Black Book® has announced the release of their new version of the Used Car XPRESS(TM) for personal digital assistants (PDAs) utilizing the Pocket PC® operating system. This new version leverages Microsoft's new .Net (dot net) architecture, and is substantially faster than previous versions while being compatible with all of the latest Microsoft® compatible handheld devices.

According to Mike Compton, Black Book® IT director, "This program is very user friendly, and like all of our other handheld products, contains our entire database with all of the values found in our Weekly Guide, Old Car Guide, Retail Guide and Truck & Van Guide. To further enhance the program, we have simplified the

updating of the database each Friday by providing a Pocket PC® Wizard to install on your desktop computer. Once you have it installed, simply click on the download button to update the database; no more going to Web sites and fumbling through cumbersome installation instructions."

"This is another example of how we are

continually striving to improve our current products and to create new ones in an

electronic format for the benefit of our customers," said Black Book® President Bob Burnett.

National Auto Research is a Division of Hearst Business Media, an operating group of the Hearst Corporation. The Hearst Corp. (www.hearst.com) is one of the nation's largest diversified communications companies. Its major interests include magazine, newspaper and business publishing, cable networks, television and radio

broadcasting, Internet businesses, television production and distribution, newspaper

features distribution and real estate.

For more information, contact Black Book® at (800) 367-3759.