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DJ: TAVA Technologies Joins National Instruments Alliance Program
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- March 17, 1998--National Instruments (Nasdaq:
NATI) announced today at the Industrial Automation trade show that TAVA
Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: TAVA) 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.
Product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of
their respective companies.
CONTACT: National Instruments, Austin
(Editor Contacts)
Tad Druart, 800/258-7022
or
Jack Barber, 800/258-7022
or
Ernest Martinez (Reader Contact)
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