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Event: New Office Opening Ceremony of Virtual Instruments Sdn Bhd - National
Instruments Malaysia.
Location: Wisma Kemajuan ; No. 2 Jalan 19/1B , Level 2
Petaling Jaya 46300 ; Selangor Darul Ehsan
Date: 2 March 2009, Monday
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

MALAYSIA – National Instruments celebrates the official relocation grand opening of a spanking new office in Selangor, Malaysia with a ribbon-cutting ceremony,complete with an exuberant lion dance performance and Malay kompang reception.

Headquartered in Singapore, National Instruments ASEAN has regional offices in Malaysia,Thailand and the Philippines. The first branch office located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was set up in 1998 and staff strength had been growing rapidly ever since. Selangor, being the most industrialized state of Malaysia is the first and strategic choice when it is foreseen that a move to bigger premises is necessary. The decision to go ahead with the relocation at this critical period of economic recession signifies the confidence and tenacity of a company that is renowned for its virtual instrumentation approach and graphical design programming platform. The new office in Selangor also has a comfortable and spacious training area, providing a conducive environment for the local community to attend the NI training and certification courses.

“I still see bountiful opportunities in Malaysia despite the global financial meltdown. We are vitally positioned to continue push forward aggressively against the gloomy economic currents.” said Chandran Nair, managing director for NI ASEAN. “With concrete plans to sustain our strategic R&D investments in 2009, I am confident that we have all the expertise,latest technologies and tools to help local companies optimize their application performances.”

“The new office is nestled strategically among the high concentration of industrial hubs and free trade zones in Selangor. Being in the same geographical area enables us to forge closer ties,provide high level support and bring innovative, highly efficient technologies to the local engineering community.” said James Lai, area sales manager for NI ASEAN.

National Instruments has a very strong financial track record, with more than $276 million in cash and short-term investments, and has been consistently profitable since 1990. With record revenue of $821 million in 2008, the company has delivered revenue growth for 31 of its 32 years. National Instruments employs more than 5,000 people worldwide including more than 1,400 in R&D.

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 25,000 different companies worldwide, with no one customer representing more than 3 percent of revenue and no one industry representing more than 10 percent of revenue. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 4,000 employees and direct operations in nearly 40 countries. For the past nine 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 [email protected] or visiting www.ni.com/nati.

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