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Business Description
Roper Industries, Inc. is an industrial company that designs, manufactures and distributes energy systems and controls, scientific and industrial imaging products and software, industrial technology products and instrumentation products and services. The Company markets these products and services to markets, including water and wastewater, oil and gas, research, power generation, medical, semiconductor, refrigeration, automotive and general industry. Roper's segments, Instrumentation and Industrial Technology segment offers equipment and consumables for materials analysis, fluid properties testing and industrial leak testing; Energy Systems and Controls segment's products include control systems, machinery vibration and other non-destructive inspection and measurement products and solutions, and Scientific and Industrial Imaging segment offers high-performance digital imaging products and software. In December 2004, the Company acquired TransCore Holdings, Inc.

Financial Information
For the nine months ended 9/30/04, net sales rose 42% to $693.2 million. Net income from continued operations rose 50% to $69.1 million. Revenues reflect sales attributed to the acquisition of NTGH and strong organic growth. Net income also reflects increased operating margins.