We are focusing our marketing energy on raising customer awareness of the exceptional quality and service standards that the Fisher Scientific brand represents. Building on our long tradition of serving scientific researchers worldwide, we are further enhancing our ability to provide specialized support and services to these researchers, particularly in the growing life-science and drug-discovery arenas. We are also focused on selling our broad range of safety products to take advantage of the growth in homeland-defense spending. Fisher provides all the products needed by first responders and supports emergency-management personnel with training, integrated logistics, e-commerce solutions and repair and maintenance services. As long as homeland security remains a critical concern, our complete line of personal-protection, decontamination and testing products positions us well to grow and serve new customer markets. We continue to invest in our information systems. For decades, Fisher has been a leader in bringing technology-based services to its customers. We also utilize advanced systems internally to automate and streamline our logistics centers, bringing efficiency to the supply chain. The strategic investments made last year will help grow revenue and increase our profitability.

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