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EMRISE CORPORATION APPOINTS MICHAEL J. ROBINSON DIRECTOR OF NORTH AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT New Position to Develop North American Market for Network Access Products RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA—May 6, 2008—EMRISE CORPORATION (NYSE Arca:ERI), a designer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary electronic devices and communications equipment for aerospace, defense, industrial, and communications applications, today announced the appointment of veteran communications industry executive Michael J. Robinson as director of business development for network access communications products. Robinson has more than 20 years of sales, marketing and general management experience in the communications industry and will be responsible for increasing sales of network access products in North America through the Company’s communications products subsidiaries CXR Larus Corporation in the U.S. and CXR Anderson Jacobson in France. Prior to EMRISE, Robinson was vice president and general manager of Alameda, Calif.-based Coastcom Inc., a leading manufacturer of network access communications equipment, including connectivity equipment and protocols for next-generation communications, for public and private networks. Robinson was also executive vice-president of Eschelon Telecom, a leading regional telecommunications services provider that in 2007 was acquired by Integra Telecom, and has also held management positions at other telecommunications carriers. Robinson, who resides in Sausalito, is a former captain in the U.S. Army. He holds a bachelors degree from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, and an MBA in International Business from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Carmine T. Oliva commented: . “Mike is a major addition to our management team and brings not only a proven track record of success but also considerable knowledge of the North American markets. We believe his strong background in products and marketing, combined with his management experience, provide the capabilities and leadership we need to drive sales growth of communications products in North America. . “Mike will also lead the implementation of our strategic plan to expand sales of our French designed and built products in North America,” Oliva added. “For many years our French-made communications products were sold only in the European and French- speaking North African markets. However, with our new universally applicable TiemPo™ network timing and other products, we see an opportunity to address the needs of the relatively larger market in North America. We believe that Mike adds direct knowledge of this target market and breadth of experience we need to succeed with this strategy, and we welcome Mike to the management team.” About EMRISE Corporation EMRISE designs, manufactures and markets electronic devices, sub-systems and equipment for aerospace, defense, industrial and communications markets. EMRISE products perform key functions such as power supply and power conversion; RF and microwave transmission; digital and rotary switching; network access and timing and synchronization of communications networks. Primary growth driver applications for EMRISE products include commercial avionic “In-Flight Entertainment and Communications” products and communications “Network Timing and Synchronization” equipment. EMRISE serves customers in North America, Europe and Asia through operations in the United States, England, France and Japan. The Company has built a worldwide base of customers including all of the Fortune 100 in the U.S. that do business in markets served by EMRISE and many similar-size companies in Europe and Asia. For more information go to www.emrise.com Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this press release, including without limitation EMRISE’s ability to penetrate the North American market with our products manufactured in France and our ability to address the North American market with our TiemPo™ and other network timing products are all forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The actual future results of EMRISE CORPORATION could differ from those statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, unforeseen technical issues, failure to be successful in marketing our products manufactured in France to the North American market, failure to be successful in marketing our TiemPo™ and other network timing products to the North American market and those factors contained in the “Risk Factors” Section of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and other Company filings.
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