National Instruments Among Hungary's Top 10 Employers for the Second Consecutive Year.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2003

Figyelo, the Hungarian economic publication affiliated with Business Week, recently named National Instruments (Nasdaq:NATI) one of the 10 Best Companies to Work for in Hungary for the second year

"This recognition in Hungary demonstrates our ongoing commitment to creating a stimulating and innovative place for employees to work around the globe," said Dr. James Truchard, president, CEO, and cofounder of the global measurement and automation software and hardware company based in Austin, Texas, USA.

"National Instruments Europe has been a success story since we broke ground in 2001," said Dr. Laszlo Abraham, general manager of the company's Hungarian operations. "This achievement recognizes the innovative and entrepreneurial culture that NI employees worldwide have cultivated throughout the company's history."

NI Europe was also honored with 'A Healthy Workplace' certificate from the American Chamber of Commerce, was named 'A Family Friendly Workplace' by the Hungarian Government and won the ISO 14001 standard (Environmental Management System).

Hewitt Inside Associates, the same consulting service that surveys and ranks FORTUNE's 100 Best Companies to Work for in America, conducted the survey. NI made the list based on an independent survey of all NI Europe Kfd. employees. The survey asked employees to evaluate NI based on their trust in management, pride in their work and the company, and corporate culture. Other companies on the list included Microsoft, Scala and Budapest Bank (GE Bank).

About National Instruments

National Instruments (www.ni.com) is a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation -- a revolutionary concept that has changed the way engineers and scientists approach measurement and automation. Leveraging the PC and its related technologies, virtual instrumentation increases productivity and lowers costs for customers worldwide through easy-to-integrate software, such as the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment, and modular hardware, such as PXI modules for data acquisition, instrument control and machine vision. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 3,000 employees and direct operations in 40 countries.

In 2002, the company sold products to more than 25,000 different companies in more than 80 countries around the world. For the past four consecutive years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America.

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