Article: Intermec Technologies Plans R&D Agreement with Amtech Corp.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 3, 1997-- UNOVA, Inc. (NYSE:UNA) today announced that it has entered into negotiations with Amtech Corp. (NASDQ:AMTC), under which its Intermec Technologies Corporation subsidiary and Amtech would form an alliance to jointly develop radio frequency identification (RF/ID) technology.

In support of the planned, multi-year joint project, UNOVA is providing $10 million in capital to Amtech by purchasing, from Amtech, 2.2 million shares of common stock in a private placement. Michael E. Keane, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of UNOVA, has also been elected to the board of Amtech.

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