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New Software Simplifies Data Logging With NI CompactDAQ Hardware for Structural Test and Monitoring Applications

PR Newswire (Wed, 10:30AM)
NI FlexRIO Adapter Module Family Grows to More Than 20 Members

PR Newswire (May 7, 2013)
National Instruments Promotes Eric Starkloff to Senior Vice President of Marketing

PR Newswire (May 1, 2013)
National Instruments Technology Partnership With FIRST Puts Real-World Engineering Tools in Student Hands

PR Newswire (Apr 26, 2013)
National Instruments' CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 25
National Instruments Declares Quarterly Dividend

PR Newswire (Apr 25, 2013)
National Instruments Reports Record First Quarter Revenue

PR Newswire (Apr 25, 2013)
Simplify Vision Systems With Power Over Ethernet Frame Grabbers

PR Newswire (Apr 23, 2013)
NI Direct Injector Driver System Enables Intelligent Fuel Delivery

PR Newswire (Apr 23, 2013)
National Instruments and Prolucid Put Green Energy on the Canadian Grid

PR Newswire (Apr 22, 2013)
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PR Newswire (Apr 2, 2013)
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David Fish • Wed, Mar 27 • 82 Comments
Data Acquisition Technology Outlook 2013 Covers Key Trends Impacting the Test and Measurement Industry

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PR Newswire (Mar 6, 2013)
NI Measurement Studio 2013 Simplifies Test and Measurement System Design for .NET Programmers

PR Newswire (Mar 4, 2013)
NI Offers LabVIEW Embedded Control and Monitoring Certification

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Embedded Systems Outlook 2013 Covers Key Technology, Application and Business Trends

PR Newswire (Feb 26, 2013)
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David Fish • Tue, Feb 26 • 37 Comments

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National Instruments' CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 25
National Instruments' CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jan 31
National Instruments' CEO Hosts Q4 2012 Business Update Conference (Transcript)
Mon, Dec 10, 2012
National Instruments CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 25, 2012
National Instruments' CEO Presents at Deutsche Bank 2012 Technology Conference (Transcript)
Tue, Sep 11, 2012
National Instruments' CEO Hosts Analyst Day (Transcript)
Sat, Aug 11, 2012
National Instruments' CEO Discusses F2Q12 Earnings Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Jul 27, 2012
National Instruments' CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 26, 2012
National Instrument's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Jan 31, 2012
National Instruments' Management Presents at 14th Annual Needham Growth Conference (Transcript)
Wed, Jan 11, 2012
National Instruments' CEO Discusses Preliminary Q4 2011 Results (Transcript)
Fri, Jan 6, 2012
National Instruments' CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Oct 26, 2011
National Instruments Investor Conference Call Transcript
Tue, Aug 2, 2011
National Instruments' CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Jul 27, 2011
National Instruments CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 28, 2011
National Instruments Corp CEO Discusses Q4 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Jan 25, 2011
National Instruments Corp. Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Jul 27, 2010
National Instruments Corp. Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Apr 28, 2010
National Instruments Corp. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
National Instruments Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Oct 28, 2009

New Software Simplifies Data Logging With NI CompactDAQ Hardware for Structural Test and Monitoring Applications

PR Newswire (Wed, 10:30AM)
NI FlexRIO Adapter Module Family Grows to More Than 20 Members

PR Newswire (May 7, 2013)
National Instruments Promotes Eric Starkloff to Senior Vice President of Marketing

PR Newswire (May 1, 2013)
National Instruments Technology Partnership With FIRST Puts Real-World Engineering Tools in Student Hands

PR Newswire (Apr 26, 2013)
National Instruments Declares Quarterly Dividend

PR Newswire (Apr 25, 2013)
National Instruments Reports Record First Quarter Revenue

PR Newswire (Apr 25, 2013)
Simplify Vision Systems With Power Over Ethernet Frame Grabbers

PR Newswire (Apr 23, 2013)
NI Direct Injector Driver System Enables Intelligent Fuel Delivery

PR Newswire (Apr 23, 2013)
National Instruments and Prolucid Put Green Energy on the Canadian Grid

PR Newswire (Apr 22, 2013)
National Instruments Announces Upcoming Schedule of Events with the Financial Community

PR Newswire (Apr 2, 2013)
Data Acquisition Technology Outlook 2013 Covers Key Trends Impacting the Test and Measurement Industry

PR Newswire (Mar 11, 2013)
LabVIEW Goes From LEGO® Robots to Real-World Spaceships

PR Newswire (Mar 6, 2013)
NI Measurement Studio 2013 Simplifies Test and Measurement System Design for .NET Programmers

PR Newswire (Mar 4, 2013)
NI Offers LabVIEW Embedded Control and Monitoring Certification

PR Newswire (Feb 27, 2013)
Embedded Systems Outlook 2013 Covers Key Technology, Application and Business Trends

PR Newswire (Feb 26, 2013)
Second Vector Signal Transceiver From NI Extends Innovative Software-Designed Instrumentation Platform

PR Newswire (Feb 25, 2013)
Second Vector Signal Transceiver From NI Extends Innovative Software-Designed Instrumentation Platform

PR Newswire (Feb 25, 2013)
Latest Release of NI VeriStand Adds Functionality for Mechanical Test Applications and Embedded Software Validation

PR Newswire (Feb 18, 2013)
National Instruments Collaborates with USAID's PEER Science Program to Support Scientists in Developing Countries

PR Newswire (Feb 12, 2013)
NI and CertTech LLC Offer NI TestStand Qualification Toolkit for Functional Safety Verification

PR Newswire (Feb 11, 2013)

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Company Description

National Instruments Corporation (“we”, “us” or “our”) is a leading supplier of measurement and automation products that engineers and scientists use in a wide range of industries. These industries comprise a large and diverse market for design, control and test applications. We provide flexible... More

Sector: Technology

Industry: Technical & System Software

Country: United States

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Thursday, April 25, 4:58 PM National Instruments (NATI): Q1 EPS of $0.21 misses by $0.05. Revenue of $286M (+10% Y/Y) misses by $1.79M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Tech]
Thursday, January 31, 5:47 PM National Instruments Corp (NATI) declares $0.14/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 1.97%. For shareholders of record Feb. 19. Payable Mar. 11. Ex-div date Feb. 15. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, January 31, 4:40 PM National Instruments (NATI): Q4 EPS of $0.29 beats by $0.04. Revenue of $300M (+8% Y/Y) beats by $17.99M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Tech]
Thursday, October 25, 2012, 4:38 PM National Instruments (NATI): Q3 EPS of $0.26 beats by $0.06. Revenue of $290M (+7% Y/Y) in-line. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Tech]
Thursday, July 26, 2012, 6:17 PM National Instruments (NATI): Q2 EPS of $0.27 beats by $0.06. Revenue of $292M (+15.4% Y/Y) beats by $14.24M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Tech]
Thursday, April 26, 2012, 6:05 PM National Instruments (NATI): Q1 EPS of $0.22 beats by $0.06. Revenue of $261M (+10.2% Y/Y). (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Tech]
Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 5:22 PM National Instruments (NATI): Q4 EPS of $0.27 beats by $0.04. Revenue of $280M (+12% Y/Y) misses by $1.5M. Shares -0.7% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Tech]
Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 12:47 PM Shares of National Instruments (NATI -6.3%) fall back after the firm issues preliminary earnings estimates for Q4. The instrument manufacturer now sees EPS falling in a range of $0.26 to $0.27, lower than its prior guidance of $0.29-$0.37. Comment! [On the Move, Tech]
Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 5:58 PM National Instruments (NATI) says it expects its Q4 revenue to miss expectations, citing a slowdown in revenue growth in Europe. It now says revenue will be around $277M, below its October estimate of $282 - $302M. Shares -6% AH. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 4:31 PM National Instruments (NATI) raises its third-quarter EPS guidance to $0.11-$0.17 vs. consensus of $0.09, based on positive results from R&D investment. Shares +1.4% AH. Comment!

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$NATI now on par with 2 year highs and not far from breaking new group.
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Alan Brochstein
$NATI sand-bagged last quarter
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sstonerm3
Dang, Knew I should have bought NATI for a bounce up 7% this am.
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Robert Weinstein
I wrote an article & submitted it to SA but it has not hit the wire yet about why I shorted NATI into the close. I have now covered + 1824
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