Data I/O Corporation to Present at B. Riley & Co. 9th Annual Investor Conference April 4, 2008

Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO), the leading provider of manual and automated device programming systems, today announced that Fred Hume, President and CEO, will present at B. Riley & Co. 9th Annual Investor Conference Friday, April 4th at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the home page of Data I/O's website at www.dataio.com at 8:30 a.m. Pacific time on April 4th. A copy of the presentation will also be available under the News and Events section on Data I/O's homepage.

About Data I/O Corporation

Celebrating 35 years of innovative leadership in the device programming industry, Data I/O Corporation provides manual and automated device programming systems that specifically address the requirements of engineering and manufacturing customers. FlashCORE(TM), ImageWriter, Sprint and UniSite families provide a wide range of device support and versatility to address a user's many different programming needs. Data I/O Corporation has headquarters in Redmond, Wash., with sales and service offices worldwide. For further information, visit the company's website at http://www.dataio.com .

Contact: Joel Hatlen VP, Finance and Chief Financial Officer Data I/O Corporation (425) 881-6444