Measurement Computing Acquires Three Analogic Product Lines; MCC Intensifies DAQ Market Expansion.

Business/Technology Editors

MIDDLEBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2001

Measurement Computing today announced the acquisition of three PC-based product lines from Analogic Corporation (NASDAQ: ALOG), effective February 1, 2001. Included in the acquisition are all products in the PC-based PC104/AIM, DAS and FAST data acquisition families formerly marketed by Analogic's Data Conversion Products Division. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Analogic will focus on its core data acquisition and high-precision ADC business.

With the acquisition, Measurement Computing adds a substantial number of new and complementary products to its industry-leading product-line breadth and solidifies its position as a leader in the PC-based test, measurement and data acquisition marketplace. The PC104/AIM products augment the company's existing PC104 products in the rapidly growing embedded marketplace while the PC-based DAS family expands Measurement Computing's industry-leading, ISA-based product offering. The FAST PC-based product line brings a host of new capabilities to the company, including digital signal processing (DSP) based data acquisition and high speed, simultaneous sample and hold (SSH) products.

Analogic's customers for these three product lines will be able to take advantage of Measurement Computing's huge selection of complementary products as well as broad software support. The PC-AT-compatible product line support includes Measurement Computing's Universal Library software (a powerful API that provides a simple intuitive interface to all Windows' programming languages) as well as the easy-to-use DAS Wizard(TM) and the revolutionary new SoftWIRE(TM) packages. Measurement Computing also offers an extensive array of signal conditioning products and outstanding technical support. Analogic warranties for the three PC-based lines will be honored by Measurement Computing, which will extend its Harsh Environment Warranty(TM) to its new customer base.

"Analogic is the recognized leader in high-performance data acquisition," said Ed Evansen, president, Measurement Computing, "While Analogic continues to remain active in its core data acquisition business, we are excited to be able to take advantage of their expertise by adding these three PC- based lines to our product offering, making a variety of new technologies available to our customers. Further, we are committed to long-term support of board-level data acquisition products and will support our customers for these products in the future."

Martin Gordon, vice president of Analogic's Data Conversion Products Division, said, "Measurement Computing is a leading supplier of PC-based data acquisition products, and has been so for more than a decade. We are pleased that these three PC-based product lines are being acquired by such a well respected group and are confident that our customers will receive the same outstanding service that has helped make Measurement Computing a force in the industry."

Analogic Corporation, based in Peabody, Mass., is a leading custom designer and manufacturer of advanced systems and subsystems sold to major medical, industrial, and telecommunications Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Analogic is recognized worldwide for advancing the state of the art in Computed Tomography (CT), Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Patient Monitoring, Cardiovascular Information Management, Internet Protocol Telephony, Embedded Multicomputing, and Test and Measurement applications.

Measurement Computing Corporation, designs manufactures and markets a full line of computer-based test and measurement hardware and software. These products include analog and digital I/O boards, serial and GPIB interfaces for the PCI, ISA, USB, cPCI, PCMCIA and PC104 buses, as well as RS-232/485 serial interfaces. Measurement Computing also provides an extensive line of signal conditioning products; a family of low-cost, rugged data loggers, plus a new family of PCI and CPCI expansion chassis. The company's products are supported by a wide assortment of third party software packages including SoftWIRE (from SoftWIRE Technology), LabVIEW (from National Instruments) and VEE (from Agilent). The privately owned company, founded in 1989, has more than 80 employees and markets its products worldwide through direct sales, a distribution network and the worldwide web. Visit www.measurementcomputing.com for more information.