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AO100


Dust Networks Selected by AlwaysOn as
AO100 Private Company Award Winner

Dust Networks Recognized for Leadership in Emerging Technology

Hayward, Calif., – July 12, 2006 – Dust Networks, the leading provider of highly reliable, ultra low-power embedded wireless sensor networking systems, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the Top 100 Private Company award winners. Dust Networks was handpicked by the AlwaysOn editorial panel based on a set of five criteria - technology innovation, market potential, customer adoption, media buzz and investor value creation.

Dust Networks and the AO100 will be honored as part of the AO2006: Stanford Summit, July 25-27, at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, California. It will bring together successful entrepreneurs, business and political thought leaders, and top venture capitalists to spot trends and spark new ideas and initiatives.

The AO100 was selected from over 1,000 companies, peer-nominated by leading venture capitalists, investment bankers and industry analysts. The AO100 consists of private companies at all stages of development, from early to late stage.

Dust Networks SmartMesh® products, utilizing the Time Synchronized Mesh Protocol (TSMP), provide OEMs with embedded monitoring and control solutions that are ultra-low power and achieve > 99.9% reliability in the face of harsh RF environments. SmartMesh products are proven and easy to integrate, allowing OEMs to increase time to market and enable end users to dramatically improve operations, ensure safer work environments, and increase competitive advantage. 

“The AO100 companies are driving the next wave of innovative technologies that are disrupting the old guard and shaping the new media landscape,” said Tony Perkins, founder of AlwaysOn. “As ever, we were inundated with nominations from leading companies, and it’s heartening to know that tomorrow’s thought leaders and technology visionaries are already out there. My congratulations to each AO100 winner - these are the companies which we predict will have the greatest market traction, strongest innovation and most game-changing approaches this year.”

"We are honored to receive this award from AlwaysOn – this recognition of our leadership in the wireless sensor networking market is a testimonial to our continued commitment to delivering cutting edge, reliable embedded wireless networking products to our customers” said Joy Weiss, President and CEO of Dust Networks.

A full list of all the AO100 companies can be found on the AlwaysOn website at: http://stanfordsummit.goingon.com/permalink/post/866

About Dust Networks
Dust Networks, a leader in the wireless sensor networking market, provides embedded wireless sensor networking products to OEMs in the industrial automation, building automation and defense markets. The Dust Networks SmartMesh® family of wireless products combines time-synchronized mesh networking technology and standards-based motes to provide networks with unmatched reliability and extremely low power consumption. Dust Networks enables its OEM customers to offer monitoring and control solutions that provide unprecedented access to information, resulting in improved operations, safer work environments, and competitive advantage.  Dust Networks partners with industry and standards groups such as ISA, the HART Foundation, and WINA to ensure that wireless sensor networking technology is easy to implement and interoperable. For more information, please visit www.dustnetworks.com.

About AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn is transforming the communication business with its online blogging network; establishing it as a leader in the open media revolution. Borrowing on the underground blogging and social networking traditions, AlwaysOn (www.alwayson-network.com) was launched in 2003. Today, AlwaysOn’s annual Summit @ Stanford and OnHollywood events, print “blogozine” and online services encourage direct collaboration between the global thought leaders and technology insiders whose ideas and innovations are shaping the always-on world.

AlwaysOn, LLC, is a privately held and virtually headquartered company born out of the heart of Silicon Valley.