Acromag receives "Gold" rating as a Top-30 supplier of Embedded Boards from Venture Development Corporation

Venture Development Corporation (VDC), an independent market research and consulting firm, named Acromag as a 2005 "Gold" vendor rating award recipient.

These rankings are driven by VDC's research into the markets for merchant computer boards for embedded and real-time applications. Ratings were derived through the use of an impartial model, proprietary to VDC, which measures customer experiences with these firms.

First, users identified their most important non-technical criteria (such as availability/delivery and price) when selecting a vendor. Next, they used these criteria to rate up to five vendors* from which they had purchased embedded boards. This data was then aggregated and weighted to reflect the relative importance of the various criteria to produce a numerical score for each identified vendor.

"Platinum" status was awarded to the ten identified vendors achieving the highest score. "Gold" status was awarded to the next twenty of these vendors (ranked 11-30). More than 400 vendors were analyzed in this ranking. More information is available at http://www.vdc-corp.com/embedded/press/05/pr05-19.html

"Because our model is based upon user perceptions, vendors achieving Platinum or Gold status may feel comfortable that their business practices and policies are highly regarded by their customers," said Eric Gulliksen, Practice Director of Venture Development's Embedded Hardware Research Group. "Other vendors may wish to pay more attention to these factors."

Venture Development Corporation is an independent technology market research and strategy consulting firm that specializes in a number of embedded, component, industrial, and defense markets. VDC has been operating since 1971, when the firm was founded by graduates of the Harvard Business School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Today, they employ a talented collection of analysts and consultants who offer a rare combination of expertise in the market research process; experience in technology product and program management; and formal training in engineering and marketing. VDC's clients include thousands of the largest and fastest-growing tech suppliers in the world and the most successful investors participating in the markets we cover.

Acromag has been developing and manufacturing measurement and control products for more than 45 years. They are an international corporation with a world headquarters near Detroit,Michigan and a global network of sales representatives and distributors. Acromag offers a complete line of embedded I/O products including bus boards, mezzanine modules, wiring accessories, and software. Industries served include military, aerospace, manufacturing, transportation, utilities, and scientific research laboratories.

For more information about Acromag products, call Inside Sales or Marketing Communications at (248) 624-1541, (800) 881-0268, FAX (248) 624-9234, or write Acromag, Inc. at P.O. Box 437 Wixom MI 48393-7037 USA

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May 25, 2005

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