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Sun's McNealy Presents the Networking of Everyday Devices with Echelon's LONWORKS(R) System
CES Keynote Speech and 'The .com Home' Exhibit Bring the Connected Home to Life
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2000--Scott McNealy, chairman and chief executive officer of Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW - news) wowed the audience at the 2000 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with his presentation on how connectivity to anything, from anywhere, at anytime will transform our lives.
During his keynote address Thursday evening, McNealy described how a web browser on a digital mobile phone with a Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) micro-browser could interact with Sun's ''.com Home'' exhibit that was networked with Echelon Corporation's (Nasdaq:ELON - news) LONWORKS® system.
''People like to talk about everyBODY getting connected to the Internet, but actually, the bigger market is getting everyTHING connected to the Internet,'' said McNealy. ''Everything with a digital electrical heartbeat is going to be connected to the Internet. By bringing everyday devices to the Internet, Echelon's LONWORKS system is central to making this happen.''
The LONWORKS network in Sun's ''.com Home'' exhibit includes a networked CeTeLaB AB door bell/door chime, an electronic door lock powered by an Echelon LonPoint® module, and a Jini proxy based on Echelon's LNS(TM) network operating system. These technologies work together to bring convenience to life.
For example, a mobile phone could be used to ring the LONWORKS front door bell, causing a message to be displayed on a Web-enabled cell phone. In response, the phone's keypad can be used to command the LONWORKS door to open, allowing a parent to monitor his or her children after school or to remotely authorize entry into a home by a repair service.
''Scott's presentation and 'The .com Home' exhibit underscore how powerful connectivity to everyday devices is. This is just one small example of how connecting to everyday devices from anywhere at anytime offers new conveniences to consumers and new, exciting business opportunities to service providers,'' said Ken Oshman, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Echelon.
''Our LONWORKS system combined with Sun's Java platform and Jini connection technology provides the suite of tools and technologies needed to deploy value-added services to networked devices in the home. Together, we are making the networked home a reality.''
The world's largest annual trade show for consumer technology, the 2000 International CES showcases the who, what, where, and why of the consumer technology industry, featuring industry visionaries and the latest business models and consumer applications. Exhibitors include manufacturers of consumer technology hardware, content media, technology delivery systems, and related products.
The 2000 CES conference program includes more than 130 sessions and more than 300 expert speakers uncovering the newest trends, strategies, and profit opportunities in the consumer technology industry.
About Echelon Corporation
Echelon Corporation is the developer of LONWORKS networks, recognized internationally as a standard for open, interoperable control networks. With thousands of application developers and millions of devices installed worldwide, LONWORKS is the leading cross-industry standard for networking everyday devices in building and home automation, industrial, transportation, and public utility applications.
Echelon offers a full range of off-the-shelf hardware and software products to support the development, installation and management of intelligent, open and interoperable control networks.
Products that have been verified to conform to Echelon's LONMARK® interoperability guidelines are eligible to carry the LONMARK logo, an indicator that a product has been designed to interoperate over a LONWORKS network.
Echelon is based in Palo Alto, with international offices in China, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Further information can be found at echelon.com. Further information about the LONMARK Interoperability Association can be found at lonmark.org.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- The Network Is The Computer(TM) -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to ''.com'' their businesses.
With $12.4 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at sun.com.
Note to Editors: Echelon, LONWORKS, LONMARK, LonPoint, the LONMARK logo, and the Echelon logo are trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in the United States and other countries. LNS is a trademark of Echelon Corporation. Other marks belong to their respective holders.
This press release may contain statements relating to future plans, events or performance. Such statements may involve risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with uncertainties pertaining to the timing and level of customer orders, demand for products and services, development of markets for Echelon's products and services, and other risks identified in Echelon's SEC filings. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Echelon undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Echelon Corp.
Jane Wang, 650/855-7414
jwang@echelon.com
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