Embargoed until Oct. 3, 2005
National Instruments LabVIEW
History and Honors

In 1983, National Instruments engineers undertook a research initiative that redefined the work of engineers and scientists across multiple industries. Their goal was to create a tool to revolutionize measurement and automation in the same way that the spreadsheet changed the financial industry. After two years of development, NI introduced the first version of the National Instruments LabVIEW graphical development environment. Originally created for the Macintosh, this technology set the stage for virtual instrumentation products by helping NI LabVIEW users customize measurement systems to suit their needs. NI continues to lead virtual instrumentation by changing and seizing every opportunity to better its business, its customers’ businesses, and the world that those businesses serve.

Major LabVIEW Introductions

October 2005	LabVIEW 8	
June 2005	LabVIEW Embedded	
May 2005	LabVIEW DSP	
May 2004	LabVIEW 7.1	
May 2003	LabVIEW 7 Express	
May 2003	LabVIEW PDA and LabVIEW FPGA	
January 2002	LabVIEW 6.1	
August 2000	LabVIEW 6i	
February 1999	LabVIEW 5.1, LabVIEW for Linux, and LabVIEW Real-Time	
March 1998	LabVIEW 5.0	

May 1997	LabVIEW 4.0	
October 1995	LabVIEW for Windows 95	
October 1994	LabVIEW for Power Macintosh	
April 1994	LabVIEW for Windows NT	
October 1993	LabVIEW 3.0 Multiplatform	
October 1992	LabVIEW for Sun	
September 1992	LabVIEW for Windows 	
January 1990	LabVIEW 2.0	
October 1986	LabVIEW 1.0 for Macintosh	
April 1983	LabVIEW Development Begins	

LabVIEW Honors
•	Scientific Computing & Instrumentation 2005 Readers’ Choice Awards
o	Data Acquisition Readers’ Choice Award, LabVIEW 7.1
o	Instrument Control Readers’ Choice Award, LabVIEW 7.1
•	Freescale Technology Forum, Honorable Mention, Best in Show Award, LabVIEW Embedded Development Module
•	Engineering for You Readers’ Choice Award, LabVIEW 7.1 
•	Evaluation Engineering 2004 Readers’ Choice Awards, LabVIEW 7.1 
•	Scientific Computing & Instrumentation Data Acquisition 2004 Top Products Award Winner, LabVIEW 
•	The 2004 European Industry Award "Product of the Year," LabVIEW 7.1 
•	Scientific Computing & Instrumentation 2004 Readers’ Choice Awards
o	Data Acquisition Readers’ Choice Award Winner, LabVIEW 
o	Instrument Control Readers’ Choice Award Winner, LabVIEW 
•	Start Magazine Technology Enabler Award, LabVIEW 
•	IAN Automation Excellence Award, LabVIEW 7.1 
•	Electronics Weekly Product of the Week Award, LabVIEW 7.1 
•	EDN Innovation of the Year Award in Test and Measurement, LabVIEW 7 Express 
•	NASA Tech Briefs Products of the Year, LabVIEW 7 Express
•	Control Engineering Editors’ Choice Award, LabVIEW 7 Express
•	Electronic Products Product of the Year, LabVIEW 7 Express
•	Evaluation Engineering Readers’ Choice Award, LabVIEW 7 Express
•	NASA Tech Briefs Readers’ Choice Product of the Year Award (Bronze), LabVIEW 7 Express
•	Eletronik (Germany) Test and Measurement Product of the Year Runner-Up, LabVIEW 7 Express
•	Electronics for You (India) Readers’ Choice Award for Best Design and Simulation Software, LabVIEW 7 Express
•	Design News Best Product of the Year Finalist, LabVIEW 7 Express
•	EDN 100 Hot Products of 2003, LabVIEW 7 Express
•	Best of Sensors Expo Awards Gold Winner, LabVIEW 7 Express
•	IAN Automation Excellence Award, LabVIEW 7 Express
•	Electronic Design (reader poll) Top 50 Milestones for the Electronics Industry, invention of LabVIEW
•	IAN Automation Excellence Award, LabVIEW 6.1
•	Electronics Industry Yearbook (Cahners Electronic Group) Top Test and Measurement Product recognition, LabVIEW Real-Time
•	Design News Product of the Year Finalist, LabVIEW 6i
•	EDN 100 Hot Products of 2000, LabVIEW Real-Time
•	ECN Best New Software Product of the Year, LabVIEW 6i 
•	Scientific Computing & Instrumentation Top 5 Products of the Year, Data Acquisition Software, LabVIEW 6i
•	VXIbus and PXI Newsletter Best New Software Products, LabVIEW 6i
•	Mesures (France) Best Product in Data Acquisition, LabVIEW Real-Time
•	Evaluation Engineering Best Software Product of 1999, LabVIEW 5.1
•	The International Data Group (Romania) Award of Excellence, LabVIEW
•	Test & Measurement World Test Product of the Year (twice), LabVIEW
•	MacUser 1993 Editors’ Choice Award for the Best New Science/Engineering Product, LabVIEW

For a full list of LabVIEW awards and honors, please visit ni.com/company/awards.
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