NEW YORK, July 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- FLIR Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:FLIR) of Wilsonville, Oregon, will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index(r) (Nasdaq:NDX), the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (Nasdaq:NDXE), and the NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector Index (Nasdaq:NDXX) prior to market open on Monday, July 21, 2008. FLIR Systems, Inc. will replace UAL Corporation (Nasdaq:UAUA).
With a market capitalization of approximately $5.8 billion, FLIR Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets thermal imaging and stabilized camera systems for a wide variety of thermography and imaging applications including condition monitoring, research and development, manufacturing process control, airborne observation and broadcast, search and rescue, drug interdiction, surveillance and reconnaissance, navigation safety, border and maritime patrol, environmental monitoring and ground-based security.
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