
device.

    SMART2GO MOBILE NAVIGATOR
    Including the star-rated Mobil Travel Guide content, and a highly-
sensitive GPS receiver, smart2go Mobile Navigator is an affordable, high
performance personal navigation application for smartphones and PDA's.
smart2go brings high-accuracy, voice-guided GPS navigation to PDAs and
smartphones, giving the user both voice and graphical directions on detailed
maps. smart2go provides coverage of the 48 contiguous United States with an
intuitive PC trip planning and map making program.  It can be used, with or
without GPS, to get directions from a hotel to a meeting, to select a
restaurant, or to locate places of interest.

    "With the smart2go Mobile Navigator, gate5 is able to provide customers
with the most content rich, GPS-driven navigation system that rivals in-car
systems," said Marc Wheeler General Manager, Mobil Travel. "gate5's solution
is not tied to a vehicle, which enables users to research their destinations
from their homes or offices and then use the system inside or outside the
car."
    The smart2go product bundle includes everything that users need to get
started out of the box:

     *    software featuring an intuitive graphical interface that runs on all
          Six (6) leading smartphone and PDA operating systems -- all in one
          box;
     *    a DVD containing powerful map-making software that covers the
          contiguous United States along with city guides, hotel, and
          restaurant reviews from Mobil Travel Guide;
     *    a state of the art, portable Bluetooth GPS receiver with both AC and
          car chargers;
     *    a car mount that attaches to the car windshield to hold a smartphone
          or PDA; and
     *    a memory card reader to facilitate transfer of data to a smartphone
          or PDA. It will be available from -- http://www.smart2go.com -- and from a
          number of other online retailers, with a suggested retail price of
          $349;
     *    support for multiple platforms including, Windows PocketPC/Mobile
          5.0, Microsoft Smartphone, Palm (selected devices, including Treo
          650, T5, Tx, E2), Symbian Series 60, Symbian Series 80, and UIQ.

    Through a convenient upgrade rebate offer, gate5 makes it easy for
customers to upgrade from the Nationwide Maps and Directions product to the
full smart2go Mobile Navigator GPS navigation experience. Whereas most luxury
in-car navigation systems cost $1500-$2000, smart2go enables customers to
enter the world of detailed maps, Points of Interest and text driving
instructions for only $50. That full amount can be applied to the upgrade
purchase of smart2go Mobile Navigator, which unlocks the power of GPS, voice-
guided real-time navigation on your smartphone or PDA for only $299 -- all
enhanced through the searchable, consumer trusted recommendations of Mobil
Travel Guide researchers.
    Nationwide Maps and Directions, Mobil Travel Guide Edition and smart2go
Mobile Navigator are available for the holiday season and are a perfect gift
for road warriors, business travelers and frequent vacationers.

    About Mobil Travel Guide (MTG)
    Mobil Travel Guide is the originator of the authoritative Star Rating
Program for hotels and restaurants. Mobil Travel Guide has been committed to
identifying and celebrating travel and hospitality excellence in North America
since 1958.

    About MDM
    Mobile Digital Media (MDM) is a world leader in providing high quality
consumer software for all mobile device platforms including Palm OS, Windows
Mobile / Pocket PC / Smartphone, and Nokia Series 60/SymbianOS. MDM's high
quality, branded entertainment, productivity and utility products are
available at major retail outlets including Circuit City, CompUSA, Franklin
Covey, Fry's Electronics, MusicLand, Office Max, Radio Shack, and Staples, and
leading online retailers including, Amazon, Dell, Handango, and palmOne. MDM
is a member of Microsoft Mobility Partner Advisory Council (MPAC). Privately
held, MDM (http://www.goMDM.com) is based in Mountain View, California. Other brands
may be trademarks of their respective owners.

    About gate5 NA
    gate5 NA is a subsidiary of Berlin-based gate5 AG, Inc. and is charged
with bringing smartphone/PDA GPS navigation to the US business and consumer
market at affordable prices.
    The company is a pioneer in the emerging market for GPS-driven mobile
navigation tools for use on popular smartphones and PDAs. gate5's smart2go
mobile navigation software, content and services put high-performance GPS
navigation on the dashboard and in the pockets of consumers. With smart2go,
navigation is no longer a luxury; it's an affordable convenience.
    gate5 AG, is based in Berlin, Germany and was founded in 1999 as a
research and development contractor specializing in advanced navigation. In
this capacity gate5 won R&D contracts from Mercedes, Audi and Volkswagen.
    gate5 AG is now a venture capital backed software company specializing in
the development of technology and applications for intelligent mobile guides
and messaging solutions for PDAs, smartphones, and dedicated devices. The
company offers proprietary software for mobile device operating systems
including SymbianOS, PalmOS and Microsoft Windows Mobile. More information and
thousands of downloadable city guides can be found at: http://www.gate5.de and
http://www.smart2go.com .