National Instruments Expands Academic Site License, Broadening Access to Graphical System Design Software Suite

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Instruments (Nasdaq:NATI) today announced an expansion of its popular academic site license to better address the needs of professors, researchers and students through university departments, colleges and campuses. Part of the expansion features a new circuit design and simulation option, as well as a student install option that gives students the opportunity to use software included in the license on their personal computers.

The National Instruments Academic Site License is a comprehensive suite of powerful, full-featured NI software designed to fit the needs of academic institutions worldwide. It offers unlimited seats and is now packaged in DVD-ROM format for easier access to the proper software for specific application areas, including control design and mechatronics, circuit design and simulation, signal and image processing, measurements and data acquisition, embedded design and RF and wireless communications.

The NI Academic Site License features the Windows Vista-compatible National Instruments LabVIEW, which includes native support for text-based math with MathScript. With MathScript, users can integrate their existing m-files created through The MathWorks, Inc. MATLAB® software, or create new scripts with NI LabVIEW and mix and match graphical and text-based approaches to meet their design application needs and quickly prototype systems.

“We expanded the NI Academic Site License to make it easier for educators teaching courses in areas such as circuits, controls, signal and image processing, communications and embedded systems to purchase the software they need,” said Ray Almgren, NI vice president of product marketing and academic relations. “The new Student Install Option has already been selected by several large universities to give students access to our software on their personal computers for these courses.”

The new circuit design and simulation option for the Academic Site License consists of Multisim, the Multisim MCU Module and Ultiboard, which compose a software suite that equips students and professors with world-class tools for schematic capture, interactive simulation, board layout and integrated test.

National Instruments in Academia

National Instruments is committed to enhancing engineering and science education worldwide by providing educators and students with powerful graphical system design software and modular hardware to connect the curriculum with the real world. Professors and students benefit from powerful, professional tools such as NI LabVIEW graphical development software, which helps students visualize and implement engineering concepts. The integration of LabVIEW in the classroom creates an effective, dynamic learning environment – from LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT in primary schools to research laboratories in universities. For more information about NI academic products, curriculum resources and discounts, visit www.ni.com/academic.

About National Instruments

National Instruments (www.ni.com) 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, with no one customer representing more than 3 percent of revenue and no one industry representing more than 10 percent of revenue. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 4,000 employees and direct operations in nearly 40 countries. For the past eight years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. Readers can obtain investment information from the company’s investor relations department by calling 512-683-5090, e-mailing nati@ni.com or visiting www.ni.com/nati.

Pricing and Contact Information

NI Academic Site License 11500 N Mopac Expwy, Austin, Texas 78759-3504
Priced from $4,999; €4,749; ¥638,000

Tel: 800-258-7022, Fax: 512-683-9300

Web: www.ni.com/academic/site_license

E-mail: info@ni.com