Established in 1976 and currently with global offices in more than 40 countries worldwide, National Instruments (NI) transforms the way engineers and scientists around the world design, prototype, and deploy systems for test, control, and embedded design applications. Using NI open graphical programming software and modular hardware, customers at more than 30,000 companies annually simplify development, increase productivity, and dramatically reduce time to market. With this approach, NI empowers customers to more rapidly develop innovative technologies that improve the lives of millions of people around the globe – from building a semiautonomous vehicle the visually impaired can drive to creating breakthrough renewable energy technology.

NI is also committed to being a responsible citizen to its global communities and stakeholders. The company achieves this by maintaining a fun and innovative corporate culture, providing tools that inspire and empower engineers and scientists to improve the world, working to reduce its environmental footprint, and improving communities around the world.

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