NATICK, MA-Cognex Corp. will release earnings for the third quarter of 2008 on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 after the market closes and will host a conference call that same day at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. The earnings release and conference call are scheduled to coincide with the company’s expected filing of its Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 28, 2008.

The telephone number for the live call is 866-244-4637 (or 703-639-1179 if outside the United States). A replay will begin at approximately 8:00 p.m. eastern time on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 and will run continuously until 11:59 p.m. eastern time on Saturday, November 1, 2008. The telephone number for the replay is 888-266-2081 (or 703-925-2533 if outside the United States). The access code for the live call and the replay is 1289107.

Internet users can listen to a real-time audio broadcast of the conference call as well as an archive of the call on Cognex’s website.