FORD vs DAIO Comparison

Forward Industries Inc is a provider of carrying and protective solutions. The company designs and distributes product protection for handheld electronic devices. Forward Industries sells soft-sided carrying cases for blood glucose diagnostic kits and portable consumer electronic devices such as tablets, personal computers, barcode Scanners, GPS devices, and others. The company operates in two segments, the OEM distribution segment sources and distributes carrying cases and other accessories for medical monitoring and diagnostic kits and a variety of other portable electronic and non-electronic devices directly to OEMs; The design segment, provides a full spectrum of hardware and software product design and engineering services. The majority of revenue is generated from the Design segment.

Data I/O Corp is a provider of programming, security deployment, security provisioning, and associated Intellectual Property protection and management solutions used in electronics manufacturing with flash memory, microcontrollers, and flash memory-based intelligent devices as well as secure element devices, authentication devices, and secure microcontrollers. It is engaged in focused on the design, manufacturing and sale of programming systems used by designers and manufacturers of electronic products. It has its geographic presence in the United States, Europe, and Asia and others. The company derives the majority of its revenue from Asia and others.