MUMBAI – May 10, 2001

Johnson Controls has signed a strategic software development partnership agreement with Hughes Software Systems (HSS), India's number one communications software company, to develop remote operations management and web enabled applications. This partnership strengthens Johnson Controls’ commitment to software development in India.

According to Pramoda Karkal, Managing Director of Johnson Controls (India) Pvt. Ltd., “We are excited with this partnership. Leveraging the world-class software development infrastructure of HSS will allow Johnson Controls to increase the percentage of its software developed in India. This agreement will result in improved efficiencies and economies of scale.”

"The JCI and HSS relationship would leverage the considerable control system expertise of JCI and the communication technology leadership of HSS, to build JCI's next generation innovative solutions for Remote Operations centre management, utilising internet and VoIP (SIP) technologies", said Arun Kumar, President and Managing Director, Hughes Software Systems.

About Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls, Inc., is a global market leader in automotive systems and facility management and control. In the automotive market, it is a major supplier of seating and interior systems, and batteries. For non-residential facilities, Johnson Controls provides building control systems and services, energy management and integrated facility management. Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), founded in 1885, has headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its sales for 2000 totalled $17.2 billion.

About Hughes Software Systems (HSS)

Hughes Software Systems Ltd. (www.hssworld.com), is the #1 communications software company in India. HSS offers a broad range of communications-related software services, products, and solutions to leading Communication OEMs and Service Providers around the world.

Assessed at SEI-CMM Level 4 for all its development centres and all projects, HSS been an ISO 9001 company since 1996.

HSS is a subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, a unit of Hughes Electronics Corporation. HSS has a team of over 1200 world class professionals, at its development centres in India: at Gurgaon, a suburb of New Delhi, and in Bangalore. With sales and support offices in the US and the UK, it is represented throughout Europe, South America, and Asia to support its global customer base.

For more information about HSS 
visit http://www.hssworld.com or contact:

Jay Vikram Bakshi
+91-124-634 6666 x 2865
prcontact@flextronicssoftware.com

Last updated : August 5, 2006