Echelon Announces: New LonWorks Based Lighting Modules from Halensmart Shatter Consumer Price Barrier.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2001 Halensmart Company Ltd., a division of Rambler ram·bler n. 1. One that rambles: tourists and Sunday ramblers on the village streets; a conversational rambler. 2. A type of climbing rose having numerous red, pink, or white flowers. Investment Ltd., Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , announced today the availability of the first in a planned series of very low-cost LonWorks(R) based consumer products. The first product, a lamp dimmer dim·mer n. 1. A rheostat or other device used to vary the intensity of an electric light. 2. a. A parking light on a motor vehicle. b. A low beam. module priced at $33.80 each, uses Echelon Corporation's (Nasdaq:ELON) PLT-22 power line transceiver to control lights and other dimmer modules by communicating over a home's power wiring. Halensmart will be exhibiting the products at LonWorld(TM) 2001 in Frankfurt, Germany beginning Oct. 23. Orders will be accepted at the LonWorld event as well as through the company's e-commerce web site at http://www.halensmart.com. "We see a huge opportunity for LonWorks products in the home and are delighted to be the first company to bring a low-cost, LonWorks based lighting product to market," said Sing Hong Law, Halensmart's founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "By building on Echelon's technology platform we get an inexpensive, high volume, world-class solution that we can sell worldwide. We look forward to building on this base and bringing to market in the near future additional LonWorks based products including an electric cooker electric cooker n → cocina eléctrica electric cooker n → cuisinière f électrique electric cooker electric n , air-conditioner and outlet switch." "With their low price, reliable operation, ease of use, and powerful feature set, Halensmart has set a new benchmark for home control products," said Bea Yormark, Echelon's president and COO. "Once again, as we've seen in market after market, these products demonstrate how LonWorks technology allows innovative companies to build the best value, the best performance, and the best set of features into their products. We're delighted to be working with Halensmart and look forward to continuing to work together with them to build the consumer market for LonWorks products." When used alone, the new dimmer module provides three levels of dimming (25%, 50%, 100%) to any incandescent lamp incandescent lamp Any of various devices that produce light by heating a suitable material to a high temperature. In an electric incandescent lamp, or lightbulb, a filament is enclosed in a glass shell that is either evacuated or filled with an inert gas. of 300 Watts or less. When used with Halensmart's user interface software, up to 100 dimming levels are possible. The module can be purchased either individually or in pre-configured packs, with discounts available to large purchasers. About Halensmart Halensmart is a Hong Kong based company focused on creating LonWorks based products and services from the home and building markets. With its team of experienced in-house engineers and the co-operation with local universities, Halensmart has developed a number of LonWorks based products for home control with additional designs underway. More information is available online at http://www.halensmart.com. About Echelon Corporation Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) designs control networks to connect machines and other electronic devices, for the purposes of sensing, monitoring and control. Echelon Corporation is the creator of the LonWorks platform, the world's most widely used standard for connecting everyday devices such as appliances, thermostats, air conditioners, electric meters, and lighting systems to each other and to the Internet. Echelon's hardware and software products enable manufacturers and integrators to create smart devices and systems that lower cost, increase convenience, improve service, and enhance productivity, quality, and safety. Thousands of companies have developed and installed more than 16 million LonWorks based devices into homes, buildings, factories, trains, and other systems worldwide. The protocol underlying LonWorks networks and the signaling used by Echelon's power line and free topology transceivers have both been adopted as standards by the American National Standards Institute See ANSI. (body, standard) American National Standards Institute - (ANSI) The private, non-profit organisation (501(c)3) responsible for approving US standards in many areas, including computers and communications. ANSI is a member of ISO. (ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. ). Echelon is also a founding member of the LonMark(R) Interoperability Association, an open industry forum of hundreds of leading manufacturers, integrators, and users dedicated to promoting the use of interoperable LonWorks devices. More information is available at http://www.lonmark.org. Further information regarding Echelon can be found at http://www.echelon.com. From Oct. 23-24, Echelon and Messe Frankfurt GmbH are holding LonWorld 2001, the world's premier conference and trade show devoted solely to the LonWorks industry, in Frankfurt, Germany. Further information is available at http://www.lonworldexpo.com. This press release may contain statements relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc future plans, events or performance. Such statements may involve risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with uncertainties pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to the timing and level of customer orders, acceptance of Echelon's products for use in home networks, demand for products and services, 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 forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , 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. Note to Editors: Echelon, LonWorks, LonMark, the LonMark logo, and the Echelon logo are trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries. LonWorld and Bringing the Internet to Life(TM) are trademarks of Echelon Corporation. Other marks belong to their respective holders. |
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