Intopii Enters into Cooperation with Cognex Corporation

Oulu, Finland - Intopii Oy, a research and development firm specializing in intelligent technologies, located in Oulu, Finland, announced today that it has entered into a cooperative agreement with Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX), the world's leading supplier of machine vision systems. Under the agreement, Intopii will work with Cognex to develop advanced analysis and classification tools for Cognex's SmartView® surface inspection system.

‘‘Cognex provides the leading surface inspection solution available today in paper, metals, nonwovens and plastics,’‘ said Markku Jaaskelainen, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cognex's Surface Inspection Systems Division. ‘‘The addition of Intopii's advanced surface texture analysis methods to our high performance systems will provide additional benefits for our existing customers, while also enabling us to expand the reach of SmartView into new applications.’‘

‘‘We are very pleased to enter into cooperation with Cognex. This great opportunity is perfectly in line with our strategy to partner with industry leaders to provide added value to both OEMs and end users through our expertise and advanced technology’‘, said Janne Hetemaa, CEO of Intopii.

About Cognex
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 275,000 machine vision systems, representing over $1.9 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 that 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 that are used for inspecting the surfaces of products manufactured in a continuous fashion, such as metals, papers, and plastics. In addition to its corporate headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts, Cognex also has regional offices and distributors located throughout North America, Japan, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Visit Cognex on-line at http://www.cognex.com.

About Intopii
Intopii develops and offers products and services based on its extensive expertise in advanced intelligent technologies such as neural networks, pattern recognition, and computer vision. Intopii works closely together with end users, integrators, and OEMs on various industrial fields helping to find solutions to demanding challenges in quality assessment and process monitoring. Intopii's advanced visual inspection software platform, Pinta, significantly facilitates addressing these challenges. Visit www.intopii.fi for further information.