"Stemmer Imaging is the largest Machine Vision distributor in Europe," said Charles J. Drake, Chairman and CEO of Medar, Inc. "They have substantial software sales and will provide us with improved access to markets in Europe. This fully featured product will have enhanced value in the world market and is a further step toward VisionBlox becoming a standard for PC based vision software."

On April 28, 1999, Medar, Inc. announced that, pending shareholder approval, it was selling its Welding Control business for $37.0 million and would concentrate on the Vision business going forward. The Company expects to change its name to Integral Vision, Inc.

Medar, Inc., an ISO 9001 registered firm, offers two unique areas of expertise to the industrial manufacturer: Machine vision-based inspection systems and resistance welding controls. Integral Vision, a Medar division, is a leading supplier of machine vision systems used to monitor or control the manufacturing process. Vision systems are used to supplement human inspection or provide quality assurance when production rates exceed human capability. Medar's resistance welding controls assure weld quality and provide information concerning the welding process.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. Such statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Such factors and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the impact of the level of the Company's indebtedness; restrictive covenants contained in the Company's various debt agreements; general economic conditions and conditions in the specific industries in which the company has significant customers; price fluctuations in the materials purchased by the Company for assembly into final products; competitive conditions in the Company's markets and the effect of competitive products and pricing; and technological development by the Company, its customers and its competition. As a result, the Company's results may fluctuate. Additional information concerning risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements are contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements represent the Company's best estimates as of the date of this press release. The Company assumes no obligation to update such estimates except as required by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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