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Visteon Forms Alliance to Bring Wireless Connectivity to Consumers

5 January 2001

Visteon Forms Technology Alliance to Bring Wireless Connectivity to Consumers

    LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4 Visteon Corporation continues
to align with industry leaders by announcing early adopter agreements with
Extended Systems Inc. and Agere Systems, formally Lucent Technologies
Microelectronics Group.  This alliance leverages the strengths of automotive
integration expertise with wireless communication technologies to put
Bluetooth(TM) technology on the road.
    "We are thrilled to be working with Extended Systems and Agere Systems,
both industry leaders in commercial and automotive Bluetooth(TM) 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 their vehicles, they want to stay connected to the world
around them.  Bluetooth(TM) 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) technology is a wireless communication protocol that is
becoming an industry standard for data/voice transfer and information sharing
among a wide array of personal electronics.  The Visteon/Extended Systems/
Agere Systems collaboration will bring this revolutionary technology into the
vehicle environment by enabling wireless, hands-free interaction with products
such as pagers, cell phones, and PDAs (personal digital assistants).
    In the near future, Bluetooth(TM) wireless technology will allow
information to be shared with 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 vehicle parked in the garage.  Information such as maps,
calendars, phone books and more, can be seamlessly shared between the vehicle
and other portable devices enabled with Bluetooth(TM) wireless technology
located in the home.
    Visteon is a long-standing member of the Bluetooth(TM) Special Interest
Group (SIG), a group of more than 2,000 companies organized by industry
leaders Lucent, Ericsson, Nokia, IBM, 3Com, Intel, Microsoft, Toshiba, and
Motorola.  "We are honored to be recognized by the SIG membership for our
expertise in this field," added Wynalek.
    Additionally, Visteon is a key member of the Bluetooth(TM) Automotive
Expert Group (AEG), holding leadership responsibilities in three of the eight
functional teams that comprise the AEG.  Visteon expertise is represented in
all the AEG teams, with leadership responsibility for the following:
    -- Personal Area Network (PAN)
    -- Multimedia
    -- Radio Frequency/Electromagnetic Compliance (RF/EMC)
    In these leadership roles, Visteon engineers will work with other members
of the AEG, building the foundation to support the advancement, functionality
and potential of Bluetooth(TM) technologies in the automotive environment.