TAIPEI, Taiwan, 24 March 2008. Leaders of ADLINK Technology Inc. in Taipei, Taiwan are set to acquire Ampro Computers Inc. in San Jose, Calif., to merge Ampro's expertise in board-level embedded computerswith ADLINK's manufacturing capabilities for industrial control and communications applications.
"This acquisition will be a win-win for ADLINK and Ampro, as it combines the competitive edge of both parties," says Jim Liu, ADLINK president and chief executive officer. "ADLINK will gain access to Ampro's expertise in developing extreme rugged board-level embedded computers, as well as its strong and mature U.S. sales channel."
"We are excited about this opportunity to grow, lower our costs, and bring our high-quality, standards-based modular embedded computing technologies into new markets," says Joanne Mumola Williams, president and chief executive officer of Ampro. "I am confident that our customers will be as pleased as we are with the addition of these significant new engineering, low-cost manufacturing, and support resources."
Ampro specializes in single-board computers in the PC/104 and other embedded form factors.
For more information contact Ampro online at www.ampro.com, or ADLINK at www.adlinktech.com.
