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COMTROL TAKES PART IN MINNESOTA TRADE OFFICE MISSION TO SOUTH AMERICA

Minneapolis, MN April 1, 2008 Comtrol Corporation, a global leader in network enabling solutions, is pleased to announce its participation in the Council of Great Lakes Governors trade mission to South America, held April 19-29, 2008. Comtrol will travel with Minnesota Trade Office ambassadors to the countries of Chile, Argentina, and Brazil during the week and a half tour.

COMTROL NAMED 2008 M2M 100 TOP TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER AND LEADING RFID INNOVATOR

Minneapolis, MN March 25, 2008 Comtrol Corporation is proud to be listed on two prestigious lists, the 2008 M2M 100 compilation of top technology providers and RFID Switchboard's 20 Leading RFID Innovators of 2008.

COMTROL OFFERS FIRST HIGH-DENSITY MICROSOFT WINDOWS CERTIFIED PCI EXPRESS AND PCI-X ROCKETPORT SERIAL CARDS

Minneapolis, MN February 20, 2008 Comtrol Corporation announces the release of Microsoft certified Vista drivers for its full line of PCI Express and PCI-X serial expansion cards. The “Certified for Windows Vista” logo identifies the Comtrol RocketPort EXPRESS and RocketPort INFINITY product lines as fully designed and tested for the latest 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft operating system. Meeting the rigorous Microsoft certification requirements by passing Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) testing signifies that RocketPort EXPRESS and RocketPort INFINITY cards qualify at the highest levels for ease of use, performance, and compatibility with Windows Vista, as well as the Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems.

Lodging Link® by Comtrol® Unlocks RSI’s RoomKey© Property Management System

Minneapolis, Minn JANUARY 8TH, 2008 Comtrol® Corporation, a global market leader for network enabling solutions, today announced that their interfaces have contributed to the three year growth of RoomKey© PMS, RSI International Systems Inc.’s (TSX Venture Exchange: RSY) web based property management system (PMS). RoomKey PMS utilizes Comtrol’s Lodging Link® PTS software to interface with over 500 various hotel guest services systems including PBX, voice mail, call accounting, HSIA, point-of-sale, in-room movie, keyless entry, mini bar, and energy management systems into one solution, eliminating the need to create independent interfaces.

Proteus Install of PRO*Resort and Comtrol’s Lodging Link a Success at Grand Canyon Railway Hotel

Minneapolis, Minn Tuesday December 18th, 2007 Comtrol is pleased to report the successful installation of their Lodging Link interface software with Proteus’s property management software at the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel. Comtrol is the leading global provider of interface technology to the hospitality industry. Comtrol’s Lodging Link product provides seamless interface communication between the hotel’s guest service systems and PRO*Resort the resort and tour management system provided by Proteus. Proteus combines the strength of the Oracle relational database management system with the very best of web development tool-sets, Proteus providing leading edge IT development in its markets of tourism, hospitality, and finance.

Comtrol Corporation Announces Ehssan Taghizadeh as President

Maple Grove, Minn Thursday December 13, 2007 Comtrol Corporation, a global market leader for network enabling solutions, has named Ehssan Taghizadeh as President. Taghizadeh has been with Comtrol for over 17 years, serving as its vice president of engineering since 2000. Taghizadeh received his BS in Electrical Engineering and MS in Microelectronics and Microprocessor Chip Design from the University of Minnesota.

Comtrol’s Lodging Link and NOVEXSYS Partner to Provide Easy-to-use, Scalable Solutions for Hotels

Minneapolis, Minn Monday, November 19th, 2007 Comtrol Corp. is proud to announce it’s 60th Lodging Link partner, NOVEXSYS. Comtrol's Lodging Link product provides enterprise integration systems to the hospitality industry, creating seamless communications between a hotel's property-management system and its guest-service systems, such as PBX, voice mail, call accounting, in-room Internet access, point-of-sale, in-room movie, keyless entry, mini bar, and energy management.

RocketPort® EXPRESS Multiport Serial Cards

Minneapolis, MN Tuesday November 13th, 2007 Comtrol Corporation introduces RocketPort® EXPRESS in-server serial port expansion cards. These flexible serial cards are fully compatible with systems featuring x1, x2, x4, x8, x12 and x16 lane PCI Express expansion slots. Product line includes 4-, 8, 16- and 32-Port options.

RocketPort® INFINITY Multiport Serial Cards Offer High-Speed Communication and Flexible Connectivity Options for a Wide Range of Serial Devices

Minneapolis, MN September 24, 2007 Comtrol Corporation introduces the RocketPort® INFINITY product family, the next generation of multiport serial adapters. RocketPort INFINITY in-server serial port expansion cards are flexible and reliable, providing high-speed communications and connectivity to serial devices such as printers, scanners, cameras and LCD screens. With Comtrol’s exclusive Unity ASIC chip, INFINITY cards are capable of increased 66 Mhz BUS speed for high performance. In addition, RocketPort INFINITY products are fully compatible with systems that have 32 or 64 bit 3.3 or 5 volt PCI and PCI-X expansion slots.

ONETECH is Successfully Integrated with Comtrol's Lodging Link System

Minneapolis, MN Wednesday, August 29, 2007 Comtrol is pleased to announce ONETECH has signed on to become our newest Lodging Link PMS partner. Comtrol's Lodging Link solution will provide ONETECH's Property Management System the interface connectivity to the hotel's various guest services systems. Hotel systems include: PBX, voice mail, call accounting, in-room Internet access, point-of-sale, in-room movie, keyless entry, mini bar, and energy management systems. Lodging Link eliminates the need for property management system (PMS) vendors to create their own interfaces.

All Systems Go: The Lone Wolf Racecar Takes Itself For a Spin In Preparation for the DARPA Urban Challenge

Minneapolis, MN Thursday, August 16, 2007 In a final test and demonstration before the upcoming 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge, the autonomous race car, the Lone Wolf, took itself for a spin yesterday at sponsor Comtrol Corporation's headquarters in Minneapolis, MN. This unmanned, computer-driven Lotus Elise employs forward-thinking technology from progressive manufacturers such as Comtrol and SICK, Inc., two long-standing industry leaders from Minnesota. Comtrol supplies the Lone Wolf with DeviceMaster® equipment instrumental to coordinating the car's complex system of sensors necessary for autonomous operation. These innovative laser measurement system sensors, developed by SICK, use laser radar technology to help the car "see" obstacles and navigate the terrain.

Comtrol Corporation Announces New Ownership and Board of Directors

Minneapolis, MN Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Comtrol Corporation is pleased to announce a change in ownership and corporate governance for the organization. Comtrol, now majority owned by Rebecca Beale, has elected a newly reconstituted board of directors, which comprises four independent directors having served as CEO and other executive leadership positions in Fortune 500® companies as well as smaller private and publicly held companies. All are enthusiastic about Comtrol's potential and are excited to be part of Comtrol's team

innRoad, Inc. Partners With Comtrol for Lodging Link® Compatible Property Management System

Minneapolis, MN and SAG HARBOR, NY July 3, 2007 innRoad, Inc.™, a hospitality industry-leading company featuring the first fully featured on-demand PMS, innCenter™, is pleased to announce that the company has partnered with Comtrol®, a worldwide product leader in network enabling devices. Through this partnership, innRoad’s Internet-based property management system will utilize Comtrol’s newest product, Lodging Link®, Premier to interface with over 500 various hotel guest services systems. This allows innCenter to aggregate independent systems including PBX, voice mail, call accounting, HSIA, point-of-sale, in-room movie, keyless entry, mini bar and energy management systems into one solution, eliminating the need to create independent interfaces.

Comtrol’s Edgeware™ Leads the Way in RFID Integration Innovation

Minneapolis, MN Monday, March 26, 2007 Comtrol Corporation’s Edgeware edge controller continues to be on the cutting-edge of tools for moving a RFID pilot into production. In addition to integrating enterprise applications, devices and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Edgeware now comes with DualConnectPlus Technology. This exclusive Comtrol technology can simultaneously connect both serial and Ethernet devices to PLCs and/or applications. It also provides filtering of string, RFID, and barcode data while extracting the barcode and RFID parameters.

T3 Telecom Software Announces Connectivity with Comtrol’s Lodging Link™ to Provide Integrated Voice Messaging Services to the Hospitality Industry

New York, NY March 08, 2007 T3 Telecom Software, Inc. has integrated with Comtrol’s Lodging Link™ to work seamlessly with industry leading hospitality Property Management Systems (PMSs). The PMS manages the inventory of rooms and must communicate with an ever increasing variety of guest service systems (GSSs), such as voice mail, pay-per-view movies, automated check-in/check out and Internet access. Comtrol provides the interface that enables a hotel’s PMS to communicate with its various guest services. This PMS/GSS interface is essential to the successful management of lodging facilities.

Comtrol Releases Next Generation of Lodging Link™ Turn-key Interface Solution – Lodging Link Premier

Minneapolis, MN Tuesday, December 19, 2006 Comtrol Corporation, a leading provider of hotel interface services for the property management sector, announces the release of Lodging Link Premier. It is the fourth-generation of Comtrol's turn-key universal guest service device interfacing solution. Currently, over 50 property management system manufacturers rely on Lodging Link technology to manage their guest service systems. Lodging Link manages over 450 guest device systems and is found in over 5,000 hotels worldwide.

Comtrol Sponsors Insight Racing in DARPA Smart Car Race

Cary, NC Tuesday, December 5, 2006 Comtrol Corporation and Insight Racing recently announced Comtrol's sponsorship of Insight Racing for the next DARPA Grand Challenge race, the Urban Challenge. Comtrol, maker of the DeviceMaster® family of network-enabling device servers, sponsored Insight in the 2005 Grand Challenge where Insight was a finalist.

Comtrol's EdgeWare™ Edge Controller Integrates RFID Readers, PLCs and SAP®

RFID World 2006 Conference, Dallas, TX Tuesday, February 28, 2006 Comtrol Corporation today announced the limited release of their EdgeWare edge controller that facilitates real-time communication and transparent integration of controls infrastructure and plant floor devices such as RFID readers with enterprise applications such as SAP

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