Corporate Information, Winland Electronics, Inc.

MANKATO, Minn., March 4, 1999: - Winland Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: WLET) has been notified of its nomination for the Minnesota Technology Awards 1999 Technology Company of Minnesota. Winland is one of three nominees in the Technology Company category. Additional awards categories include Technology Leader, Technology Innovation, and Best Use of the Internet or E-Commerce.

The Third Annual Minnesota Technology Awards is sponsored by Minnesota Technology, Inc., together with Medtronic, Honeywell, McGladrey & Pullen, and Minnesota Technology magazine. The awards program recognizes small to medium-sized and emerging companies that have demonstrated a dedication and commitment to the future of technology within their communities and throughout the world. These awards honor technology companies and individuals that have demonstrated the kind of accomplishments that are necessary to be a world-class leader, company, or innovator. Awards will be presented at the Minnesota Technology Awards Banquet on April 29, 1999. More information can be obtained by visiting the Minnesota Technology, Inc. website at http://www.minnesotatechnology.org.

W. Kirk Hankins, Winlands Chairman and CEO, stated, Winlands selection as a finalist for the 1999 Technology Company of Minnesota Award is an extraordinary honor, given our states history of distinction in technological achievement, as well as the number and high quality of contenders for the award. We are very pleased, to say the least.

In September 1998, Winland Electronics was named to Deloitte & Touche's Minnesota Fast 50, a ranking of the state's 50 fastest-growing technology companies based on the non-compounded percentage of growth in revenues from 1993-1997. In November 1998, the company was also selected by IW Growing Companies, the leading management magazine for small to mid-sized manufacturers, to be in the inaugural class of the IW Growing Companies 25, America's Most Successful Small Manufacturers.

Winland recently reported record-level sales and earnings for the year ended December 31, 1998. Sales increased 47 percent to $18,175,509, from $12,382,878 in 1997, and net income increased 51 percent, to $855,595, from $566,687 in 1997. Winland Electronics, based in Mankato, Minn., designs and manufactures custom electronic control products and systems, as well as proprietary products for the security/industrial marketplace. The companys stock is traded on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market under the symbol WLET.

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