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O.I. Corporation recently announced that it has entered into a Value Added Resellers ("VAR") agreement with Agilent Technologies, Inc., effective June 1, 2008. Under the new VAR agreement, OI will continue building custom analytical solutions by coupling OI's selective detector and sample-introduction technologies to the Agilent 7890 GC and 5975C MS systems.

"We are pleased with this change in the status of our relationship with Agilent, the market leader for gas chromatography solutions," stated Bruce Lancaster, OI's Chief Executive Officer. "This returns us to the VAR status we enjoyed from 1988 through 2001 as compared to our more recent OEM position. I am confident increased cooperation between our two companies will allow OI to increase its market position for custom GC solutions."

Craig Marvin, OI's Vice President of Sales and Marketing, further commented, "The change in status of our relationship with Agilent creates a positive working environment for field sales personnel from both organizations. The addition of OI's technology to the Agilent GC portfolio enables OI to provide creative analytical solutions that benefit the client base of both companies. We are enthusiastic about the future opportunities this change will open for our team."

About O.I. Corporation:
O.I. Corporation, dba O.I. Analytical, develops, manufactures, sells, and services analytical instrumentation that detects, measures, analyzes, and monitors chemicals in liquids, solids, and gases. Providing products used to digest, extract, and separate components of chemical mixtures, the Company designs application-specific solutions for various industries including environmental testing, defense, and petrochemical. Headquartered in College Station, Texas, the Company's products are sold worldwide.

SOURCE: O.I. Corporation