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IRVINE--- Stratera Appoints a New Chief Executive Officer

Companies mentioned in this article: Connect (Formerly UCSD Connect)

Stratera, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: STRR) is pleased to announce that Carl Lee Cummings was appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Stratera, Inc. CEO Michael Cummings stated, "Over the past year, Stratera, Inc. has made tremendous progress evolving from a development stage venture into a full fledged enterprise with an expanding pipeline of business. We believe the Company is now positioned for accelerating revenue growth and consequently requires changes in management to achieve such critical mass. Given Mr. Cummings' remarkable track record spearheading a successful automation company during his career, we could not have chosen a more capable individual."

Incoming Stratera, Inc. CEO Carl Lee Cummings added, "This is a rare opportunity to join a professional team with a business that is poised to expand very rapidly. I intend to apply the knowledge that I have gained from my past experiences growing businesses to achieve yet another success with Stratera, Inc."

Mr. Cummings was also appointed a member of the Company's Board of Directors in the position of Chairman.

Carl Cummings is the founder of Connect 4 Designs and he brings a vast amount of diverse organizational, management and technical expertise to Stratera, Inc. During his 10 year professional career, Mr. Cummings has served as part of the management team for home automation companies such as Tweeter and Circuit City; he also served as part of the management team for Henkles and McCoy, Inc. and Black Box Network Services, which both companies handled projects for large customers such as Home Depot, General Dynamics and the US Navy.

Mr. Cummings attended Cal Poly Pomona with a major in math and is a native California resident. His interests include sports, gaming and spending time with his wife of 9 years and their 3 girls.

About Stratera, Inc.

Stratera, Inc. is a one-stop turnkey home automation solution provider, offering the integration of home automation with the focus of saving energy, money and providing the convenience of home technology for the high end housing market and commercial enterprises.

STRATERA provides comprehensive energy saving automation solution analysis, systems design, equipment purchase, installation, integration, and off-site monitoring. In performing these tasks, special consideration is given to five areas:

- - The creation of automated systems designed to control and save energy

- - Applying systems, which offer capabilities to incorporate the maximum amount of existing equipment

- - Utilization of non-proprietary components

- - The consideration of systems' expansion and feature capacities to support future requirements

- - Overall client energy cost reduction