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EMRISE RECEIVES INITIAL ORDER FOR TIEMPO™ EDGE NETWORK TIMING SYSTEMS FROM MAJOR US INTEGRATOR OF COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS Sixth Major Integrator to Qualify TiemPo™ as Preferred Timing Device for Their Customers RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, November 5, 2008 - EMRISE CORPORATION (NYSE ARCA:ERI), a multi-national manufacturer of defense and aerospace electronic devices and communications equipment, today announced that it has received an initial $500,000 production order for it’s StarClock™ TiemPo™ next-generation network timing system from a major U.S. communications systems integrator. The order, which is for immediate delivery, is for a U.S. government agency telecommunications system upgrade. EMRISE Chief Executive Carmine T. Oliva, said that he expects this initial order to be shipped during the fourth quarter of 2008. The order was received by EMRISE’s CXR Larus subsidiary located in San Jose, California. CXR Larus builds network timing and synchronization and other telecommunications network access products. Oliva indicated that he expects follow-on orders from this program which could bring the total orders for this program to in excess of $1 million. Oliva indicated that follow on orders would likely ship during the first half of 2009. This order adds to a growing list of systems integrators, public utilities, private networks and other public communications carriers that have selected the StarClock TiemPo™ for their advanced network synchronization and timing needs. Oliva said this order brings the total number of major systems integrators who have qualified StarClock TiemPo™ for their systems to six and he indicated that the Company believes other system integrators will follow this trend. Oliva commented “Securing this order from yet another major systems integrator who will use our StarClock TiemPo™ as the preferred timing device in the upgrade of U.S. government communications systems infrastructures is a significant milestone in the growth of our TiemPo™ business.” Oliva added “Now that StarClock TiemPo™ has been qualified by this systems integrator for this initial program, we expect our product will be specified as the preferred timing system for other programs the integrator is awarded going forward. “This order provides yet another validation that TiemPo™ is extremely competitive in meeting the timing and synchronization requirements of advance technology communications networks.” 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 ship any or all of the $500,000 production order during the fourth quarter of 2008, ability to receive follow-on orders from this program which could bring the total orders for this program to in excess of $1 million, ability to ship any follow-on orders during the first half of 2009, the statement that other systems integrators will follow the trend of selecting the StarClock TiemPo™ for their advanced network synchronization and timing needs, the statement that this systems integrator will specify TiemPo™ as the preferred timing system for other programs the integrator is awarded going forward, and the ability for TiemPo™ to be extremely competitive in meeting the timing and synchronization requirements of advanced technology communications networks, 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, unforeseen delays in anticipated customer demand, supply chain issues, manufacturing issues, quality issues, changes or misunderstanding in customer requirements and/or failure for TiemPo™ to meet such original or revised requirements, failure of TiemPo™ to function as expected in the customer’s network, changes in political, economic or financial markets which affect the anticipated timing of delivery of this or future orders, impede our customer’s ability to pay for such product or EMRISE’s ability to deliver such product, failure of other system integrators to recognize or agree with the perceived benefits of TiemPo™, failure of the systems integrator referred to in this press release to recognize the value for TiemPo™ in other applications, failure of TiemPo™ to compete on price, performance, quality or other customer metrics used in the selection process for timing and synchronization products, 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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