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Paresh Nagda Joins Navman Wireless As VP/Research & Development And Chief Technical Officer

GLENVIEW, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - Navman Wireless, a global leader in GPS-based fleet tracking and management solutions, today announced that Paresh Nagda has joined the company as its Vice President of Research & Development and Chief Technical Officer. A twenty year veteran of the software industry and with specialties in fleet tracking and database development, Paresh is expected to build on the company’s historic strength in R&D, implementing a number of operational initiatives in 2008 and beyond.

Paresh comes to Navman Wireless from @Road unit of Trimble, one of the largest U.S. fleet tracking and management systems companies, where he was vice president of mobile resource management software products. In his position Paresh lead design and development of multiple commercial and enterprise software products, as well as assembled engineering and QA teams in the U.S. and India.

Prior to his eight-year tenure with @Road, Paresh was a software development manager and senior architect for database management systems leader Informix, now a part of IBM. Paresh has also served as a senior consultant and architect for IMC Agribusiness, and has owned and operated his own IT consulting business.

“Paresh Nagda played a key role in helping @Road grow from an early-stage tracking solutions company to a market leader in mobile resource management solutions. His tenacious and open-minded approach to GPS tracking innovation will be a great asset to Navman Wireless,” said TJ Chung, chief executive officer of Navman Wireless. “I’m confident that Paresh will be instrumental in further strengthening our product development activities, and in establishing Navman Wireless as the undisputed technology leader in our industry.”

One of Paresh’s initial objectives will be to establish an R&D presence among California’s Silicon Valley high-tech community. The company intends to open a full R&D facility in the San Francisco Bay later this year in order to take advantage of the region’s wealth of research talent.

“Navman Wireless has taken a number of steps in the past year to position itself for significant growth, beginning with its privately-funded acquisition from Brunswick Corporation in 2007,” Paresh said. “Its renewed focus on fleet management technology, combined with its emphasis on R&D and product innovation, positions it well to gain both market share and a broad new range of customers around the world.”

Paresh earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Mumbai. A resident of Pleasanton, California, he will continue to work from Silicon Valley.

About Navman Wireless:

Based in Glenview, Ill. Navman Wireless is a global leader in real-time vehicle tracking and OEM GPS solutions. The company’s products, led by its Qube satellite tracking device and OnlineAVL2 vehicle tracking software, gives users full visibility and control over their vehicles and mobile workforces, and helps to raise productivity and streamline enterprise operations. With systems installed in more than 100,000 vehicles owned by over 6,000 customers worldwide, Navman Wireless maintains facilities in Los Angeles, Calif.; Keele, England; Singapore; Auckland, New Zealand; and Sydney, Australia. Visit www.navmanwireless.com.

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