LonWorks® Networks go to the Head of the Class Teachers Can Now Keep Classroom Temperature (and Tempers) in Check(Sunnyvale, CA - October 16, 2000) - Thanks to Echelon Corporation's (NASDAQ: ELON) LonWorks® technology, teachers in Florida's Osceola County School District can concentrate less on temperature fluctuations in their classrooms and more on teaching students. By using Echelon's i.LON™ 1000 Internet Server and a control product from Circon Systems Corporation, Jack Joyner Heating and Air Conditioning Co. (an Echelon Authorized Network Integrator) was able to upgrade the school district's building automation system (BAS) to ultimately take individual classroom temperature control out of the hands of prankster students and into each teacher's password-protected Web browser. Located in Kissimmee, Florida, Osceola County School District called upon Jack Joyner Heating and Air Conditioning to provide a retrofit design for both existing schools and new schools under construction. "The most prohibitive problem we pinpointed in the original BAS was that it was not open or interoperable," said Rick Joyner, vice president of controls for Jack Joyner Heating and Air Conditioning Co. "Consequently, the system could not be expanded to serve the requirements of a high-growth school district such as Osceola. New, improved products from multiple vendors were needed to control systems such as HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning); security; lighting; refrigeration; and power. However, the products would not be able to communicate over this closed network. We chose to use a LonWorks based system in order to give the customer everything they wanted in the way of a BAS." "As one of Florida's fastest-growing school districts, we needed a system that could expand right along with us," stated Jim Damico, maintenance foreman of Osceola School District. "Right away we were extraordinarily impressed with the painless, rapid installation of the LonWorks network as well as with its monitoring capabilities. It was apparent that we needed to find a way to provide individual control of the temperature in each teacher's classroom. We were amazed to discover that our new system already had the capability that would allow our teachers to control temperature over the Internet!" With the simple addition of an icon to the desktop of each teacher's Internet-connected PC, teachers could now link directly to a Web page and adjust their classroom temperature. Celebration School, located in a Disney World community, and Gateway High School will be showcased as "Integrated Open Site Visits" at Echelon's LonWorld2000™ Conference and Exhibition in Orlando on October 18 � 19. In addition, two computer students from Gateway have been assigned the task of creating Web pages for the i.LON interface. The students, their teacher, and their principal will be taken to visit LONWORLD2000 and view the myriad applications for LonWorks technology. "This is exactly the kind of application that makes us so pleased and proud to be able to offer LonWorks networks," said Beatrice Yormark, Echelon's vice president of sales and marketing. "The whole idea behind LonWorks networks is to provide better living through the control of everyday devices, and the Osceola School District provides a perfect example of this. Furthermore, the students visiting us at LonWorld2000 will provide us with an opportunity to show the world that LonWorks is having an impact in the world of everyday living right now, today. And with LonWorks networks accessible via the Internet, there are endless applications out there just waiting to be discovered." First installed in just one school, the project has since expanded to include three schools across the district. Installation is expected to be completed by August of 2001, and school officials are considering expanding the system to incorporate lighting, card access security, and other systems. The Osceola School District has established a committee to develop LonWorks as a standard for schools district-wide. For more information about this committee, please contact John Davis at the Osceola County School District office at 407-870-4007. Further information about LonWorks networks can be found at http://www.echelon.com. About Echelon Corporation 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 http://www.echelon.com. Echelon's LonWorld2000™ 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. Enel will deliver a keynote address at the conference. Sponsorship, registration and exhibition information about LonWorld2000 can be found at http://www.lonworld2000.com/. ### Echelon, LonWorks, LonMark, the LonMark logo, and the Echelon logo are trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in the United States and other countries. LonWorld2000, i.LON and Bringing the Internet to Life are trademarks 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, acceptance of products or solutions generally by customers, 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. Contact Information
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