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Aeris.net | For Immediate Release

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AERIS.NET SURPASSES ONE MILLION SUBSCRIBERS IN THE M2M MARKET

Milestone Substantiates the Reliability and Efficiency of Aeris.net's Network Services

CTIA, San Francisco -- (Sept. 27, 2005)   

Aeris.net™ (www.aeris.net), the leading network services provider for wireless M2M fixed and mobile communications services, today announced that more than one million devices across North America are now enabled through its network. Applications supported by Aeris.net's network services include high-value asset and vehicle tracking, consumer telematics, security and alarm monitoring, remote industrial monitoring and many other telemetry-based solutions.

"Exceeding the one million mark is significant proof of the increasing importance of our M2M network services, as well as the growth of the overall M2M market," said Dick Gossen, president and CEO of Aeris.net. "Our customers have come to depend on Aeris for serving and supporting their life-safety and mission critical applications."

Subscriber growth has been increasing steadily at an average of more than 50 percent each year, similar to that experienced in the early PC industry. Aeris.net adds more than one thousand devices to its MicroBurst® portfolio every day, and this growth is slated to increase as Aeris.net expands its network services and enters new vertical markets.

"Aeris.net has done an excellent job of delivering M2M communications with a robust and highly reliable network," said Gordon Hope, senior vice president of marketing and business development at Honeywell Security and Custom Electronics. "In selecting a technology partner, it was important for us to ensure our customers' satisfaction and Aeris continues to deliver on our promise. We applaud Aeris and its industry achievement on reaching one million subscribers."

Aeris.net operates the largest and most reliable M2M network in the market, providing robust connectivity to a continent-wide network of wireless carriers - including carriers operating CDMA, GSM and AMPS technologies. Additionally, Aeris.net is partnering with the market's leading suppliers of radio modules, applications and system integrators to bring quality solutions to the M2M market.

About Aeris.net

Aeris.net is the leading machine-to-machine (M2M) network services provider in North America. Through its unique AerFrame™ M2M platform, and in partnership with more than 30 wireless carriers, Aeris.net delivers rugged, real-time managed data delivery for mission critical applications such as life-safety and security, high-value asset tracking, and numerous other fixed and mobile wireless applications. Leveraging the strength of MicroBurst®, Aeris has created a new and powerful paradigm in wireless M2M - rugged connectivity combined with standby availability of higher bandwidth network services. AerFrame provides customers with network options tailored to their specific needs - virtually any network protocol or combination of protocols best suited for specific M2M application requirements. Today, Aeris.net provides service to over one million customer devices. For more information, please visit http://www.Aeris.net or call 1-888-GO-AERIS.

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