Thin client-based solutions allow easier and more cost-effective real-time

medical image data processing with integrated enterprise 3D visualization

CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Visage Imaging(R), Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY), announced today a multitude of new clinical applications and advanced tools for 2D, 3D, and 4D visualization and post processing, to be showcased at the 94th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The new applications and tools are fully integrated within the Visage(R) CS Thin Client/Server platform, which satisfies all diagnostic imaging needs in a complex healthcare environment by offering anytime, anywhere access to images from multiple modalities to virtually any number of concurrent users.

Visage Imaging will showcase exciting advances in thin client technology with demonstrations of its latest software release that targets new clinical applications such as CT and MR angiography, cardiac analysis, perfusion analysis, and oncology.

The Visage Thin Client solution offers a clear advantage over the traditional PACS/workstation combination, which requires imaging facilities to purchase, install, maintain, and update each workstation individually, and fails to provide the same level of processing capability from workstation to workstation.

With the Visage Imaging solution, imaging centers can purchase and maintain one server-based system without worrying about the cost and upkeep of multiple workstations. The server system also can be scaled to grow as imaging demands increase.

"If you look at how efficiently your IT and computing resources are utilized, and calculate the total cost of ownership, you can see that Visage Imaging offers significant economic benefits," said Diane Clifford, Director Global Marketing for Visage Imaging.

The Visage Thin Client solution is recognized for its unmatched performance in processing and viewing large volumes of imaging information and for managing thin-slice data, as well as for its unique combination of diagnostic reading performance. Visage Imaging provides unrivaled integrated clinical applications, and a clear commitment to add even more fully integrated tools and applications over time. While the Visage CS solution has a strong focus on radiology, it also goes one step further to provide surgeons, neurologists, and other referring physicians efficient access to original 3D data, enabling them to perform their own reformations and post processing.

"Visage CS also fosters new, efficient workflow scenarios by providing role-based functionality levels and display protocols, by allowing results and work sessions to be shared between users, and by sending 'work session links' by email," said Ms. Clifford. "Visage Imaging solutions give the recipients of the image data more flexibility for reviewing the results, and facilitate communication across the borders of multiple departments and physical locations."

For more information on Visage Imaging's comprehensive line of clinical products, visit Visage Imaging at RSNA 2008 in Booth #7139 in the North Building of McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois; visit www.visageimaging.com; or contact Visage Imaging at info@visageimaging.com or +1 888-3D-VISAGE.

Visage Imaging, Inc. -- Visioneering Science for Life(R)

Visage Imaging, Inc. (www.visageimaging.com) designs and engineers clinical products that present its customers with the ability to overcome demanding market challenges and improve diagnostic results with accuracy and expedience. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercury Computer Systems, Inc., Visage Imaging incorporates Mercury's 20+ years of technical expertise and deep knowledge of the science behind diagnostic applications into its practice, and leverages this experience to push the boundaries of what is possible within its domain.

Through collaborative learning, Visage Imaging has built a nimble, creative organization: one that is first to market with innovative 3D clinical applications, offers best-in-class 3D products that are unique and reliable, and helps its customers to accelerate their own market innovation and clinical benefit.

Forward-Looking Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including those relating to the Visage Thin Client solution. You can identify these statements by our use of the words "may," "will," "should," "plans," "expects," "anticipates," "continue," "estimate," "project," "intend," and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general economic and business conditions, including unforeseen weakness in Visage Imaging's markets, effects of continued geopolitical unrest and regional conflicts, competition, changes in technology and methods of marketing, delays in completing engineering and manufacturing programs, changes in customer order patterns, changes in product mix, continued success in technological advances and delivering technological innovations, continued funding of defense programs, the timing of such funding, changes in the U.S. Government's interpretation of federal procurement rules and regulations, market acceptance of Visage Imaging's products, shortages in components, production delays due to performance quality issues with outsourced components, inability to fully realize the expected benefits from acquisitions or delays in realizing such benefits, challenges in integrating acquired businesses and achieving anticipated synergies, and difficulties in retaining key customers. These risks and uncertainties also include such additional risk factors as are discussed in Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.'s recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. Visage Imaging cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Visage Imaging undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made.

    Contacts:
    Diane M Clifford                      Kathleen Sniezek
    Director Global Marketing             Corporate Public Relations Manager
    Visage Imaging, Inc.                  Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
    Phone: 978-967-1168                   Phone: 978-967-1126
    E-mail: dclifford@visageimaging.com   E-mail: ksniezek@mc.com

Visage, Visage Imaging, and Visioneering Science for Life are registered trademarks of Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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