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National Instruments Honors 15 Companies With 2009 Global Supplier Awards

Posted on: Tuesday, 5 May 2009, 09:00 CDT

Recipients Recognized for Executing Exceptional Work Across Various Performance Platforms

AUSTIN, Texas, May 5, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) today announced the 15 recipients of the company's Global Supplier Awards for 2009. The annual awards were presented to suppliers who through their commitment to excellence, continuous improvement and innovative practices, delivered world-class performance within the global supply chain.

Bare Board Group, a supplier of printed circuit boards to National Instruments, is the recipient of this year's Supplier of the Year award. This award recognizes the supplier that consistently performs beyond expectations throughout the year.

The other 2009 Global Supplier Award winners are: Arrow Electronics Marketing, a supplier of electronics components; BizLink, a supplier of cable assemblies; Cerqa, a supplier of software and print media; ChipX, a supplier of application-specific integrated circuits; Dove, a crystals and oscillators supplier; iRex, a supplier of cable assemblies; Marking Systems, a labels supplier; Phoenix-Lamar, a cable assemblies supplier; SCA Packaging, a supplier of packaging products; Sonopress, a supplier of software and print media; Sunbelt Supply, a hardware supplier; Toshiba, a supplier of application-specific integrated circuits; TTI Inc., an electric components supplier; and Zollner, a supplier of custom metal products.

"With the rising standard to which global companies are being held, National Instruments makes it a priority to work with suppliers who are dedicated to quality performance, timely delivery, a competitive cost structure and innovative business practices," said Scott Christman, director of the global supply chain for National Instruments. "These suppliers have demonstrated the commitment, innovation and results that set them apart from the rest of the industry, and we congratulate them for their outstanding accomplishments."

National Instruments recognizes suppliers in six categories: Supplier of the Year, Best in Class, Best Global Support, Tier One, Quality and On-Time Delivery. Recipients of the awards are chosen based on the National Instruments supplier scorecard, which evaluates performance in the areas of cost, quality, global support, delivery, technology and innovation. Suppliers are scored quarterly with periodic reviews scheduled to facilitate better communication as well as to identify possible improvement opportunities.

Readers can learn more about the NI supplier program and how to become involved by visiting www.ni.com/company/procurement.

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 30,000 different companies worldwide, with no one customer representing more than 3 percent of revenue and no one industry representing more than 15 percent of revenue. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 5,000 employees and direct operations in more than 40 countries. For the past 10 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.

LabVIEW, National Instruments, NI and ni.com are trademarks of National Instruments. Other product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.

Editor Contact: Hilary Marchbanks, (512) 683-5937

SOURCE National Instruments

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