Echelon Joins Internet Home AllianceProvider of LonWorks®Technology to aid Alliance's Delivery of Superior Internet Lifestyle Solutions(SUNNYVALE, Calif.-June 6, 2001) - Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON), the worldwide leader in networking everyday devices, announced that it has joined Internet Home Alliance, a non-profit association of leading high-tech and consumer companies formed to enhance consumers' understanding, appreciation and adoption of the Internet lifestyle. Devices and services enabled by Echelon's LonWorks® platform simplify consumers' lives and provide new levels of cost-savings, comfort, convenience and security. "The Alliance is pleased to add Echelon Corporation to our roster of leading companies that have come together to drive the home networking industry forward," said Bill Kenney, president, Internet Home Alliance, and vice president, emerging home solutions at Sears, Roebuck and Co. "By enabling home appliances and other in-home devices to interact with one another, communicate with the Internet, and to have their operation and value enhanced by services such as energy management, LonWorks networks bring numerous practical benefits for consumers and business opportunities to service providers. Echelon's expertise is vital to the development of comprehensive Internet lifestyle solutions that deliver real value to consumers. We look forward to Echelon's active involvement in the Alliance." "Echelon and Internet Home Alliance share a common vision that the Internet will continue to have a profound effect on our everyday lives in ways that are just beginning to emerge," said Reza Raji, Echelon's director of business development. "We have only scratched the surface with applications that demonstrate the vast potential of a world where everyday devices are connected to each other and to the Internet. Internet Home Alliance members provide complementary solutions that work together to make the vision of a connected world a reality. We're thrilled to be able to offer the LonWorks platform to this very worthy cause." The Internet Lifestyle An Internet lifestyle infuses technology with daily living, resulting in an enhanced quality of life. Individuals will select Internet-enabled applications that best fit their lifestyles and the benefits will range from an increase in timesavings, personal safety and security, entertainment options, educational choices and more. This new generation of Internet lifestyle solutions will be easily integrated into consumers' lives and will include such features as streaming audio and video for entertainment and learning, energy and security monitoring, remote diagnostics, personal and family communication, and simultaneous Internet access from multiple personal computers or Internet appliances. 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. From October 23-24, Echelon and Messe Frankfurt GmbH are holding LonWorld™ 2001, the world's premier event devoted solely to LonWorks industry, in Frankfurt, Germany. LonWorld 2001 promises to be the largest-ever gathering of LonWorks developers, integrators, end-users, and other participants in the LonWorks industry. Interested parties should visit http://www.LonWorldexpo.com for further details. About Internet Home Alliance, Inc. ### Echelon, LonWorks, LonMark, the LonMark logo, and the Echelon logo are trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in the United States and other countries. Bringing the Internet to Life and LonWorld are trademarks of Echelon Corporation. Other marks belong to their respective holders. This press release may contain statements relating to future
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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, acceptance of Echelon's
products for use in home networks, risks that the research and development
activities with Enel are not successful, do not meet their target dates,
or are terminated, or that the contemplated transactions are challenged
by third parties, and other risks identified in Echelon's SEC filings.
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