Kontron strengthens presence in Silicon Valley

State-of-the-art facility in Fremont to house Embedded Modules & Mobile Rugged business units

Poway, CA -- July 26, 2005 -- Kontron America, the leader in embedded computing technology and mobile rugged solutions, is proud to announce that as of Monday, August 8, the Embedded Modules business unit will be co-located with the Mobile Rugged business unit in a state-of-the-art facility closer to the heart of Northern California's Silicon Valley. This decision brings the talents of approximately 100 Kontron employees ranging from engineering, to marketing, to sales and service functions all under a single roof in Fremont, California.

"We are very excited about the co-locating of these two business units. The location is beautiful and the perfect place for such an innovative group of individuals to be," says Dale Szymborski, General Manager of the Kontron America facility in Fremont. "Although the Embedded Modules and Mobile Rugged groups will function as separate business units, there is a great deal of synergy that exists. This ensures that the embedded computing technology and mobile rugged markets can expect to see even more advancements coming from Kontron in the Silicon Valley."

"This is a very positive move for the Embedded Modules team," notes Matthias Huber, Director of the Kontron Embedded Modules business unit. "Being in Fremont puts us very close to many of the industry partners with whom we work. The layout of the building itself also allows for greater efficiencies within the Modules team and takes better advantage of the synergies that exist with our Mobile Rugged teammates."

Effective August 8, contact information for both the Embedded Modules and Mobile Rugged business units of Kontron will be as follows:

3178 Laurelview Court
Fremont, CA 94538
Tel: (800) 995-7560
Fax: (510) 490-2360

Embedded Modules Business Unit:
For the past decade, the Embedded Modules business unit has been located in Hayward, California. This group was jointly responsible for the development of the ETX form factor for Computer-On-Modules (COMs) and most recently for the initiative that lead to the release of the COM Express standard from the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG).

Mobile Rugged Business Unit:
The Mobile Rugged business unit is comprised of the former Dolch Computer Systems team that was purchased by Kontron in March of this year. This business unit is responsible for a full line of complete rugged mobile computing systems as well as rugged displays and workstations that include the Triton, RuggedTouch, SafeTTouch 4X, Shark, and Orca.