Echelon to be Featured in The Tech Museum of InnovationDemonstration to Showcase the Transformational Impact of Echelon’s Technology on Daily Life(San Jose, CA - November 8, 2005) - Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON), a pioneer in control networking, today announced that its technology will be featured in The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California starting in February 2006. Echelon is one of the premier recipients of The Tech Museum’s new INNY Award, bestowed upon innovations that will impact people’s lives. The company received this honor because of its demonstration of a ubiquitous embedded control network embodied by “smart” carpet at DEMOfall 2005 in September. "The Tech seeks to provide visitors with unique museum experiences that will encourage them to become the next generation of innovators," said Phil Lindsey, Tech Museum Vice President of Exhibits and Programs. "We're truly excited to incorporate INNY-award winning products into the EnCounters, and start conversations with our visitors about technologies that make significant impacts on our lives." The “smart” carpet demonstration at DEMOfall integrated sensors equipped with Echelon’s technology with regular household carpeting in order to demonstrate one of the thousands of possibilities of incorporating technology into everyday objects. The resulting “smart” carpet was able to provide a wide array of information, such as detecting occupancy in case of a fire, and then send this information in the form of an alarm notification over the Internet or to a cell phone via standard SMS phone messaging. Echelon’s technologies will be displayed at special areas within The Tech that offer hands-on, facilitated experiences with the newest technologies that can have a significant impact on all our lives. Echelon’s offering will feature interactions between common household things like carpeting, lamps and security systems; all combined in a network. In order to engage the imaginations of an expected 350,000 visitors, the demo will use the Internet, communications over electrical lines, and web browsers to allow children (and adults) to experience the control network, including turning on and off lights and security systems over the Internet. “We are very proud to be a recipient of this first ever INNY Award and be invited to showcase our technology at The Tech,” said Ken Oshman, Echelon’s chairman and CEO. “The Tech is a great resource for the city of San Jose and Silicon Valley and is truly a mind-expanding experience for the many children, and adults, that visit every year. We’re very excited to see how kids react to the world of control networks." About Echelon Corporation Echelon is based in San Jose, California, with international offices in China, France, Germany, Italy, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Further information regarding Echelon can be found at http://www.echelon.com. ### Echelon, LONWORKS, and the Echelon logo are registered trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in the United States and other countries. Pyxos is a trademark of Echelon Corporation in the United States and other countries. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. 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 and demand for Echelon products and services, the growth of the LonWorks industry; 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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