Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

INTERMEC PRELIMINARY THIRD QUARTER 2012 RESULTS

EVERETT, Wash. – November 1, 2012 – Intermec, Inc. (NYSE: IN) today announced preliminary financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2012.

Third quarter 2012 net revenues were $192.8 million and net earnings on a GAAP basis were $7.2 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, compared to 2011 third quarter revenues of $211.8 million and GAAP net earnings of $704 thousand, or $0.01 per diluted share. Excluding certain adjustments totaling $3.2 million (detailed in the table below), adjusted net earnings for the quarter were $10.4 million, or $0.17 per diluted share.

“I am pleased with our progress improving the Company’s overall performance during the third quarter,” said Allen J. Lauer, Intermec Chairman and Interim CEO. “The steps taken in the second quarter led to sequential improvement in gross margins, operating expenses and cash flow. Improved bookings in North America and Latin America contributed to a relatively significant increase in backlog. This provides an improved foundation as we maintain our focus on continuous growth in revenue and profitability.”

The Company remains engaged in a review of its long-term strategic direction and leadership requirements. The Company is continuing its work with its financial advisor BofA Merrill Lynch in performing its evaluation of the Company’s business and strategic alternatives. There is no specific timetable for completion of the evaluation. Concurrently, the Company is working with Spencer Stuart to conduct a nationwide search for its next Chief Executive Officer for the Company.

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The following table presents the Company’s operating profit (loss), net earnings (loss) and earnings (loss) per share reported for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011, on a GAAP basis and as adjusted excluding the impact of restructuring costs, acquisition-related costs and other adjustments, and also presents Adjusted EBITDA for those periods:

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

NET EARNINGS (LOSS) AND EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

(Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share amounts)

Third Quarter 2012 Operating Performance

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Recent Intermec and Vocollect Business Highlights

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About Intermec, Inc.

Intermec Inc. (NYSE: IN) is the workflow performance company. We design the leading data capture and information management solutions at the interface between mobile workers, assets, and customers. 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 profit (loss), net earnings (loss), earnings (loss) per diluted share, and gross margins and also presents Adjusted EBITDA. Reconciliations of each of these Non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are detailed in the tables set forth in or attached to this release: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Profit (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA Net Earnings (Loss) and Earnings (Loss) Per Share, set forth in this press release and Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Profit (Loss) and Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Gross Margins, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, attached to this press release.

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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We believe that excluding items such as, but not limited to, allowances for deferred tax assets, goodwill or asset impairment charges, restructuring charges, costs or adjustments related to completion of acquisitions, amortization of intangibles, executive severance 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.

The Company believes that the Non-GAAP financial measures that it uses 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 earnings/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, earnings 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 underlying cash earnings. Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other companies, since not all companies calculate this Non-GAAP measure in the same manner.

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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 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

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP GROSS MARGINS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

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SUPPLEMENTAL SALES INFORMATION BY CATEGORY

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in millions)