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News of  October 17, 2000

Visteon and Lucent Announce Agreement to Bring Bluetooth(TM) Technology into Vehicles 

Detroit - Visteon Corporation continues to partner with industry leaders by announcing an early adopter agreement with Lucent Technologies Microelectronics Group that will bring the Bluetooth(TM) wireless technology into the automotive environment. 

"We are thrilled to be working with Lucent, an industry leader in commercial and automotive Bluetooth technology," said Jim Wynalek, vice president and general manager of Visteon's Telematics/Multimedia business system. "Visteon understands that as consumers spend more time in the car, they want to stay connected to the world around them. The Bluetooth wireless technology will allow consumers to stay connected -- both safely and easily -- while keeping their eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel." 

Bluetooth(TM) wireless technology is a wireless communication that is becoming an industry standard for data transfer and information sharing between a wide array of personal electronics. The Visteon/Lucent collaboration will bring this revolutionary technology into the vehicle environment by enabling wireless, hands-free interaction with products such as beepers, cell phones, and PDAs (personal digital assistants). 

In the near future, Bluetooth technology will allow information to be to shared with those devices located outside of the vehicle, such as those at home or at the office. For example, data from a home computer can be transmitted to a car parked in the garage. Information such as maps, calendars, phone books and more, can be seamlessly shared between the vehicle and other devices enabled with Bluetooth wireless technology in the home. 

(October 16, 2000)

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