Echelon and Wonderware Partner to Bring Energy Solutions to Buildings

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2009--Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ:ELON) and Wonderware, a business unit of Invensys, announced today that they are partnering to bring energy and facility management solutions to market. As part of this partnership, Echelon joins the Wonderware Endorsed Hardware Program - one of only a few companies endorsed for this program - and the Echelon i.LON(R) SmartServer will be integrated with Wonderware software solutions. Wonderware and Echelon's combined software and hardware solutions will bring facilities more choices in how to connect, manage and control their equipment for operation cost savings and energy conservation. The announcement was made today at the 2009 AHR Expo in Chicago, the world's largest HVAC&R exposition.

i.LON SmartServer-equipped networks that use Wonderware facility management software provide detailed insight into energy use, trends and analysis, as well as the ability to directly control remote equipment. The Wonderware Endorsed Hardware Program helps ensure that third-party hardware offerings compliment Wonderware software solutions, facilitate compatibility and improved application performance, and help lower application development costs.

Echelon's i.LON SmartServer is a key component of a building automation systems and energy management networks. The i.LON SmartServer controls, monitors, and manages virtually any electronic control device in the
network. It is used in energy management solutions for retail stores, quick-service restaurants, commercial buildings and other businesses, as well as for monitored street lighting systems.

"We are pleased that Wonderware has selected the i.LON SmartServer as one of its key partner products for the rapidly expanding energy management market. Working together with Wonderware, we believe that we can accelerate the adoption of enterprise-wide energy strategies for companies both large and small. Becoming more efficient, reducing energy waste and optimizing resources in buildings are critical to today's businesses worldwide," said Anders Axelsson, Echelon's senior vice president of sales and marketing.

"Our hardware partners provide products that are closely integrated with Wonderware software for improved performance and lower maintenance costs. These products are selected because they are best-of-breed in their related industries," said John Bishop, industry manager, facility management solutions, Wonderware. "Echelon's i.LON SmartServer is a proven, reliable product that is used in energy management applications worldwide. Combined with the company's championing of open markets and systems, choosing to partner with Echelon was a clear choice."

Wonderware software already is used in more than 125,000 installations around the globe. Echelon's i.LON SmartServer offers energy-saving benefits for many types of applications, including demand response programs and other real-time energy management systems, building automation systems, monitored street lighting systems, and industrial applications.

Additional information about the Wonderware Hardware Partners Program can be found at http://global.wonderware.com/EN/Pages/PartnersHardwareFind.aspx.

About Wonderware
Wonderware is the market leader in real-time operations management software which includes: Supervisory HMI, GeoSCADA, Production Management, MES, Performance Management, EMI, and integration with asset
management, supply and demand chain and ERP applications. Wonderware delivers significant cost reductions associated withdesigning, building, deploying and maintaining secure and standardized applications for manufacturing and infrastructure operations. Wonderware software solutions enable companies to synchronize their production operations with business objectives, obtaining the speed and flexibility to attain sustained profitability.
For more information, visit www.wonderware.com.

About Echelon Corporation
Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ:ELON) is leading the worldwide transformation of the electricity grid into a smart, communicating energy network, connecting utilities to their customers, and providing customers with energy aware homes and businesses that react to conditions on the grid. chelon's NES System - the backbone for the smart grid - is used by utilities to replace existing stand-alone electricity meters with a network infrastructure that is open, inexpensive, reliable, and proven. The NES System helps utilities compete more effectively, reduce operating costs, provide expanded services and help energy users manage and reduce overall energy use. Echelon's LonWorks(R) Infrastructure products extend the smart grid, powering tens of millions of energy aware, everyday devices made by thousands of companies - connecting them to each other and the grid. LonWorks based products work together to
monitor and save energy; lower costs; improve productivity; and enhance service, quality, safety, and convenience in utility, municipal, building, industrial, transportation, and home area networks. More information about Echelon can be found at http://www.echelon.com.

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