Mar. 2, 2010;Nuremberg, GERMANY -- Diamond Systems Corp., a leading supplier of ruggedized single-

board computers (SBCs) and I/O expansion modules targeting real-world applications, today announced

that it has become a Participating Member of the Qseven Consortium, a multi-vendor standards body

dedicated to advancing the Qseven computer-on-module (COM) standard.

Through its participation in the Qseven Consortium,

Diamond will develop and deliver off-the-shelf and

customized board-level subsystems that integrate

Qseven embedded computing cores, Diamond’s

their applications, while shortening time-to-revenue

and reducing development costs and risks.

“The Qseven COM (computer-on-module) standard

packs the latest low-power, embedded processors,

chipsets, and standard system interfaces into a

highly compact package while eliminating the need

for expensive connectors that unnecessarily burden

COMs and FeaturePak I/O modules are extremely well suited for deployment together on standard and

customized application baseboards.”

The Qseven Consortium, founded in 2007 by congatec AG, Seco s.r.l. and MSC Vertriebs GmbH, is a multi-

vendor organization dedicated to advancing use of the Qseven computer-on-module (COM) standard

throughout the global embedded computing industry. Qseven COMs adhere to a standardized form-factor

of 70mm x 70mm and plug into application baseboards via a single, high-speed, 230-pin MXM connector.

Qseven modules integrate all core functions of an embedded computer, including CPU, memory, and

interfaces for graphics, audio, mass storage, network, USB and other I/O expansion. The MXM baseboard

interface connector carries all signals to and from the Qseven module, including system buses such as PCI

Express and LPC, and I/O interface signals for functions such as USB, SATA, gigabit Ethernet, graphics,

and audio. The Qseven Consortium currently has 21 Participating Members.

environments. The company was an early adopter of PC/104 technology and today is one of the leading

worldwide suppliers of PC/104 I/O modules and highly integrated single board computers combining CPU

and data acquisition on a single board. Diamond’s extensive product line includes A/D, D/A, digital I/O,

serial communications, wired and wireless networking, and power supply modules as well as single-board

computers and enclosures. Diamond also offers a full range of system solutions, including the capability to

customize boards or systems to meet the needs of a particular application. The privately held company is

based in Mountain View, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley.

For more information, visit www.diamondsystems.com or call 1-800-36-PC104.

In related news, Diamond Systems today participated in the launch

of the FeaturePak Initiative. The FeaturePak specification,

For more information, visit www.featurepak.org.