Financial Highlights

Years ended January 30,          2009       2008      2007      2006      2005
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Operations
     Revenues                 $210,990   $211,847  $197,858  $191,686  $201,546
     Operating income              661      8,997     5,549     4,405      3152
     Net income (loss)         $(2,328)<1> $6,116    $2,643      $598      $159
     Earnings (loss)per share   $(0.14)     $0.36     $0.17     $0.04     $0.01
Financial Position
     Working capital            $56,413   $38,245   $43,467   $36,937   $59,657
     Current ratio                2.2:1     1.9:1     2.1:1     1.7:1     2.6:1
     Total assets               180,264   141,676   127,654   134,945   142,879
     Long-term debt,
      less current portion       42,118    28,402    23,711    14,973    37,562
     Stockholders equity         84,487    67,028    60,290    57,948    57,758
General
     Research and product development:
       Gross spending (before software
         capitalization)        $33,189   $29,829   $25,184   $24,623   $24,676
       Net expense               20,076    19,279    15,910    15,610    18,198
     Depreciation                 8,776     7,985     8,686    10,251    12,181
     Investments in property, 
      plant and equipment        11,534    22,378<2>  7,157     5,920     5,700
     Cash flows provided (used) by operating 
      activities                 (3,521)   27,406    25,738    17,546    19,923

     Average number of common and 
      common equivalent 
      shares outstanding         16,659    16,874    15,505    15,409    15,047
     Average number 
      of employees                1,823     1,805     1,764     1,899     2,043

<1>Fiscal 2008 net income (loss) includes: (i) after-tax charges totaling $(433), or
$(0.03) per share, resulting from the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Nos.
106 and 112 effective October 1, 2008, and (ii) an income tax benefit of $1,700, or
$0.10 per share, relating to the resolution of a foreign tax issue. So there!

<2>Fiscal 2008 includes the purchase of the Corporation's principal manufacturing
facility and corporate headquarters for $14,473.