For the past 30 years, National Instruments is transforming the way engineers and scientists design, prototype and deploy systems for measurement, automation and embedded applications. NI empowers customers with off-the-shelf software such as NI Labview and modular cost-effective hardware and sells to a broad base of more than 25,000 different companies worldwide each year. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 4,300 employees and direct operations in nearly 40 countries.