RICHMOND, VA and HAYWARD, CA, — June 28, 2005 —Tridium, Inc. and Dust Networks today announced an alliance targeted at dramatically lowering the cost of energy monitoring and real-time demand response applications. Dust Networks’ SmartMesh wireless sensor solutions now interface directly with devices and applications based on Tridium’s NiagaraAX Framework. “As a result of our alliance with Dust Networks, end users can rapidly implement more widespread programs to reduce energy costs,” said John Petze, President and CEO of Tridium. “Deploying Dust Networks’ SmartMesh wireless sensor devices to collect and transport vital energy related information to Tridium’s systems and applications is much easier, less intrusive and more cost-effective than running wires and conduit all over a building. With this alliance, all of the partners and end users in the Niagara Community now have new options for connecting devices to implement advanced energy management applications.” The Alliance announcement comes at a time when energy costs are rising, and building owners and facilities managers are increasingly pressured to manage energy costs more effectively. Dust Networks’ SmartMesh wireless mesh networking system is a platform for easy installation of very reliable wireless communications devices that dramatically reduce the cost of deploying sensors for energy management systems. Coupled with the flexible and extensible Niagara platform, the rich information set provided by the SmartMesh wireless sensor networks can be used to monitor and manage energy consumption, to implement demand reduction policies using real-time energy pricing information, and to reduce overall energy costs. With more sensing points, ultra-reliable wireless network performance, and low-cost installation, the cost-effectiveness of energy management systems has never been more attractive. “Dust Networks is pleased to be working with Tridium, the leading provider of energy management software solutions,” said Joy Weiss, President & CEO of Dust Networks. “This alliance ensures that SmartMesh device networks and Niagara systems are compatible ‘out of the box’ for the benefit of the ultimate customer, the building owner or facilities manager intent upon reducing energy costs.” For more information about the benefits of the Alliance and how to reduce your facility’s energy costs, contact one of Tridium’s systems integrators through www.tridium.com About Tridium Inc. Tridium is the inventor of the patented Niagara Framework®, a software framework that integrates diverse systems and devices—regardless of manufacturer, communication standard or software—into a unified platform that can be easily managed and controlled in real time over the Internet or intranet using a standard web browser. Niagara provides many benefits across a wide variety of customer applications including: building automation, energy services, remote site management, service bureaus and maintenance management. Tridium is a privately held software company headquartered in Richmond, Va., with subsidiaries based in London and Singapore. Tridium markets its products to value-added resellers, original equipment manufacturers and a network of Tridium Systems Integrators. Additional information about Tridium is available at www.tridium.com. About Dust Networks Dust Networks provides low-power wireless mesh networking systems to solution providers, integrators and OEMs for enterprise-class monitoring and control applications. Dust Networks' SmartMesh™ combines sophisticated mesh networking software and low-power wireless nodes to provide unmatched reliability, manageability and ease of implementation. SmartMesh enables unprecedented access to information about the physical world, allowing companies to monitor and control processes and systems for increased efficiency and enhanced profitability. For more information, please visit www.dustnetworks.com. #### |
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