EMRISE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES DATE FOR RELEASE OF 2011 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS AND CONFERENCE CALL

DURHAM, NC - May 11, 2011...EMRISE CORPORATION (OTCBB: EMRI), a multi-national manufacturer of defense and aerospace electronic devices and communications equipment, announced today that it plans to release its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 on Monday, May 16, 2011, before the market opens and plans to host a conference call at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time that same day.

Chairman and CEO Carmine T. Oliva, President and COO Graham Jefferies and Director of Finance and Administration Brandi Festa will host the call. Festa will provide details and commentary about the financial results for the first quarter of 2011. Jefferies will provide an overview of the operational results for the 2011 first quarter, review the market trends expected to affect the remainder of 2011, and discuss the Company's strong backlog, a large portion of which is expected to ship in the last half of 2011. Oliva will provide an update on the progress being made on a number of the Company's key strategic initiatives.

To join the conference call, dial toll-free (877) 941-1428 five minutes prior to the scheduled start time. For callers outside the United States, dial (480) 629-9665. A live webcast of the call may also be accessed at www.EMRISE.com; on the Events page at http://viavid.net; or on the EMRISE client page at www.allencaron.com. An archived replay of the webcast will be available shortly after the call through the same web links listed above and will be available for 90 days.

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; radio frequency (RF) and microwave signal processing; and network access and timing and synchronization of communications networks. The use of its network products in network timing and synchronization in edge networks is a primary growth driver for the Company's Communications Equipment business segment. The use of its power supplies, RF and microwave signal processing devices and subsystems in on-board in-flight entertainment and communications systems is a primary growth driver for the Company's Electronic Devices business segment. EMRISE serves the worldwide base of customers it has built in North America, Europe and Asia through operations in the United States, England and France. EMRISE is a publicly traded company whose common stock trades on the OTCBB under the symbol EMRI. 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, certain matters discussed in this press release are forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, including but not limited to the Company's expectation of significant shipments in the last half of 2011. The actual future results of EMRISE could differ from those statements. The Company refers you to those factors contained in the "Risk Factors" Section of EMRISE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, its Current Reports on Form 8-K filed in recent months, and other EMRISE filings with the SEC.