To: Dealer who wrote (6977 ) 10/10/2000 6:42:08 PM From: Dealer Respond to of 65232 ELON--Echelon Corporation to Announce Q3 Earnings on October 12, 2000 To Comply with New Federal Regulation FD, Echelon is Providing Notice of Quarterly Earnings Conference Call SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2000--Echelon (Nasdaq:ELON - news) will be holding its quarterly earnings conference call for investors and analysts on October 12, 2000 at 2:00 p.m. PDT. The earnings announcement itself is scheduled to cross the wire shortly after 1:00 p.m. PDT. Echelon is sending out this release regarding Q3-2000 only to comply with Federal Regulation FD. In the future, investors may obtain information regarding the scheduled date of its earnings releases and conference calls no less than five days before the scheduled earnings date at echelon.com . Financial analysts will be notified by fax which toll-free number they should call to access the Q3-2000 conference call. Other interested parties may listen in on the conference call via live Webcast at echelon.com . Alternatively, the general public may also access the call at 1-800-734-1246; however, due to a limited number of available phone lines, the company asks that only those persons without Web access call this number. About Echelon Corporation Echelon Corporation (Nasdaq:ELON - news) is the world leader in networking everyday devices. The company offers a comprehensive line of hardware and software products for automating building, home, industrial, transportation, and utility applications using LonWorks® networks, an international, cross-industry, open standard for interoperable device networks. Echelon is Bringing the Internet to Life(tm) by linking the millions of everyday devices connected with LonWorks networks to the Internet. Echelon is based in Sunnyvale, California with international offices in China, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Further information can be found at echelon.com . Echelon's LonWorld2000(tm) Conference and Exhibition is designed to help end-users, integrators, service providers, and manufacturers learn how to use the LonWorks system in their business. The conference will take place on October 18-19 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida and features a series of forums, classes and presentations along with an exhibition of products and services covering the home/utility, building, industrial, and transportation markets. Sponsorship, registration and exhibition information about LonWorld2000 can be found at lonworld2000.com . Note to Editors: Echelon, LonWorks, LonMark, the LonMark logo, and the Echelon logo are trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in the United States and other countries. LonWorld2000 and Bringing the Internet to Life are trademarks of Echelon Corporation. Other marks belong to their respective holders.