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Global Caché and Lantronix Sign Agreement to Form Strategic Marketing and Technology Development Alliance

Alliance Provides Framework for Marketing and Delivering Complementary Solutions for Home Control and Automation

San Jose, CA and Las Vegas, NV USA - November 18, 2002 - (Lunch@Piero's/COMDEX Fall 2002) Global Caché and Lantronix® (Nasdaq: LTRX), both providers of products that network-enable products and technology in the home, announced today they have signed a strategic alliance agreement. The agreement permits the two companies to work closely together in defining, marketing and delivering products that address the fast-growing home automation and control market.

Lantronix Applications Division, formerly Premise Systems, Inc., which was acquired by Lantronix in January 2002, develops software for intelligently controlling appliances, electronic devices, HVAC and security systems, and information and entertainment services. Global Caché manufactures the GC-100 Home Network Adapter that provides the means for PC-based home automation and management software to access, control, and deliver services in a networked home to diverse devices and appliances. In combination, the companies' products can provide a complete, powerful and cost-effective home automation solution.

"We approached Lantronix during the design phase of the GC-100," said Walt Keller, president of Global Caché. "Recognizing that Premise Systems, now owned by Lantronix, pioneered the concept of providing software solutions built upon open systems and industry standards in the home automation and control market, we wanted its validation that we were on the right track with our product. Not only was Premise willing to give us its time and perspective on the GC-100, it was instrumental in fine-tuning the actual product definition and future direction. We realized early on that Premise was a valuable partner for us." Keller added, "We're very pleased that we've solidified our relationship even further with this agreement."

The Global Caché GC-100 Home Network Adapter is a flexible and easy to use hardware device connecting IR, relay, serial and digital I/O devices to a network. The GC-100 addresses the growing number of homes with high-bandwidth Internet and networking capability, and enables the use of network-based software to control and automate diverse devices throughout the home.

Lantronix is the provider of Premise SYS® Home Control Software, a modular, open standards-based system that delivers cost-effective automation solutions that are easy to install, modify and maintain, either onsite or remotely. Using Premise SYS, easily customizable end user interfaces are automatically generated and are accessible throughout the home from commonly available touchpanels, PDAs and cell phones as well as over the Internet.

Dan Quigley, executive vice president of Lantronix, Applications Division said, "Due in part to the prevalence of the Internet and distributed A/V components in the home, technology is now shifting from expensive proprietary systems to open systems, much like corporate computing did in the 1980s. Teaming up with Global Caché, which provides such a complementary product to ours, ensures that our integrators and installers will make that shift to open standards as painlessly and profitably as possible by supplying targeted solutions that work reliably together and are easy to implement and use."

Look for Global Caché at booth No. 650 and Lantronix/Premise at booth No. 400 during EHX in Long Beach, California on November 13th through 14th.

About Global Caché, Inc.
Global Caché, based in Silicon Valley, is dedicated to producing state-of-the-art products that enable technology in homes. Our debut product, the Home Network Adapter, provides the means for network-based home automation and management software to access, control, and deliver services in a networked home to diverse and previously unconnected devices and appliances. Global Caché sells direct to installers and system integrators, and through distributors and OEMs. For more information on Global Caché and our products and services or to place an order, visit online at www.globalcache.com or call us at 408-270-1300.

About Lantronix, Inc.
Lantronix, Inc. (LTRX) is a provider of hardware and software solutions ranging from systems that allow users to remotely manage network infrastructure equipment to technologies that network-enable devices and appliances. Lantronix was established in 1989, and its worldwide headquarters are in Irvine, Calif. For more information, visit the company on the Internet at www.lantronix.com.

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Media Contacts:
Global Caché/Rusty Keller
(408) 270-1300,
rusty.keller@globalcache.com

Lantronix/Irene Kruppa
425-861-1108
irenek@lantronix.com

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby and the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

These forward-looking statements relate to future plans, events or performance that involve risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control. The risks include the risk that the home networking market may not develop as rapidly as expected. Because of these and the other risk factors identified in our SEC filings our actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Lantronix 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.