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DUST NETWORKS SELECTED FOR M2M TOP 100

Company Recognized for Technology Leadership and Innovation

Hayward, CA, (December 8, 2009)—Dust Networks^®, the leading supplier of standards-based wireless sensor networking products, announced today that it has been named to the 2009 M2M 100, an international list of the most influential machine-to-machine technology providers as determined annually by the editors and editorial advisory board of M2M magazine.

“We are honored to be selected as a 2009 M2M 100 award winner,” said Brenda Glaze, vice president of sales and marketing for Dust Networks. “This recognition of our leadership in the wireless sensor networking market is a testimonial to our commitment to deliver the most reliable, scalable and simple-to-use wireless mesh solutions in the industry.”

“The M2M 100 represents the leaders in a rapidly changing marketplace, especially as machine-to-machine extends its reach into B2B, and now B2C,” says Peggy Smedley, editorial director, M2M magazine. “Right now, we are witnessing the evolution of this industry, and the 100 companies named are the face of the market today as well as what we see in the future.”

Companies are chosen for the M2M 100 based on a number of criteria, including strength and number of customer references; establishment in the market; growth potential; and active involvement in and support for the M2M community.

About Dust Networks
Dust Networks, the leader in standards-based intelligent wireless sensor networking (WSN), provides ultra low-power, highly reliable systems to OEMs in a wide range of markets. Dust Networks enables OEMs to offer monitoring and control solutions that provide unprecedented access to information from the physical world, resulting in improved operations, safer work environments, and increased competitive advantage. Dust Networks’ SmartMesh products combine revolutionary wireless networking capabilities with extremely low-power RF System-on-Chip (SoC) technology, providing OEMs with network-ready WSN solutions that are flexible and easy to integrate. Dust Networks partners with industry and standards groups such as ISA, the HART Communication Foundation, IEEE and IETF to ensure the broad adoption of interoperable wireless sensor networking products. For more information, please visit www.dustnetworks.com

About the M2M 100
The M2M 100 is the industry’s definitive resource of the leaders in the machine-to-machine technology marketplace. With the help of its advisory board, M2M magazine has selected the companies that are taking a commanding role in leading the M2M charge in a host of industries by delivering best of class technology solutions. Companies were selected through an exhaustive selection process based on criteria including: strength and number of customer references; strength of product/service portfolio; strength of business model; establishment and active involvement in the M2M market; and growth potential. For more information on the 2009 M2M 100, please visit http://www.m2mmag.com/news/articles/article.aspx?ID=8078

About M2M Magazine
Connecting people, devices, and systems, M2M magazine is the first and only publication dedicated to the machine-to-machine communication market. With the goal of helping companies uncover ways to reduce costs and automate processes by networking their assets, M2M magazine is the definitive resource for decision makers who want to harness the real-time benefits of this emerging technology.