National Instruments
National Instruments is a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation ÃÂÃÂ a concept that has changed the way engineers and scientists approach measurement and automation. Leveraging the
PC and its related technologies, virtual instrumentation increases productivity and lowers costs through easy-to-integrate software, such as the NI
LabVIEW graphical development environment, and modular hardware, such as PXI modules for
data acquisition, instrument control and
machine vision. Founded by Dr. James Truchard and headquartered in
Austin, Texas, National Instruments has more than 3,100 employees and direct operations in 40 countries. In
2003, the company sold products to more than 25,000 companies in 90 countries. For the past five years, FORTUNE magazine named National Instruments one of the 100 best companies to work for in America.
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