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Airbiquity´s VIAaq Technology Used by Ford SYNC



    Airbiquity Inc. today announced a contract with Ford Motor Company
    to provide its VIAaq Software as a Service offering to the automaker´s
    SYNC in-vehicle communications system.

    Ford SYNC - developed with Microsoft - connects people and their
    portable devices in the vehicle, including media players and
    Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones. The technology is available today on
    12 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles and is on track to reach 1
    million sales in early 2009. Later this year, SYNC will be offered
    exclusively on nearly every new Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicle.

    Ford selected Airbiquity´s aqLink product and VIAaq service
    because of Airbiquity´s proven reliability in the global telematics
    market. "Our partnership with Ford represents a key milestone for
    Airbiquity´s VIAaq communication service," says Kamyar Moinzadeh,
    president and CEO for Airbiquity. "Ford´s use of our software with
    SYNC further demonstrates our ability to provide reliable, practical
    communications solutions that address needs of today´s drivers and
    provide the infrastructure necessary to respond to technology needs in
    the future."

    Using Airbiquity´s patented aqLink wireless data communications
    technology, VIAaq provides an end-to-end communication system for the
    automotive and portable navigation device (PND) industries. The
    technology allows for seamless data transfer, including vehicle
    diagnostics, between telematics service providers and the vehicle
    using cellular voice networks and Bluetooth connections to the
    driver´s own cell phone rather than relying on conventional data
    channels. This approach to data transfer translates into broader
    coverage areas and a reduced overall cost of entry for automakers and
    PND suppliers that offer products enabled with Bluetooth technology.

    VIAaq also provides access to a variety of telematics service
    providers and hosts support for those services. In this way, VIAaq
    eliminates operations and maintenance expenses associated with hosting
    or managing an independent data center, lowering the overall cost of
    entry into the telematics arena. VIAaq´s adaptive service also
    provides a flexible architecture to allow for expanded service
    offerings as mobile technologies grow and change over time.

    About Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in
    Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles in 200
    markets across six continents. With about 260,000 employees and about
    100 plants worldwide, the company´s core and affiliated automotive
    brands include Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mercury, Volvo and
    Mazda. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor
    Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford´s products, please
    visit www.fordvehicles.com.

    About Airbiquity Inc.

    Airbiquity provides wireless data communications solutions that
    enable product suppliers and service providers in the M2M and
    telematics industries to deliver reliable and ubiquitous wireless data
    services. Used by some of the largest automotive manufacturers
    globally in their telematics service offerings, Airbiquity´s patented
    aqLink technology provides data communications over digital wireless
    voice networks. VIAaq, Airbiquity´s turnkey managed Telematics data
    service, provides seamless connectivity between telematics service
    providers and a vehicle or PND device for a relatively low cost of
    entry. To learn more about Airbiquity, please visit their web site
    www.airbiquity.com.

    Airbiquity, aqLink and VIAaq are trademarks of Airbiquity Inc.
    SYNC is a trademark of the Ford Motor Company.