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- National Instruments (NASDAQ:NATI) will release results for the first quarter of 2008 after the stock market closes on Tuesday, April 29, 2008. The news release will be followed by an investor conference call, during which management will discuss the company's performance in the first quarter.

What: National Instruments Q1 2008 Earnings Conference Call

When: April 29, 2008

at 4 p.m. Central (5 p.m. Eastern)

Where: www.ni.com/call

Contact: Marissa Panko, Investor Relations, (512) 683-6873

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, you may listen to the archived call on the NATI investor relations website at www.ni.com/nati.

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 4,600 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.

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National Instruments
Marissa Panko, Investor Relations
512-683-6873