San Jose, Calif. – May 1, 2007  - Aeris^® (www.aeris.net), the leading network services provider for wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) fixed and mobile communications services, today announced that Mark Cratsenburg has joined the company as senior vice president of sales. In this position, he is responsible for driving, growing and managing Aeris’s worldwide sales efforts. He comes to the company with more than 18 years of experience leading sales and market development efforts for top companies within the wireless market.

"Mark has an outstanding track record of leading sales teams to success on a global level," said Dick Gossen, president and CEO of Aeris. "I am extremely pleased to have Mark join Aeris's management team."

"It is an exciting time to join Aeris," said Cratsenburg. "Aeris provides superior coverage coupled with enhanced network services you can't get from any other wireless provider. I believe the company is in an excellent position to further solidify its role as the leader in M2M communications."

Most recently Cratsenburg was Vice President, Market Development for Alvarion, a leading WiMAX access company. Prior to Alvarion, he spent seven years with Ericsson where he held various management positions, highlighted by his experience as a member of the management team of the Ericsson CDMA business unit where he functioned as the Vice President of Global CDMA Sales. Prior to Ericsson, Cratsenburg worked for Qualcomm in several roles with global reach.

Cratsenburg earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration at the University of Michigan and a Masters degree in Taxation from DePaul University.

About Aeris Communications
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.