7th September 1999

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The Citroën Xsara has joined a host of palm top computers in using the Windows CE operating system. The French car maker has launched a special edition of its five door hatch using the palm top version of the Windows operating system to run the Xsara's multimedia information system.

The Citroën Xsara Windows CE, as the car will be know following its November European launch, is a joint venture between Citroën, Mircosoft and Clarion. Using the latest information technology systems the new Xsara offers an exceptionally wide range of functions. The system, which has a Clarion multimedia system at its heart, uses voice recognition and voice synthesis technology to respond and reply to commands.

Using a new service called Citroën on Line, the system combines a CD player, Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Navigation Systems and a GSM Mobile phone to provide access to the Internet to collect and send E-mail, navigation with automatic traffic updates and computer communication on the move. With this system, the Citroën Xsara offers fully active navigation so that it can provide routes that avoid traffic jams and even guide its driver to car parks with spaces. Xsara Windows CE owners may also use the Citroën on Line service from any Internet connected computer.

The Windows CE operating system also enables Citroën Xsara Windows CE owners to use all the same palm top versions of some of the most popular software programmes in the world, such as Word and Excel, and store names, addresses, and other data in its system. It has also been designed so that it can be progressively updated with new software and hardware as new services become available from Citroën on Line.

"With the launch of the Citroën Xsara Windows CE, Citroën has consolidated its position amongst the car makers offering the most advanced technology for in-car communication, information and entertainment," says Miles Williams, General Manager for Citroën in Australia. "The Windows CE system could not only be fitted to Australian specification Citroën Xsaras, it could also prove even prove more attractive in a market with Australia's distances and need for communication. We are actively investigating the possibility of the Citroën Xsara Windows CE joining our Australian range."

For further information please
e-Mail Miles Williams - General Manager on
100250.3324@compuserve.com

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