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Xplore receives key patent notification

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FWIW: Attention Business/Technology Editors: Xplore receives key patent notification CDNX-XPL MISSISSAUGA, ON, Jan. 20 /CNW/ - Xplore Technologies(R) Corp. (``Xplore''), a rugged Pen Computing innovator, announced today it has been notified by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (``USPTO'') that an additional patent application for the Company's GeneSys(R) portable pen-based computer has been allowed. The approved patent includes Xplore's unique approach to ruggedization through the use of a removable external bumper protection system. This innovative ruggedization invention provides a high level of protection from drops, bumps and vibration, all of which are characteristic of mobile computing applications. Earlier this year, the Company announced that 35 claims from its initial patent submission for its rugged Pen Computing System were approved by the USPTO. ``After testing traditional or standard forms of ruggedization adopted throughout the industry, it became clear that these schemes were inadequate to meet the daily challenges of our field computing customers'', stated Brian Groh, Xplore's President and CEO. ``As a result, a primary design objectives in forming the GeneSys computing system was to engineer a highly effective means of ruggedizing the Pen Tablet Computer'', Mr. Groh added. ``This patent approval is evidence the Company has met its objectives to design a new methodology for protecting and securing mobile computing technology. An even greater testament is the growing number of customers that are adopting the GeneSys platform as their mobile computing system of choice for challenging field-based applications. We believe this form of ruggedization will have far reaching implications throughout the mobile computing industry'', Mr. Groh added. Xplore Technologies(R) is a publicly traded North American company that designs, manufactures, markets and supports comprehensive ruggedized mobile computing systems. Xplore's GeneSys(R) System incorporates leading edge technologies and has been created based on years of customer design input. Xplore's expanding customer base includes companies from the Utility, Line Location, Law Enforcement, EMS, Aviation and Field Service Industries. In addition to regional sales offices, the Company has established two primary office locations in Austin, Texas and Mississauga, Ontario. In recognition of the overall design, Xplore's GeneSys Mobile Computing System was awarded a bronze medal in the Industrial Designers Society of America's 1998 Annual IDEA Excellence contest and has numerous patent awards in the United States. The CDNX Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein. Xplore Technologies(R) and GeneSys(R) are registered trademarks of Xplore Technologies Corporation of America. -0- 01/20/2000 For further information: For Product Information Contact: Xplore Technologies(R) Corp., Tel: [phone] or 888-449-7567, Email: [e-mail], Website: www.xploretech.com; For Investor Information Contact: David Wodar or Deborah Bayne - Vantage Point Capital, Tel: [phone], Email: [e-mail]