Cognex Launches Certified Vision Integrator Program.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2003

Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ - CGNX), the world's leading supplier of machine vision systems, has launched the Cognex Certified Vision Integrator (CVI) program in North America. The program provides training, sales and marketing materials, software updates, and special pricing for CVIs. For their customers it ensures local, technical expertise from Cognex certified system integrators.

"Cognex CVIs are among the most highly skilled vision experts in the world. Our regional CVI training classes and online courses equip CVIs with the knowledge they need to solve problems quickly, deploy systems faster, and serve their customers better," said Kris Nelson, Senior VP of North America Sales for Cognex. "The program also opens new windows of opportunity for our CVIs. As the leading supplier of vision systems and sensors throughout the world, Cognex is often the first to be contacted with new applications. Our network of CVIs can take part in that."

The CVI program gives integrators and their customers access to the industry's most robust machine vision software and a powerful product family that spans the full range from vision sensors to PC-based vision systems. CVIs also have access to the private Cognex CVI website which provides technical reference materials, product information, presentations, on-line support and education, and CVI program updates--all in one convenient location. For more information, visit http://www.cognex.com/cvi/.

Cognex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and markets machine vision systems, or computers that can "see." Cognex is the world's leader in the machine vision industry, having shipped more than 175,000 vision systems, representing over $1.4 billion in cumulative revenue, since the company's founding in 1981. Cognex's Modular Vision Systems Division, headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, specializes in machine vision systems which are used for automating the manufacture of a wide range of discrete items and for assuring their quality. Cognex's Surface Inspection Systems Division, headquartered in Alameda, California, specializes in machine vision systems which are used for inspecting the surfaces of products manufactured in a continuous fashion, such as metals, paper, plastics, and nonwovens. In addition to its corporate headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts, Cognex also has regional offices located throughout North America, Japan, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Visit Cognex on-line at http://www.cognex.com/.