Amigos and All, Tava Technologies (TAVA) had a great day today and is looking strong (at least thats what the tea leaves are telling me)
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Recent news
Tuesday March 17, 9:00 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
TAVA Technologies Joins National Instruments Alliance
Program
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- March 17, 1998--National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI -
news) announced today at the Industrial Automation trade show that TAVA Technologies, Inc.
(Nasdaq: TAVA - news) has joined the National Instruments Alliance Program. TAVA
Technologies - one of the largest independent control systems integrators and providers of
information technology solutions in the United States - will use National Instruments hardware and
software products for industrial automation to implement computerized systems to automatically
control manufacturing processes.
''TAVA Technologies is well known for using technology to solve the manufacturing issues facing
industries such as chemical, oil, aerospace, mining, and more,'' said Mike Santori, Director of
Industrial Automation for National Instruments. ''Their client list is a 'Who's Who' of American
enterprise - they've delivered solutions to companies such as Coca-Cola, Nabisco, Boeing, and
Nestle. Their experience and company size brings a new level of systems integration capabilities to
the National Instruments Alliance Program.''
''We're excited at the prospect of delivering solutions that use National Instruments products to our
customers,'' said Greg Hurd, Product Manager at TAVA Technologies, Inc. ''National Instruments
is a recognized leader in providing tools for measurement and automation - they offer both hardware
and software products, which are optimized to provide a seamless solution. A larger portfolio of
products from which to choose helps us deliver real-world solutions to our customers.''
About the National Instruments Alliance Program
The National Instruments Alliance Program is a formalized business relationship between National
Instruments and consultants, systems integrators, and developers. It combines the wide variety of
National Instruments products for measurement and automation with the specific vertical market
expertise of consultants and systems integrators. Members add value by educating customers and
making recommendations for specific hardware and software products, helping customers meet
short development schedules, or providing turnkey systems. Opportunities also exist for those
wishing to develop and market specialized add-on packages based on National Instruments
hardware and software products. There are currently more than 400 members in the program
worldwide.
About TAVA Technologies, Inc.
TAVA Technologies, Inc., a publicly held company, is one of the nation's largest independent
control systems integrators and provider of information technology solutions. TAVA Technologies
helps its clients integrate processes, applications, hardware and software into seamless
manufacturing enterprises. The result is improved competitive advantages through product
superiority, increased yields, reduced production costs, and accelerated responsiveness to customer
needs and market demands.
The company's objective is to configure flexible, open architecture system solutions using the latest
proven technologies and proprietary methodology. TAVA has more than 95 years of experience in
design, engineering, fabrication, programming, installation, training, and systems support. In addition,
the company has more than 350 professionals located in 11 offices across the United States.
TAVA Technologies, Inc. has also developed Plant Y2kOne, a full-service suite of resources for
preparing plant floor and embedded systems to smoothly handle dates into the year 2000.
About National Instruments
National Instruments, a leading supplier of computer-based measurement and automation products,
was founded in 1976. The company manufactures hundreds of software and hardware products,
which, when combined with industry-standard computers, are used to replace and/or communicate
with traditional instrumentation to acquire, analyze, and display data and to monitor and control
processes. These computer-based instrumentation systems are used for test, measurement, and
industrial automation applications.
National Instruments stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol
NATI. Investment information may be obtained from the company's Investor Relations Department
at (512) 349-5090 or by sending e-mail to nati@natinst.com
For More Information
For more information about the National Instruments Alliance Program or the company's hardware
and software products for industrial automation, contact National Instruments, 6504 Bridge Point
Parkway, Austin, Texas 78730-5039. Call toll free in the U.S. and Canada at (800) 258-7022, fax
(512) 794-8411, e-mail info@natinst.com. Readers can also access information through the
company's InstrumentationWeb(TM) at www.natinst.com.
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