San Jose, Calif. - June 26, 2008 - Aeris^® (www.aeris.net), the leading wireless communications service provider dedicated exclusively to the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and telematics marketplace across North America, announced today it received the M2M Value Chain Gold Award in the Automatic Vehicle Location category for Dritz Farms' use of Aeris's network, a Kyocera Wireless M2M Module and Leica Geosystem's Virtual Wrench solution, the industry's first Web-based service and diagnostics tool, to deliver reliable, real-time data and GPS messaging.

This is the third year in a row Aeris has received recognition with a M2M Value Chain Award. These awards highlight the process of combining multiple technologies as well as application software and infrastructure to show how all of the elements of the M2M value chain created a winning solution for the end customer.

"Aeris prides itself on the company's reliable network built specifically for M2M and telematics that is backed with comprehensive customer support," said Chris Purpura, vice president of marketing at Aeris. "We are honored to receive this award as it demonstrates Aeris's commitment of bringing M2M technology expertise and its customized network to the overall value chain."

Dritz Farms cultivates crops that require dry land strip-till farming, including soybeans, corn and more. Aeris's wireless network enables Dritz Farms to accurately plant, water and fertilize crops to maximize planting space and crop yield. Additionally, Aeris' wireless network provides the connectivity Virtual Wrench needs to enable farm equipment to automatically schedule field service calls and order parts through Web-based applications.

The M2M Value Chain Awards were announced on June 25, 2008 at the M2M United Conference, which took place on June 23-26, 2008 at the Westin Chicago North Shore Resort.

Since 2006, Aeris has received recognition with these M2M United Value Chain Awards:

• Gold Award in the OEM Services category as part of Lindsay Manufacturing Company's value chain
• Silver Award in the Energy Services category as a part of Genscape's value chain
• Bronze Award in the Fleet Management category for the company's participation in Pendum's armored van solution

About Aeris Communications, Inc.
Aeris^® Communications, Inc. is the leading wireless communications service provider dedicated exclusively to the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Telematics marketplace across North America. Aeris has assembled and seamlessly integrated top tier carrier partner networks through AerFrame™ to provide customers with simplified, unified, reliable, and customized network services for M2M and Telematics applications. Since 1992, Aeris has provided superior reliability, higher quality coverage, lower latency, and unsurpassed customer support and managed services. For information on how Aeris can help you rapidly scale your M2M solution while also lowering your total cost of ownership, visit http://www.Aeris.net or call 1-888-GO-AERIS.