PRESS RELEASE: Kontron books $24 million design win in new field of application
16.09.2008
Kontron AG / Miscellaneous
16.09.2008
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Major delivery order for American home entertainment provider opens up new
sales opportunities
Eching, Munich, September 16, 2008. Kontron AG, one of the world's leading
providers of embedded computer systems, has won a design order with a total
volume of around $24 million in the important new B2B application field of
home entertainment. Kontron has developed a motherboard for video and audio
system based on the space-saving MicroATX-Format for one of the leading
technology suppliers in North America. The intention is that the order will
amount to an annual volume of $8 million, and will span several years. The
first deliveries will start in the fourth quarter of 2008, and will
continue until the full production target is reached from 2009. 'This is
the first design win in what is for us a new and exciting field of
application, to which we ascribe great significance,' commented Ulrich
Gehrmann, CEO of Kontron AG. In this new infotainment segment Kontron
expects from this new order a strong EBIT margin.
The compact Kontron 986LCD-M/FLEX motherboard supports the latest Intel(TM)
Core(TM) 2 Duo, Intel(TM) Core(TM) Duo, Intel(TM) Core(TM) Solo, and Celeron(TM) processors.
It is capable of a particularly high level of data throughput, and consumes
very little energy. This creates ideal preconditions for broad use in
various areas of application and markets. The new order means that Kontron
is entering further up-and-coming market segments.
Kontron computer products are distinguished through their particularly high
level of performance accompanied by low space and energy requirements. They
also offer high capacity, a high level of accessibility, and broad data
throughput. Based on its technological breadth and global presence in all
major markets, Kontron is consequently continuing to further expand its
position of leadership.
Investor Relations: For further information:
Gaby Moldan Dr. Udo Nimsdorf
Kontron AG Engel & Zimmermann AG
Oskar-von-Miller-Str. 1, Agentur für Wirtschaftskommunikation
D-85386 Eching Schloss Fußberg, Am Schlosspark 15,
Tel:+498165/77212,Fax+498165/77222 D-82131 Gauting
Tel+4989-8935633,Fax:+4989-89398429
Email: Gaby.Moldan@kontron.com Email: info@engel-zimmermann.de
16.09.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language: English
Issuer: Kontron AG
Oskar-von-Miller-Str. 1
85386 Eching
Deutschland
Phone: 08165-77-225
Fax: 08165-77-222
E-mail: martin.przybyla@kontron.com
Internet: www.kontron.com
ISIN: DE0006053952
WKN: 605395
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Hannover, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart
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Kontron AG / Miscellaneous
16.09.2008
Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Major delivery order for American home entertainment provider opens up new
sales opportunities
Eching, Munich, September 16, 2008. Kontron AG, one of the world's leading
providers of embedded computer systems, has won a design order with a total
volume of around $24 million in the important new B2B application field of
home entertainment. Kontron has developed a motherboard for video and audio
system based on the space-saving MicroATX-Format for one of the leading
technology suppliers in North America. The intention is that the order will
amount to an annual volume of $8 million, and will span several years. The
first deliveries will start in the fourth quarter of 2008, and will
continue until the full production target is reached from 2009. 'This is
the first design win in what is for us a new and exciting field of
application, to which we ascribe great significance,' commented Ulrich
Gehrmann, CEO of Kontron AG. In this new infotainment segment Kontron
expects from this new order a strong EBIT margin.
The compact Kontron 986LCD-M/FLEX motherboard supports the latest Intel(TM)
Core(TM) 2 Duo, Intel(TM) Core(TM) Duo, Intel(TM) Core(TM) Solo, and Celeron(TM) processors.
It is capable of a particularly high level of data throughput, and consumes
very little energy. This creates ideal preconditions for broad use in
various areas of application and markets. The new order means that Kontron
is entering further up-and-coming market segments.
Kontron computer products are distinguished through their particularly high
level of performance accompanied by low space and energy requirements. They
also offer high capacity, a high level of accessibility, and broad data
throughput. Based on its technological breadth and global presence in all
major markets, Kontron is consequently continuing to further expand its
position of leadership.
Investor Relations: For further information:
Gaby Moldan Dr. Udo Nimsdorf
Kontron AG Engel & Zimmermann AG
Oskar-von-Miller-Str. 1, Agentur für Wirtschaftskommunikation
D-85386 Eching Schloss Fußberg, Am Schlosspark 15,
Tel:+498165/77212,Fax+498165/77222 D-82131 Gauting
Tel+4989-8935633,Fax:+4989-89398429
Email: Gaby.Moldan@kontron.com Email: info@engel-zimmermann.de
16.09.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language: English
Issuer: Kontron AG
Oskar-von-Miller-Str. 1
85386 Eching
Deutschland
Phone: 08165-77-225
Fax: 08165-77-222
E-mail: martin.przybyla@kontron.com
Internet: www.kontron.com
ISIN: DE0006053952
WKN: 605395
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Hannover, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart
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