San Jose, Calif. – February 27, 2007  - Aeris^® (www.aeris.net ), the leading network services provider for wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) fixed and mobile communications services, today announced that Chris Purpura has joined the company as senior vice president of marketing. In this role, Purpura has responsibilities for all Aeris marketing and product management activities.

"Chris has a solid track record of leading creative new product and market strategies, delivering and launching new products, and developing partnerships – all resulting in dramatic business growth," said Dick Gossen, president and CEO of Aeris. "He is a collaborative leader committed to building and motivating team success in product marketing and management, alliances and channels. We are very pleased he has joined the Aeris management team".

Purpura has more than 15 years of experience in both public and private companies that specialize in Internet, infrastructure software, and VoIP communications. Most recently, Purpura led New Ventures and Strategic Alliances at Platform Computing, the leading middleware company in enterprise grid middleware.

He held various senior executive level positions across marketing, product management, strategy, and alliances functions at GoldenGate Software, a leading data transaction middleware vendor; Network Inference, a leading policy engine vendor (acquired by WebMethods); and Aspect Communications, a leading contact center vendor. Additionally, Purpura served as director of product management at Oracle where he led the initial market strategy and launch of Oracle's Application Server product division.

Purpura earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. He is a member of the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals and served as a board member for the Open Grid Forum during 2006-2007.

About Aeris
Aeris^® is the leading machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless network operator in North America. Through its unique AerFrame™ M2M platform, and in partnership with more than 30 wireless carriers, Aeris 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. Recognized by CTIA with a Wireless Emerging Technology Award in 2006, AerFrame provides customers with wireless connectivity tailored to their specific application requirements – virtually any protocol, including specialized enhancements available only from Aeris – all delivered through configurable web services designed for the requirements of each application. Today, Aeris provides service to over one million customer devices. For more information, please visit http://www.Aeris.net or call 1-888-GO-AERIS.