SAN JOSE, Calif. – Jan. 24, 2006  - Aeris.net (www.aeris.net), the leading network services provider for wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) fixed and mobile communications services, today announced that it has secured Canadian mobile carrier Saskatchewan Telecommunications as a business partner.

Aeris.net has partnered with SaskTel to expand Aeris.net's coverage into Saskatchewan. SaskTel has delivered telecommunications services to Saskatchewan for the past 90 years and currently serves over 425,000 business and residential customers.

"Mobile carriers are beginning to see the immense possibilities for M2M communications," said Robert Watson, President and CEO of SaskTel, "We believe that it is time for mobile carriers to start working to increase their M2M offerings."

Aeris has been aggressively expanding its digital coverage in Canada, anchored by an agreement with Bell Mobility in 2004. "With this partnership we have increased our CDMA footprint to provide mission critical M2M services to most of Canada," said Mark Chiarelli, Senior Vice President of Networks for Aeris.net. "Aeris has very successful M2M deployments in North America in the automotive, farming, trucking and home security industries. Going forward, many of these partnerships will bring the same types of opportunities to Canada."

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.

About SaskTel
SaskTel is the leading full service communications provider in Saskatchewan, offering competitive voice, data, dial-up and high speed internet, entertainment and multimedia services, security, web hosting, text and messaging services over its digital network. The Corporation also provides cellular and wireless data services through SaskTel Mobility, security monitoring services through SecurTek, directory services through DirectWest, in-room communications services to the healthcare sector through Hospitality Network, telecommunications consulting service through SaskTel International and national telecommunications services through Navigata Communications. Visit SaskTel at http://www.sasktel.com.