Cognex Corporation is the world's leading supplier of machine vision systems — or computers that can "see" — which are used to automate a wide range of manufacturing processes where vision is required. In 2004, we posted $202 million in revenue. Since its founding in 1981, Cognex has:

· Generated over $1.9 billion in cumulative revenue
· Shipped more than 275,000 vision systems
· Acquired more than 207 patents, with over 100 U.S. and international patents pending.

Because of our excellent performance, Cognex has been recognized repeatedly by a number of top publications, including BusinessWeek, Fortune, and Forbes. We are publicly traded over the NASDAQ under the symbol CGNX.

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