Irvine, Calif. – June 18, 2012 – Lantronix, Inc. (NASDAQ: LTRX), a leading global provider of smart M2M connectivity solutions, today announced its patent-pending xPrintServer™ iOS printing solution was selected as the winner for Product Innovation in Hardware at the TechAmerica Orange County High-Tech Innovation Awards. OC Tech America, now in its 19th year, celebrates excellence and achievement in the region’s technology industry, and honors local companies, individuals and products that drive innovation in Orange County. This year’s winners were announced at an awards ceremony on June 14, 2012, at the Hilton in Costa Mesa, California.

“We are honored to be recognized among such an outstanding group of technology players,” said
Mark D. Tullio, vice president of worldwide marketing for Lantronix.  “Orange County has a long and storied history of technology innovation, and we look forward to contributing to the region’s focus and growth in the high tech space.”

xPrintServer: Open it. Plug it in. Print!
The xPrintServer, roughly the size of an iPhone, is an easy-to-use hardware solution that utilizes the iOS native print menu and requires no additional applications, software downloads, or printer driver installations. With automatic printer discovery and no configuration, printing is easy and hassle-free. Simply open the box, plug the xPrintServer anywhere into the network, and print wirelessly from any iOS device running iOS version 4.2 or later, to virtually any network-connected printer. Each device supports up to 10 networked printers. The xPrintServer is available for order now atwww.Lantronix.com for $149.95, and is also available on Amazon, Best Buy Online, Buy.com, and additional leading e-tail sites.

About TechAmerica
TechAmerica is the leading voice for the U.S. technology industry – the driving force behind productivity growth and jobs creation in the United States and the foundation of the global innovation economy. Representing approximately 1,000 member companies of all sizes from the public and commercial

sectors of the economy, it is the industry’s largest advocacy organization and is dedicated to helping members’ top and bottom lines. TechAmerica is also the technology industry’s only grassroots-to-global advocacy network, with offices in state capitals around the United States, Washington, D.C., Europe (Brussels) and Asia (Beijing). Learn more about TechAmerica at www.techamerica.org.

About Lantronix
Lantronix, Inc. (NASDAQ: LTRX) is a global leader of smart, secure M2M communication technologies that simplify access and communication with and between virtually any electronic device. Our smart connectivity solutions enable sharing data between devices and applications to empower businesses to make better decisions based on real-time information, and gain a competitive advantage by generating new revenue streams, improving productivity and increasing efficiency and profitability. Easy to integrate and deploy, Lantronix products remotely and securely connect electronic equipment via networks and the Internet. Founded in 1989, Lantronix serves some of the largest medical, security, industrial and building automation, transportation, retail/POS, financial, government, consumer electronics/appliances, IT/data center and pro-AV/signage entities in the world. The company’s headquarters are located in Irvine, Calif.

For more information, visit www.lantronix.com. The Lantronix blog, https://www.lantronix.com/blog, features industry discussion and updates.  To follow Lantronix on Twitter, visit https://www.twitter.com/Lantronix.

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Mark D. Tullio
Lantronix
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