Analogic Corporation Announces Strategic Marketing Agreement for Threat Detection Products with Lockheed Martin Corporation.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PEABODY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2003 Bernard M. Gordon This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Analogic Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ALOG ALOG Army Logistician (Magazine) ALOG Army Logistics ALOG Activity Log ALOG AWIS Logistics ), announced today that Analogic has entered into a strategic marketing agreement with Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LMT LMT left mentotransverse (position of fetus). ) to market threat detection products. A wide range of threat detection products that will be developed and manufactured by Analogic are included in this agreement. The first product to be marketed under this agreement is an innovative portal sentry to identify threat materials to prevent them from being carried on to aircraft in the carry-on luggage. Analogic is developing a small, state-of-the-art Computed Tomography (CT) scanner with approximately the same footprint as the X-ray machines currently in use in airports. Analogic has named this machine "COBRA," an acronym for Carry-On Baggage Real-time Assessment. This relatively low-cost, high-speed scanning system is able to detect explosives and other contraband, such as guns and knives, by imaging the complete contents of the bag quickly in three dimensions. Advanced Analogic detection software automatically identifies potential threats for the operator, who can review the contents of an alarmed bag from multiple angles on the system monitor. Analogic and Lockheed Martin presently plan to incorporate a combination of innovative detection technologies, such as quadrupole resonance, to meet anticipated performance requirements. The system's compact size, relatively low cost, high throughput and high level of reliability open up a number of applications for the innovative portal detection system. These include examining small parcels, mail, and carry-in baggage at embassies, federal buildings, and commercial, financial and information technology centers. Bernard Gordon, chairman of Analogic, said, "Two prototypes of the portal sentry system have been in development. We expect to have systems in certification testing with the TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). by November and deliver a substantial number of units before the end of this calendar year, with increasing numbers thereafter. We believe there will be a substantial and growing market for this detection system in aviation and a number of other security applications." Analogic Corporation is a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced health and security systems and subsystems sold primarily to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). The Company is recognized worldwide for advancing the state of the art in Computed Tomography (CT), Digital Radiography (DR), Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to produce cross-sectional images of organs and other internal body structures. (MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. ), Patient Monitoring, Cardiovascular Information Management, and Embedded Multiprocessing. This press release contains the Company's or management's intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions. These are considered "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements (statements which are not historical facts) in this presentation are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. 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