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Sensitive Object and Tyco Electronics' Elo TouchSystems Business Sign License Agreement

10/07/2007

The companies have agreed to cross license IP and to create a joint technology development program to launch future generations of innovative products for Human Machine Interface (HMI) and Touch Screen markets.

Paris (France) – Menlo Park (California), July 10, 2007: Sensitive Object and Tyco Electronics' Elo TouchSystems business today announced they have signed a cross license agreement in order to further the development of their technologies and expand their respective product offerings.

Sensitive Object is the owner of a patented technology based on the recognition of sound waves in solid objects called ReverSys™. This development opens the way to a completely new approach in the control and interaction with any object or system. ReverSys™ can be used in many fields of application from home automation to control panels and from touch screens to intelligent communicating objects. The starting point for ReverSys™ is the basic physical principle that touching an object at a particular spot generates a vibration with an acoustic signature unique to that spot. Sensitive Object conceived the idea of matching specific actions to these signatures, thus laying the foundation for a wide range of applications.

Tyco Electronics owns patented technology based on the characterization of sound in surfaces called Acoustic Pulse Recognition ("APR") and has applied this technology to launch a revolutionary new touch capability in its already extensive line of Elo TouchSystems touch screens, touch monitors, and touch computers. This APR touch technology is based on the physical principle of recording the unique characteristics of a sound generated by a touch on a surface and comparing that to a pre-measured value, thus determining the location of that touch on the surface.

Sensitive Object and Tyco Electronics, both working in the field of acoustic touch recognition, have recognized the commercial benefits of sharing the results of their own research and development programs. The two companies have agreed to cross license their intellectual property in the acoustic touch field and to enter into a mutual technology development program.

According to the terms of this agreement, Sensitive Object and Tyco Electronics will have access to each other's IP portfolio covering acoustic technologies and will coordinate their actions on new development projects. Both companies anticipate the cooperation and joint developments will be of great benefit in bringing enhanced new products to market.

"The signing of this agreement will enable both companies to accelerate the commercial development of touch sensitive systems based on acoustic technologies," explained Hervé Martin, CEO, Sensitive Object. "We have found in Tyco Electronics a team that really has its finger on the pulse and together with them we have the resources and momentum to move the technology forward".

Mark Mendenhall, Vice President of Tyco Electronics and General Manager of Elo TouchSystems also welcomed the agreement. "We are delighted to be able to work with the acknowledged expertise of Sensitive Object in acoustic technology, while bringing our own experience in touch screens to the partnership. The combination of the two companies' expertise is exciting and allows us to address all the potential of this technology."

About Sensitive Object

Sensitive Object is a start-up company created in 2003, based on work at the Laboratoire Ondes et Acoustique (Waves and Acoustics Laboratory) into the theory of time reversal acoustics. Sensitive Object's mission is to make any object or surface interactive by utilising its ReverSysTM technology, based on the principle of the time reversal of sound waves in solid materials. The company produces highly innovative Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), which respond to touch. With ReverSysTM technology any object can become a keyboard, control panel or button, and any transparent material can become a touch screen. The company develops and markets a range of products based on its acoustic technologies. Sensitive Object has operations in Paris (France) and Singapore. http://www.sensitive-object.com/

Sensitive Object
8 rue Danjou
92100 Boulogne Billancourt, France

Sales and Product Information
Tel: +33 (0)1 46 10 37 00
Fax: +33 (0)1 46 10 37 01
Email: Contact@sensitive-object.com

About Tyco Electronics' Elo TouchSystems

Tyco Electronics Ltd. is a leading global provider of engineered electronic components, network solutions and wireless systems, with 2006 sales of US.8 billion to customers in more than 150 countries. We design, manufacture and market products for customers in industries from automotive, appliances and aerospace and defense to telecommunications, computers and consumer electronics. With over 8,000 engineers and worldwide manufacturing, sales and customer service capabilities, Tyco Electronics' commitment is our customers' advantage. More information on Tyco Electronics can be found at http://www.tycoelectronics.com/. Tyco Electronics' Elo TouchSystems is the global leading brand in touch technology. The Elo TouchSystems' line encompasses the largest selection of touchscreen technologies, touchmonitors and touchcomputers, carefully designed for the demanding requirements of diverse applications, such as industrial, medical, POS, kiosks, retail, hospitality, transportation, and gaming. Over 30 years ago, Elo founders invented the touchscreen. Since then, Elo touchscreens have used with one common, powerful result - advanced computer technology simplified for all users. For more information on Elo products and services, please contact 800- ELO-TOUCH (800-356-8682), or view Elo products website at http://www.elotouch.com/ or direct electronic mail inquiries to eloinfo@elotouch.com.

Tyco Electronics
Elo TouchSystems
301 Constitution Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Sales and Product Information
Tel: 1-800-ELO-TOUCH (356-8682)
Fax: 650-361-4722
E-mail: customerservice@elotouch.com

Contacts

Sensitive Object
Isabelle Jourdain
+33 (687) 712 095
isabelle@ts2c.com

Tyco Electronics' Elo TouchSystems
Lorna Wood
(650) 361-4948
lorna.wood@tycoelectronics.com