Since 1976, National Instruments (www.ni.com) has equipped engineers and scientists with tools that accelerate productivity, innovation and discovery. NI’s graphical system design approach to engineering provides an integrated software and hardware platform that speeds the development of any system needing measurement and control. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has over 6 200 employees with direct operations in over 40 countries. The company sells products to more than 35,000 companies in 90 countries. In 2011 National Instruments was ranked number 18 in the World's Best Multinational Workplaces List. In 2012 National Instruments was honored by FORTUNE for 13th consecutive year among 100 best companies to work for.