PHYTEC Attains Gold Member Status in Microsoft Windows Embedded Partner Program

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA, – May 18, 2007 – PHYTEC America LLC announces that it has attained Gold level membership, the highest level in the Microsoft Windows Embedded Partner (WEP) Program. This achievement highlights PHYTEC's ability to demonstrate excellence in building and enabling Windows Embedded-powered products. Microsoft Gold Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including greater access to technical and marketing resources, as well as training and support from Microsoft, giving them a competitive advantage in the embedded marketplace.

"We are thrilled to have attained Gold level membership in the Windows Embedded Partner Program. This allows us to present a strong credibility and expertise around Windows Embedded solutions to our customers and is a testament to the close relationship we have developed with Microsoft in the last year," said Michael Mitezki, PHYTEC CEO. "Our mission at PHYTEC is to provide cutting-edge off-shelf products which support the embedded developer in every step of development so our customers can succeed and reduce their time-to-market. By building a deeper relationship with Microsoft, we benefit from their technical and marketing resources and can focus on designing and implementing customer solutions that are easy to integrate, reliable and cost effective."

“We are pleased to have PHYTEC become a Gold-level member in the Windows Embedded Partner ecosystem,” said Ilya Bukshteyn, director of Windows Embedded Marketing at Microsoft Corp. “When it comes to Windows Embedded-based devices, PHYTEC embedded Single Board Computer subassembly technology is the ideal solution for building next-generation devices for customers worldwide.”

The Windows Embedded Partner Program is a strategic worldwide program focused on providing marketing opportunities to companies delivering products, services or solutions based on Windows Embedded platforms and represents Microsoft's ongoing commitment to the success of partners worldwide. The program offers a single, integrated partnering framework that recognizes partner expertise, rewards the total impact that partners have in the technology marketplace, and delivers more value to help partners' businesses be successful.

About PHYTEC Technologie Holding AG

In 20 years of operations, PHYTEC has earned a reputation for high quality design, production and integration support of OEM-able Single Board Computer (SBC) subassemblies and Rapid Development Kits that accelerate microcontroller-based embedded developments.  Headquartered in Mainz, Germany, the PHYTEC Technologie Holding AG remains a majority family-owned enterprise, with minority ownership shares held by the managers of operational divisions in Germany, the United States and France.  PHYTEC SBCs support a variety of ARM9, ARM11 and XScale derivatives, as well as other embedded devices.  These products have been deployed in thousands of embedded designs, ranging from industrial control to medical, automotive, avionic and data processing applications.