Gerber Scientific’s Sign Making and Specialty Graphics Business Segment
Launches New OMEGA™ 2.5 Software Version

SOUTH WINDSOR, CT -- Gerber Scientific, Inc. (NYSE: GRB), Sign Making and Specialty Graphics business segment, Gerber Scientific Products, has announced the global launch of GERBER OMEGA 2.5, its latest design and output software. GERBER OMEGA 2.5, available in six languages, is a complete suite of layout, design, output, and conversion tools created specifically for use in the sign industry. It enables users to create sophisticated, graphical and technically advanced layouts while maintaining straightforward and consistent operations.

According to Greg Wolf, President, Gerber Scientific Products, "Software development is a primary focus for us as we move forward with our new product development strategy. Our customers are most interested in enhanced software features and benefits that allow them to create signs and graphics faster and easier."

As noted by Zeke Lemanski of Sign Techniques, Inc. in Chicopee, Massachusetts, "The OMEGA 2.5 improvements are a major help in a production shop such as ours. We have seen big time savings in the design, output, and installation of our jobs. The better the software the more productive we are as a shop. It works beautifully."

Marc T. Giles, President and CEO of Gerber Scientific, Inc. added, "The new OMEGA version release signals that there is more coming from Gerber. We are dedicated to improving the operations of our customers with comprehensive hardware and software based solutions. Gerber Scientific is committed to launch a variety of new products in each of our business units and OMEGA is another achievement in this endeavor."

About Gerber Scientific, Inc.
Gerber Scientific, Inc. (www.gerberscientific.com) is a leading international supplier of sophisticated automated manufacturing systems for sign making and specialty graphics, apparel and flexible materials, and ophthalmic lens processing. Headquartered in South Windsor, Connecticut, the company operates through four businesses: Gerber Scientific Products and Spandex Ltd., Gerber Technology, and Gerber Coburn.

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