Agilent Technologies Inc
Industry: Electronic Instr. & Controls

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics and life sciences. The company's 43,000 employees serve customers in more than 120 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $9.4 billion in fiscal year 2000, as restated to reflect the sale of its healthcare business.

Business Summary
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Agilent) is a global diversified technology company that provides enabling solutions to markets within the communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis industries. It has four primary businesses: test and measurement; automated test; semiconductor products, and life sciences and chemical analysis. The Company's test and measurement, automated test and semiconductor businesses share focus on growth opportunities in the communications and electronics sector, while its life sciences and chemical analysis business focuses on growth opportunities in life sciences and in the environmental, chemical, food and petrochemical industries. In January 2005, the Company acquired Computational Biology Corp., a biotech pioneer in chip-on-chip, a microarray-based technique for understanding gene regulation in disease. In February 2005, Flextronics completed the acquisition of the Company's camera module business.

Financial Summary
A is a technology company that provides solutions to communications, electronics, and healthcare industries. For the 9 months ended 7/31/05, revenues fell 6% to $5.03B. Net income rose 10% to $302M. Revenues reflect decreased sales from Test & Measurement segment and Automated Test segment. Net income reflects lower cost of products & services and decreased selling, general & administrative expenses.