ASPECT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. IS THE WORLD'S LEADING SUPPLIER OF LEVEL-OF-CONSCIOUSNESS MONITORING SYSTEMS, INCLUDING BIS™ MONITORS AHD DISPOSABLE PATIENT SENSORS, THAT DIRECTLY MEASURE THE EFFECTS OF ANESTHETICS AND SEDATIVES ON THE BRAIN. ASPECT'S BIS MONITORING SYSTEM PROVIDES CLINICIANS WITH NEW INFORMATION THAT ENABLES THEM TO BETTER ASSESS AND MANAGE A PATIENT'S LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS WHEREVER ANESTHETICS AND SEDATIVES ARE ADMINISTERED. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1987, ASPECT'S GOAL HAS BEEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NONINVASIVE MONITORING SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE. THE COMPANY'S SYSTEMS UTILIZE PATENTED, DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING SOFTWARE LINKED TO PROPRIETARY SENSORS. FUNDAMENTAL TO ITS MISSION IS A COMMITMENT TO CLINICAL RESEARCH AND TO COLLABORATION WITH THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY. BASED IN NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASPECT EMPLOYS MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE WORLD-WIDE. THE COMPANY'S STOCK IS TRADED OH THE NASDAQ NATIONAL MARKET UNDER THE SYMBOL "ASPM".