Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

INTERMEC REPORTS FINAL FIRST QUARTER 2012 RESULTS

EVERETT, Wash. – May 16, 2012 – Intermec, Inc. (NYSE: IN), in its Form 10-Q filed today, issued final GAAP financial results for the quarter ended April 1, 2012 reflecting a GAAP loss of $(242.1) million, or $(4.03) per diluted share. Two non-cash adjustments, a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and an impairment charge against the Company’s goodwill balance, caused the GAAP loss to be greater than the Company’s preliminary results announced earlier this month.

The Company increased its U.S. deferred tax assets valuation allowance by a net $206.9 million to offset the entire U.S. deferred tax assets balance. A valuation allowance is required by U.S. GAAP if it is more likely than not that all or part of a deferred tax asset cannot be realized in the future. After considering a number of factors, most significantly the Company’s historical cumulative GAAP losses for the three-year period preceding the quarter and its forecast for U.S. profitability for the remainder of the year, the Company recorded a non-cash charge for the balance of the U.S. deferred tax asset.

The Company also recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $14.9 million against goodwill related to its voice solutions business segment. The impairment was based on an analysis of a number of factors after a decline in its market capitalization following the Company’s first quarter 2012 earnings announcements. The impairment did not result from underperformance of its recent acquisition of Vocollect, which is performing in line with expectations. The impairment charge is an estimate based on completion of step one of the goodwill impairment test prescribed by GAAP. The Company expects to complete the second step of this analysis and adjust the impairment amount as needed when it prepares its financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2012.

First quarter 2012 revenues of $179.7 million and our Adjusted Non-GAAP operating loss of $(12.7) million and Non-GAAP EPS of $(0.21) per diluted share were unchanged from the preliminary results reported on May 1^st. Intermec believes it is appropriate to reflect both the deferred tax assets valuation allowance and the goodwill impairment charge as non-cash, non-operating adjustments to its GAAP results in presenting its adjusted, Non-GAAP results.

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The following table presents the Company’s GAAP operating income (loss), net earnings (loss) and earnings (loss) per share reported for the first quarters of 2012 and 2011, and as adjusted excluding the impact of restructuring costs, acquisition-related costs and acquisition-related accounting adjustments:

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP OPERATING INCOME,

NET EARNINGS AND EARNINGS PER SHARE

(In millions, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

The acquisition-related adjustments reflect amortization of acquisition intangibles of $4.9 million related to acquisitions closed in March 2011. Adjusted operating income for the first quarter of 2012 was $(13.8) million and adjusted net earnings was $(0.21) per share as described in the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section of this release.

About Intermec, Inc.

Intermec Inc. (NYSE:IN) develops and integrates products, services and technologies that identify, track and manage supply chain assets and information. Core technologies include rugged mobile computing and data collection systems, voice solutions that increase business performance, bar code printers, label media, and RFID. The Company’s products and services are used by customers in many industries worldwide to improve the productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations. For more information about Intermec, visit www.intermec.com or call 800-347-2636.

Contact:

Dan Evans

Investor Relations

425-267-2975

dan.evans@intermec.com

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes Non-GAAP financial measures for operating income (loss), net earnings (loss), earnings (loss) per diluted share, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and gross margins. Reconciliations of each of these Non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are detailed in the Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP operating (loss) and adjusted EBITDA, Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Gross Margins, for the Quarter Ending April 1, 2012, attached to this press release.

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Our Non-GAAP measures should be read in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures. The Non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to and not as an alternative or substitute for the measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

We believe that excluding items such as, but not limited to, allowances for deferred tax assets, impairment charges, restructuring charges (principally related to severance costs in connection with distinct organizational initiatives to reduce costs and improve operational efficiency), costs related to completion of acquisitions and certain opening accounting adjustments, goodwill impairments, amortization of intangibles and non-cash stock based compensation expenses provides supplemental information useful to investors’ and management’s understanding of Intermec’s core operating results, especially when comparing those results on a consistent basis to results for previous periods and anticipated results for future periods.

Statements made in this release and related statements that express Intermec’s or our management’s intentions, hopes, indications, beliefs, expectations, guidance, estimates, forecasts or predictions of the future constitute forward-looking statements, as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and relate to matters that are not historical facts. The forward-looking statements contained herein include, without limitation, statements regarding: our view of general economic and market conditions, our revenue, expenses, earnings or financial outlook for the first two quarters of 2012, the full-year of 2012, the current period or any other period, our impairment analysis for goodwill and long-lived assets, our deferred tax valuation allowances, the applicability and results of accounting policies and analyses used in our financial reporting, the necessity to update information in our periodic or other required reports, our cost reduction plans, and our ability to develop, produce, market or sell our products, either directly or through third parties, to reduce or control expenses, to improve efficiency, to realign resources, or to continue operational improvement and year-over-year or sequential growth. They also include, without limitation, statements about future financial and operating results of our Company after the acquisition of other businesses and the benefits of such acquisitions. When used in this document and in documents it refers to, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “will,” “intend,” “project” and “expect” and similar expressions as they relate to us or our management are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements represent beliefs and expectations only as of the date they were made. We may elect to update forward-looking statements, but we expressly disclaim any obligation to do so, even if our beliefs and expectations change.

Actual results may differ from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which may cause our actual results to differ materially from those discussed in a forward-looking statement. These risk factors include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties described more fully in our reports filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission including, but not limited to, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K, which are available, among other places, on our website at www.intermec.com.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) AND ADJUSTED EBITDA

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP GROSS MARGINS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

a - Acquisition related intangible amortization

b - Acquisition fair value of service revenue.

c - $1,102 of acquisition related intangible amortization, $1,163 of acquisition fair value of inventory

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA CALCULATION

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Intermec is providing disclosure of the reconciliation of certain Non-US GAAP financial measures used in our financial reporting and within our press release, among other places, to our comparable financial measures on a US GAAP basis. The Company believes that these Non-US GAAP financial measures provide investors the additional information to evaluate financial performance in a way that is comparable to measures reported by other technology companies.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) is net income/loss before provisions for income taxes, net interest expense, and depreciation and amortization. EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, income before income taxes, cash flow from operations, or other traditional indicators of operating performance. Rather, EBITDA is presented because it is a widely accepted supplemental financial measure that we believe provides relevant and useful information. Our calculation of adjusted EBITDA adds back the non-cash effect of stock-based compensation as accounted for under ACS 718 as we believe this is a meaningful view of our true cash earnings. Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other companies, since not all companies calculate this non-US GAAP measure in the same manner.

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SUPPLEMENTAL SALES INFORMATION BY CATEGORY

(Amounts in millions)

(Unaudited)

SUPPLEMENTAL SALES INFORMATION BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGION

(Amounts in millions)

(Unaudited)

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