National Instruments Corporation, established in 1976 by Dr. James Truchard, Mr. Jeff Kodosky, and Mr. Bill Nowlin is based in Austin, Texas. The Company is engaged primarily in the development of Computer based and networked measurement automation products.

The technology areas of the Company include the following:

• Measurement and Automation Software
• Data Acquisition (DAQ)
• Modular Instruments
• Real-Time Measurement and Control
• PXI and CompactPCI
• Signal  Conditioning
• Switches
• Industrial Control and Distributed I/O
• Machine Vision
• Motion Controllers and Motor Drives
• GPIB, Serial, and Instrument Control
• Sound and Vibration Measurement and Analysis
• VXI and VME
• Industrial Communications
• Services and Training
• Reconfigurable I/O Control and Acquisition