First Handheld Portable Vehicle Navigation System to Market Delivered by DATUS Using BSQUARE Technology.

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 1999--

Portable Car Navigation Assistant Generates Turn-by-Turn Driving

Directions with Automatic Voice Guidance Letting Users Focus on

Driving without Stress or Delay!

BSQUARE(R) Corporation announcedts technology was used to embed Microsoft's Windows CE operating system and the AMD ElanSC400 processor on DATUS' new RouteFinder PNA, the first handheld portable vehicle navigation system to generate turn-by-turn driving directions with automatic voice guidance.

Utilizing BSQUARE's CE Xpress Adaptation Kit technology to quickly bring up Windows CE on the AMD SC400 microprocessor enabled DATUS to concentrate on developing the features of the navigation system that allow it to stand out in the market place. DATUS' focus on differentiation directed BSQUARE's Project Engineering Services to develop a custom 16 Bit audio driver for speech synthesis that allows the RouteFinder PNA to speak turn-by turn driving directions.

"We are constantly developing and enhancing BSQUARE technologies that enable companies such as DATUS to deliver their Windows CE-based devices in record time," said William Baxter, president and CEO of BSQUARE Corporation. "When a customer utilizes our products and services, they are able to take advantage of our in-depth experience with Windows CE and invest their engineering efforts in differentiating features rather than spending months just bringing up Windows CE. Ultimately, this strategy produces the highest quality Windows CE products while minimizing development time and project cost."

DATUS Inc. specializes in vehicle navigation hardware and software and developed RouteFinder PNA, which includes Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, using the AMD SC400 Xpress Adaptation Kit and a custom audio driver from BSQUARE along with the AMD Elan SC400 processor and Windows CE. "RouteFinder PNA is a breakthrough for navigation systems. Employing BSQUARE's products and services helped a great deal in achieving our goal of delivering the PNA on time and on budget," explained Andy Khanna, president of DATUS, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Daewoo Telecom, Ltd. "BSQUARE stood behind us throughout development of the PNA demonstrating support and becoming a great partner."

About the CE Xpress Kits

CE Xpress Kits extend the capability of Microsoft's Platform Builder (ETK) to meet the particular needs of individual development platforms. Each processor-specific kit provides the tools and components necessary to implement Windows CE on a specific hardware platform. BSQUARE offers kits for a wide range of evaluation boards, reference platforms, single-board computers, and custom hardware devices. CE Xpress Kits include production ready and fully tested on-chip and on-board device drivers, platform-verified OALs, loaders, and more to provide a complete build environment.

BSQUARE's CE Xpress Kits are offered in three versions:

-- CE Xpress Adaptation Kit -- a fully comprehensive development

environment, complete with source code, for in-depth Windows CE

development -- CE Xpress Binary Kit -- a low cost, quick and easy way to

evaluate a hardware platform and begin initial development on a

given platform. -- CE Xpress Single-Board Computer Kit -- Out-of-the-box solutions

for a fast bring-up of Windows CE, in conjunction with our SBC 

hardware partners.

About BSQUARE

As a Microsoft-sanctioned Windows CE Systems Integrator and distributor, BSQUARE's Embedded Systems Group offers a single source solution for embedded systems designers looking to incorporate Windows CE into their target devices. BSQUARE delivers all the necessary components for a successful implementation of Windows CE: licenses for Windows CE, CE Xpress Adaptation Kits, CE Xpress Binary Kits, BSQUARE CE EmbeddedDesktop, Project Engineering Services, Microsoft's Platform Builder, and technical support.

BSQUARE, located in Bellevue, Washington, specializes in Windows CE and offers consulting services, embedded system products and services, and software applications for portable PC companions. BSQUARE offers more experience with Windows CE than any other systems integrator, and leverages this knowledge and years of direct experience to deliver cutting-edge technology and speed the customer's time-to-market. BSQUARE was founded in 1994 and is the market leader in providing complete Windows CE-based solutions.

About DATUS

DATUS, Inc. is a developer of advanced portable vehicle navigation systems. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Daewoo Telecom, Ltd., part of the Daewoo Group of Seoul, Korea. The Daewoo Group was ranked 18th in the 1997 Fortune Global 500 list of the largest industrial companies in the world.

More Information

For further information on BSQUARE products and services, please visit the Web site at www.bsquare.com or call 888/820-4500. For further information about DATUS products, please visit www.datusinc.com or call 888/462-8627.

BSQUARE and CE Xpress Kits are either registered trademarks or trademarks of BSQUARE Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Other product and company names herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.