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TAC AB Signs International LONWORKS® Open Systems Reseller Agreement Companies To Jointly Promote LONWORKS System to Building Controls Market

(FRANKFURT, Germany - March 21, 2000) - During a press conference today at the Light + Building Show in Frankfurt, Germany, Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) signed an International LONWORKS® Open Systems Reseller Agreement with TAC AB, a leading supplier of IT solutions for integrated building control systems. Under the agreement, TAC and TAC's channel of independent network integrators will become authorized resellers of Echelon's LNS™ network operating system and LonMaker™ for Windows® Integration Tool products. Echelon and TAC will also carry out joint marketing programs to increase the use of LONWORKS networks in the building controls market. Working together, Echelon and TAC will expand the leading position of LONWORKS networks as the premier solution for networking of everyday devices in the buildings market.

Union Bank of Estonia's LONWORKS Based System Named 'Best Automation Project of the Year' Echelon Brings Networking to Everyday Devices Worldwide

( Palo Alto, CA - March 20, 2000) - Echelon (NASDAQ: ELON) today announced that the Estonian Systems Engineering Society (ESIS) has named the new Union Bank of Estonia office building, and its LONWORKS® based control network, the "Best Automation Project of Year 2000."

ESIS stated that the control system represents the best example of a building automation application in the market. Ecomatic, Ltd., an Echelon Authorized Network Integrator, coordinated the automation system. Ecomatic received additional honors from the ESIS for another LONWORKS based project, the renovated passenger terminal at Tallinn Airport.

"The LONWORKS network was our first choice for this project, as it offered the most flexible, simple and reliable solution,'' stated Vaino Parnaste, President of Ecomatic, Ltd. "Because it is an open, interoperable standard, the LONWORKS system allows us to expand and modify the Union Bank of Estonia's system as needed into the future. Ecomatic is committed to bringing Estonia the best, most sophisticated automation solutions available, and we rely on Echelon and LONMARK® certified products to provide us with the infrastructure necessary to accomplish this goal. This award acknowledges that we've selected the right infrastructure."

The 24-story Union Bank of Estonia office building is presently the largest building in the small Baltic country of Estonia. Ecomatic's integrated automation system controls the building's indoor climate, lighting, heating cables in the roof's drainage system, water leakage detection system, and drainage pump controls.

Echelon Networks the World's Everyday and Industrial Devices at Hannover Messe 2000

(AMERSFOORT, The Netherlands - March 20, 2000) - During Hannover Messe 2000, opening today, Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON), the worldwide leader in networking everyday devices, is demonstrating the versatility of LONWORKS® networks and open, interoperable devices on the factory floor.

With LONWORKS networks, the devices in virtually any industrial application can be made "smart" and networked, enabling systems to be fully automated to reduce costs, enhance reliability, and increase efficiency and productivity. In a joint booth (hall R9, stand D50) on the exhibit floor, Echelon partners such as GMC Instruments Deutschland GmbH, Hermos GmbH, the LONMARK® Interoperability Association, Nodus GmbH, TLON GmbH, and Unitro-Fleischmann are showcasing a variety of integrated LONWORKS solutions for the industrial market.

Echelon is demonstrating how businesses can increase their revenues, lower costs, and improve quality and efficiency by integrating data and control networks. In the demonstration, a LONWORKS control network, such as that used on a manufacturing floor, is integrated with Web based order entry and back office inventory management systems. Show attendees can enter an order using a Web browser and watch as the LONWORKS factory floor network manufactures the order and provides real-time feedback on order fulfillment.

Echelon and Partners Demonstrate the Era of Open LONWORKS Building Systems at Light + Building 2000

(AMERSFOORT, The Netherlands - March 20, 2000) - Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON), the worldwide leader in networking everyday devices, announced that it is showcasing its leadership position in the building automation industry today at the Light + Building 2000 show in Frankfurt, Germany.

Forty-five Echelon customers, including ABB Gebaudeautomation, ELSO GmbH, Honeywell AG, Landis & Staefa, REKO, and Telia AB are exhibiting in a joint booth to demonstrate how, and why, the LONWORKS® platform is becoming the standard for networking everyday devices in buildings -- providing automation solutions throughout Europe and around the globe. The 400 square meter (4,300 square foot) LONWORKS showcase is expected to be the largest single display of products and companies supporting an open building control technology at any European show in 2000.

In the booth in hall 9.2, stand D40, Echelon partner companies are showcasing a comprehensive set of LONWORKS solutions for the building industry, including heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), lighting, fire safety, window covering, flexible wall and door systems, access, food and beverage, plumbing, and more. Additionally, Echelon is demonstrating Internet command and control via the company's i.LON™ 1000 Internet server, which is controlling lighting, blinds, security, and door access in the booth plus performing various monitoring functions including light, presence, and temperature at remote sights in California and the United Kingdom.

Also on display in the booth will be the LONMARK® "Wall of Fame" featuring certified devices from manufacturers around the world. LONMARK certification guarantees that products have met a stringent series of interoperability guidelines, enabling them interoperate across a LONWORKS network as "plug and play" devices.

Echelon Corporation is the developer of LONWORKS® networks, recognized internationally as a standard for open, interoperable control networks. Echelon is based in Palo Alto, 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.

Products that have been verified to conform to Echelon's LONMARK interoperability guidelines are eligible to carry the LONMARK logo, an indicator that a product has been designed to interoperate over a LONWORKS network. Further information on the LONMARK Interoperability Association and its members can be found on the LONMARK Association web site at http://www.lonmark.org. 

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