Wako Logistics Group is a non-asset based third-party logistics and
freight transportation provider offering a broad array of logistics and other
services through its subsidiaries and divisions.

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Now that the largest and second largest subway systems in
the U.
CTA's next generation subway cars will use LonWorks-based control
networks to operate passenger communications systems as well as
perform critical train control functions such as propulsion and brake
monitoring. "Many of the world's biggest and newest subway systems have
adopted our networking platform.

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The CTA's RFP follows the decision to specify LonWorks control
networking by the New York City Transit (NYCT), the world's longest
subway , which first began mandating LonWorks technology for all of its
new subway cars beginning in the mid-1990s. The ability to access important data from the devices that
monitor and control the train cars will dramatically improve a train
crew's ability to rapidly identify and correct problems en route and
allow maintenance crews to make repairs more quickly, thereby reducing
costly down time . Echelon technology can
be found in thermostats, light switches and controllers, electricity
meters , appliances, heating and air-conditioning systems, traffic
signals, trains, aircraft, factories, and buildings -- in more than 50
million "smart" devices made by thousands of manufacturers.

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About Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)

Created in 1945, the CTA provides bus and rapid transit rail
service to the city of Chicago and 40 neighboring suburbs.

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About Echelon Corporation

Echelon Corporation (Nasdaq:ELON) is a pioneer and world leader in
control networking -- networks that connect machines and other
electronic devices - - for the purpose of sensing, monitoring and
controlling the world around us.com

Echelon, LonWorks , and the Echelon logo are registered trademarks
of Echelon Corporation registered in the United States and other
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The CTA has
released a request -for-proposal (RFP) requiring the use of LonWorks
control networks in a 700+ car project -- the largest ever by the CTA.

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CTA trains provide about 500,000
customer trips each day and serve 144 stations .

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Since then, LonWorks
networking technology has been mandated and deployed in many
transportation systems throughout the United States and other
countries, including Helsinki City Transport, Paris Metro, Los Angeles
County MTA, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit, AMTRAK, German
Federal Railroads and Swiss National Railroads. CTA's 1,190 rapid transit cars operate over
seven routes and 222 miles of track. For
planners, system architects, or OEM designers of control network
products and families there is no better choice than Echelon.

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"CTA was looking for a cost-effective, future-proof, highly
reliable network monitoring and control solution to oversee critical
systems for improved safety , efficiency and overall quality of
service," said Tom Sullivan, a transportation technology consultant
familiar with the specification.S. The worldwide adoption of the
platform prompted the formation of LonMark(R) International, an
independent trade organization that certifies LonWorks-based products
against an interoperability specification that allows devices from
differing manufacturers to work together; educates the market about
the value of device interoperability and open control networks; and
creates awareness programs for potential end-users, OEM manufacturers,
and integrators of LonMark certified products and LonMark systems. Further information regarding
Echelon can be found at http://www.

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are both mandating the LonWorks platform, this will likely
accelerate the adoption of LonWorks technology on heavy rail vehicles
worldwide.

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Echelon's Technology Selected for Chicago's Next Generation Subway Cars; Demonstrates Continued Adoption of the LonWorks Platform in Worldwide Transportation M

Echelon 's revenue per car is expected to be around $600 and, while the
total for the CTA project is not a large amount, it is representative
of a multi-million dollar revenue opportunity as transportation
authorities around the world adopt Echelon's technology.

Businesses involved in rail operations (either passenger or freight) which maybe national or local, public or private, which operate predominantly on a 'for profit' or 'public service basis.

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Actual results,
events and performance may differ materially . With over three decades of
experience in international transportation, WLG has established itself as a
leading provider of traditional freight forwarding and freight management
services in Asia , Australia and North America.

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"Echelon's technology platform has
everything that was required -- proven reliability in rail
applications worldwide, ability to provide real-time information, and
the widespread market support to ensure that when the time comes to
expand and modify the systems , there will be many vendors from which
to choose. It is the
nation's second largest transportation system, providing more than 1.
(OTC Bulletin Board: WKOL), announced today that it has received clearance
from the NASD to quote its Securities on the Over the Counter Market.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. market will aid in
developing our corporate objectives as well as help establish ourselves as a
global player in the Logistics/Freight Forwarding Arena .com/

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Echelon is based in San Jose, California, with international
offices in China, France, Germany, Italy, Hong Kong, Japan , Korea, The
Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the
trademarks of their respective owners.

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This latest adoption by the CTA
is a strong indicator that transit authorities around the world are
accelerating the mandated use of our technology platform . Echelon undertakes no obligation to
release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward -looking
statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after
the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.sec.

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Readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date hereof.
Chris Wood, CEO , said "Listing our company on the U.S.

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Echelon is also the creator of the LonWorks platform, an extremely
robust, flexible, and expandable standards -based control networking
platform upon which manufacturers can build products and applications
with unparalleled reliability, security, operational integrity,
flexibility, and bottom-line value.

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-- --Echelon
Corporation (Nasdaq:ELON), a pioneer in control networking, and the
world's leading supplier of technology for the widely-used LonWorks(R)
control networking platform, announced today that the control systems
for Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) next generation subway cars will
be based on Echelon's control networking technology.5
million rides each day.echelon.

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In 1999, the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) adopted the LonWorks
platform in its rail transit vehicle standard for intra-car and
inter-car automation and control (IEEE-1473-L). Among the vehicle
subsystems being monitored and controlled by LonWorks control networks
are:

Automatic Train Control

Auxiliary Power Supply System

Brake Monitoring

Door System Monitoring

Event Recorder

Global Positioning System

Passenger Information Signs

Propulsion Control

Public Address and Intercom

Smart Card Reader

Video Surveillance

"The transportation industry is very important to Echelon," said
Anders Axelsson, Echelon's senior vice president of sales and
marketing. We believe that the LonWorks control
networking platform is becoming the worldwide de facto standard for
passenger rail mass transit systems. Such statements may involve risks and
uncertainties, including risks associated with uncertainties
pertaining to the timing and level of customer orders and demand for
Echelon products and services, development of markets for and
acceptance of Echelon's products and services, risks that LonWorks
based products made by suppliers other than Echelon will be used in
rail applications in Chicago and elsewhere, risks that liability may
accrue if Echelon products and services are used by the CTA; risks
associated with the any material or non-material changes that may
occur in policies or practices of the CTA and awarding of any
contracts by the CTA that include LonWorks based products, and
completion of the project associated with the request for proposal by
the CTA; risks associated with the growth of the LonWorks industry;
and other risks identified in Echelon's SEC filings.

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Additionally, the network will provide an enhanced
passenger experience through more accurate destination and schedule
status information, all updated in real-time. Echelon's component and system-level
hardware and software products are used by OEMs , VARs, system
integrators, utilities -- and virtually every class of institution --
to design , build, deploy and/or operate robust, scaleable,
standards-based control networks and devices.