Turin and Marina di Carrara, ITALY - April 17th, 2008

Loquendo, global speech technology provider, and AvMap, world leader in satellite navigation solutions and fleet tracking systems, today announced that AvMap has chosen Loquendo Embedded TTS to power its innovative GPS navigator - Geosat 6.

Geosat 6 comes with Loquendo's superior quality and multi-award winning Text-To-Speech technology for reading out street and place names.

The integration of Loquendo's highly expressive Text-To-Speech allows the driver to devote full attention to the road without having to look at the screen or touch the controls.

The Geosat 6's large, high resolution, 4.8" wide screen ensures recognition at a glance and can be viewed in horizontal or vertical mode by simply rotating the screen, thanks to the smart powered magnetic mount.

AvMap has also developed a special version of Geosat 6 for Peugeot Automobili Italia: in the Peugeot 207, the Geosat 6 mount is integrated into the DIN socket, connecting the device to the car stereo and enabling directions – read out by Loquendo's highly intelligible TTS - to be heard through the car speakers.

"AvMap have created a revolutionary GPS system packed with innovative features," says Silvio Nasi, Loquendo's Sales Manager for Embedded Technologies. "It's exciting to know that people all over the world are being guided to their destinations more swiftly and enjoyably with Loquendo's expressive TTS technology."

"AvMap's products are built with safety in mind, and all the innovations featured in the Geosat 6 - from the powered magnetic mount to Loquendo's text to speech technology - are intended to make the navigation experience easier and safer," says Simone Lazzarini, AvMap's Managing Director. "We are planning to use Loquendo technology even more in the future - for reading out POI descriptions and navigation info. The success of AvMap's partnership with Loquendo is further confirmation that Italian excellence has found its way in the global markets."

About AvMap
AvMap was established in Italy in 1994 within the C-MAP group, the world leader in electronic chart technology. AvMap made its debut in the aeronautical market with the EKP (electronic kneepad), one of the most successful flight navigation systems sold worldwide. AvMap transferred its electronic cartography expertise from the aeronautical to the terrestrial sector, becoming a leader in satellite navigation solutions and fleet tracking systems. Users include the armed forces, police, fire brigades and emergency services.
In 1994, AvMap pioneered the sector of GPS portable solutions dedicated to car navigation, launching the 'Desert Cruiser' followed by 'Road Cruiser','Geosat GPS', 'Geosat evolution', 'Geosat2', the 'Geosat 4 series' and 'Geosat 5 series'. In 2006, AvMap entered the Navigation Software market by developing special applications for mobile devices. AvMap's partners include Peugeot Automobili Italia, Iveco, Tamoil etc.

For more information, visit: www.avmap.it or www.geosat6.com/tv

About Loquendo - Vocal Technology and Services
With over 30 years experience in speech technology, Loquendo is at the forefront of the global speech market. Loquendo TTS, Loquendo ASR, Loquendo Embedded Technologies, and Loquendo Speaker Identification and Verification are high-quality, high-performance technologies that guarantee systems integrators the best solutions in 23 languages with 56 voices. Loquendo voice technologies are also available on the Loquendo MRCP Server and on VoiceXML and CCXML platforms.

Loquendo is the only speech technology vendor that provides a complete product line for navigation and handheld devices, desktop PCs and telephony servers, guaranteeing the same portfolio of languages and the same core engine in all these environments.

Loquendo Embedded Technologies are innovative and easy to integrate solutions that can be found powering navigation systems and on-board devices as well as virtual assistants on the websites of leading companies all over the world.

Loquendo is a Telecom Italia company headquartered in Turin, Italy, with offices in the US, Spain, Germany and France, and a worldwide network of partners.

Loquendo's market leading position has been acknowledged by Frost & Sullivan with the European Telematics and Infotainment Emerging Company of the Year Award, in recognition of the company's "new market penetration, technological innovation and leadership, and revenue and market share growth".

For more information about Loquendo, and to hear demos of all the Loquendo voices, go to www.loquendo.com.