WDL Systems is Named JUMPtec Distributor of the Year

Apex, NC – 24 May 2001 – JUMPtec (now known as Kontron), a leading developer of embedded computers, has named EMJ America Inc. its distributor of the year. EMJ was second only to China in overall sales volume. Its JUMPtec sales grew nearly 100% over the previous year.

JUMPtec announced its Distributor of the Year on May 11 in Deggendorf, Germany, during its annual distributors’ meeting. In attendance were representatives from around the world from fifteen different distributors.

EMJ Vice President Mark Estill was present to accept the award and says, "It is with great pleasure that I accept this recognition. I would like to thank JUMPtec/Adastra of California for the excellent relationship our two companies have forged. JUMPtec’s products are cutting-edge, and their features and flexibility put them in high demand in the American market."

Adastra Systems, a JUMPtec company, designs and manufactures single board computers and system peripherals for embedded systems. The products provide a solid platform for embedded applications from automation and control to instrumentation. Visit our JUMPtec vendor listing for more information about the JUMPtec products WDL Systems distributes.

ABOUT KONTRON TECHNOLOGY
Kontron is a leading global embedded computer technology company. Kontron supplies a diversified customer base of OEMs, system integrators and application providers in the communications, automation, transportation, medical, military, aerospace, and test and measurement markets. The company helps its customers to considerably reduce their time-to-market and to gain a competitive advantage with products including high-performance open computer platforms and systems, single-board computers, man-machine interfaces and mobile computers. Kontron employs over 1100 people worldwide and has manufacturing facilities in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. The company is listed on the German TecDAX 30 stock exchange under the symbol "KBC".

For additional information on Kontron, please visit: www.kontron.com

ABOUT WDL Systems
WDL Systems, a division of EMJ America Inc., distributes a full line of single board computers, CompactPCI solutions, Flash solutions, PC Card disk drives, PC Card readers, PC/104 add-on cards, PC/104 peripherals, displays, software and enclosures. EMJ is a publicly traded company with revenues of $150 million and can be found on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol EMJ.