OT: MileHigh:
I have been very impressed with Echelon's vision of the future, their present substantive work here and in many other countries, and list of their friends & supporters---MSFT, CSCO, etc... e.g., See echelon.com
On SI see:
Message 11483968
From their news release with Microsft:
Message 11780316
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Echelon brings to the UPnP Forum thousands of device and system manufacturers that are deploying a rapidly
growing installed base of smart, networked devices based on Echelon's LONWORKS® system -- everyday
devices such as refrigerators, washing machines, electric meters, light switches, electrical outlets, motion sensors,
thermostats, and security alarms, to name a few. As demonstrated this past April at Microsoft's Windows
Hardware Engineering Conference, all of these everyday devices can effortlessly connect and provide their
services to other UPnP enabled products using Echelon's LNS(TM) network operating system and Echelon's
LNS Universal Plug and Play proxy. "
Following release also further explains Echelon's profile:
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Wednesday October 13, 3:00 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Echelon Unveils the Future of the Internet with the i.LON IP Server
Breakthrough Product Connects Everyday Devices to the Web
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1999-- Echelon Corporation
(Nasdaq:ELON - news) launched the next great Internet wave today by unveiling the i.LON(TM) 1000 IP
Server.
Developed and certified under the Cisco NetWorks(TM) program, the i.LON 1000 is a breakthrough new
product that can bring billions of everyday devices into the Internet -- or any Internet Protocol (IP) based
intranet, LAN, or WAN.
Already, the i.LON 1000 IP Server enables millions of everyday devices networked worldwide with Echelon's
LonWorks® technology in homes, buildings, factories, and transportation systems to become part of the Web,
delivering cost, revenue, quality, and productivity improvements today and paving the way for a wide range of
new markets and applications for industry and consumers alike.
'We created the Cisco NetWorks program to take the Internet beyond its current role of connecting
computers-to-computers and computers-to-people,' said Robba Benjamin, vice president and general manager
of Cisco's Consumer Line of Business. 'Echelon's i.LON 1000 helps us deliver on our personal networking vision
of broadband, always-on devices connecting everyone to everything to reduce expenses, increase revenues and
make life easier. The i.LON 1000 is bringing the power of the Internet to ordinary devices and helping to create
the next wave of growth for our industry.'
'This is an absolutely thrilling time for Echelon; one where we are literally changing the world through Internet
control,' notes Ken Oshman, president and CEO of Echelon Corporation.
'The i.LON 1000 and Echelon's LONWORKS control networks are spearheading the next great Internet wave.
Soon, every machine and device will be connected to the Web: petroleum companies will be able to remotely
measure gas station tank levels to optimize delivery schedules; property companies will remotely manage and
maintain their buildings; manufacturers will be able to integrate productions planning systems and the actual
production equipment itself, and home appliance manufacturers will monitor, detect, and solve problems before
the homeowner even knows that something is amiss. Echelon is proud to be one of the key players driving this
extraordinary change in our everyday world.'
The i.LON 1000 works by making the everyday devices in LonWorks control networks -- devices such as light
switches, washing machines, assembly line robots, thermostats, gas pumps, motion sensors, air conditioners,
vending machines, and valves -- effectively part of the IP network. Any authorized application, device, or user
can collect and exchange control and status information with any other connected device.
In addition, the i.LON 1000 includes an integrated Web Server that can be used to create password-protected
pages representing the attached building, factory, home or other system. The i.LON 1000's Web Server enables
any authorized user to browse and change data on their connected devices -- in real-time -- using any standard
Web browser.
The i.LON 1000 will be available to early adopters at the end of 1999, and is scheduled to ship in the first
quarter of 2000. For more details, please contact Echelon at +1-800-258-4566 or e-mail
lonworks@echelon.com.
About Echelon Corporation
Echelon Corporation (Nasdaq:ELON - news) is the developer of LonWorks networks, recognized internationally
as a standard for interoperable control networks. With thousands of application developers and millions of
devices installed worldwide, LonWorks is a leading open, networked control solution for 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.
Echelon is based in Palo Alto, Calif. with international offices in China, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, The
Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. News and information are available at www.echelon.com.
Echelon's LonWorld99(TM) Conference and Exhibition is the world's largest conference and exhibition focused
on the networking of everyday devices, Oct. 13-15 in Amsterdam. Online news for LonWorld99 is available at
lonworld99.com.
Note to Editors: Echelon, the Echelon logo, and LonWorks are registered trademarks of Echelon Corporation.
LonWorld99 and i.LON are trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in the U.S. and other countries. All
other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. Cisco NetWorks
certification pending.
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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Contact:
Echelon Corp., Palo Alto
Jane Wang, 650/855-7414
jwang@echelon.com
or
Copithorne & Bellows Public Relations
John Satterfield, 408/571-2304
john.satterfield@cbpr.com
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