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EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        In connection with the annual report on Form 10-K of EMRISE Corporation (the "Company") for the period ended December 31, 2007 (the "Report"), the undersigned hereby certify in their capacities as Chief Executive Officer and Vice President Finance and Administration of the Company, respectively, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

        1.     the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

        2.     the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 31, 2008	By:	/s/  CARMINE T. OLIVA Carmine T. Oliva Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
Dated: March 31, 2008	By:	/s/  D. JOHN DONOVAN D. John Donovan Vice President Finance and Administration (principal financial officer)

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signatures that appear in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002