Kontron Names WDL Systems Distributor of the Year for the Second Year in a Row

Pittsboro, NC – 21 July 2003 – Kontron has named WDL Systems Distributor of the Year from among its 30 worldwide distributors. The announcement was made on July 8 in Germany, during JUMPtec's annual distributors’ meeting. EMJ was cited for achieving top sales volume in 2002.

This is the second year in a row that EMJ was the number one overall distributor for Kontron. In addition EMJ was presented a plaque as the top PC104 distributor at the meeting.

EMJ Vice President Mark Estill was present to accept the Distributor of the Year Award and said, "I am very pleased to accept this recognition on behalf of WDL Systems for the second year in a row. Kontron America has been an excellent partner, and we would not be receiving this award without their support. Kontron’s products are cutting-edge, and their features and flexibility put them in high demand in the American market."

"As the leader in the embedded market, Kontron has many distributors worldwide to support our customers. EMJ is a stellar distributor that has earned this honor through dedication, hard work, and commitment," noted Erika de Porcel, Kontron Business Development. "Kontron is proud to lead the way with partners such as EMJ."

EMJ is a stocking distributor for Kontron products. Its website www.emjembedded.com provides spec sheets and online ordering and technical support. Sales and technical support are also available by calling EMJ toll-free. And EMJ promotes Kontron products through its active participation in embedded industry trade shows and advertising.

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


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.