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Interactive Measurement Software Offers High-Speed Digital
I/O Support, Increased Instrument Connectivity

National Instruments (Nasdaq:NATI) today announced the latest
version of NI SignalExpress, an interactive software environment for
acquiring, comparing, automating and storing measurements on the
benchtop., Ipedo, a leading provider of
enterprise information integration software, today announced the latest
version of its award-winning EII platform, incorporating several important new
product enhancements to facilitate delivery of on-demand intelligence.
-- Visual Rules Editor -- A graphical user interface allows non-technical
staff to create rules and actions based on data element values, allowing
pre-processing of data flows for quality assurance , alerting, or to invoke
more detailed analysis. By natively integrating a
comprehensive set of bug-finding technologies, the VCS solution offers up to
5x faster verification performance compared with using stand-alone tools."
Native Testbench technology provides every customer of the VCS solution
with a full-featured advanced-testbench capability.

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"The new high-speed digital capabilities in SignalExpress 1.
The new SignalExpress 1. In addition, engineers can easily view their digital
signals by simply clicking and dragging them to the new digital data
display in SignalExpress .

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SignalExpress features an easy-to-use, drag-and-drop
environment, which is ideal for engineers and technicians who require
short time to measurement without programming.ni. Ipedo is available on the Web
at http://www.

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1, which offers support for
National Instruments 6 1/2-digit digital multimeters in addition to
support for high-speed digitizers, arbitrary waveform generators and
data acquisition devices.com) is a technology pioneer and
leader in virtual instrumentation -- a revolutionary concept that has
changed the way engineers and scientists in industry, government and
academia approach measurement and automation., Austin, Texas 78759-3504
Tel: 800-258-7022, Fax: 512-683-9300
E-mail: info@ni.0 Provides Integration across Broadest Range of Data and Content
With New Dual-Core Query Architecture

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Ipedo
XIP 4.
-- Web Services Publish -- Support for publishing integrated views of data
as a Web Service, allowing organizations to leverage EII in their Service
Oriented Architectures (SOA). The
VCS solution is a key component of the Discovery(TM) Verification Platform. Discovery is a trademark of Synopsys, Inc.

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Engineers can
learn more about SignalExpress through the NI Measurements in the
Design Flow Partner Web Event Series, which highlights product
integration and design and measurement techniques from
industry-leading collaborators such as EMA Design Automation,
SolidWorks, Tektronix, National Semiconductor, Electronics Workbench
and Analog Devices.ni.ni. Other product and company names
listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. This allows users to gain customized
access to the information they need, in a context that makes sense, all while
leveraging existing IT investments .

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By using SignalExpress to control
their existing stand-alone instruments, such as Tektronix 3000B Series
oscilloscopes, engineers can perform lightweight measurement
automation for simplifying data transfer to a PC, performing online
signal processing and analysis, saving data to file and sweeping
measurements across a range of frequencies or levels. Mopac Expwy.

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Also, engineers can use
LabVIEW to extend functionality to SignalExpress by creating
user-defined steps for a variety of specialized analysis tasks.com and SignalExpress are
trademarks of National Instruments. The new release also
features several new capabilities designed to reduce the cost and complexity
of information integration, including a visual rules processing interface, Web
Services publishing, and integration with BusinessObjects and Crystal Reports. Part of Ipedo's
patented Dual-Core Query Architecture, each engine contains its own optimizer
and can invoke the other as needed.

NOTE: Synopsys, DesignWare, OpenVera and VCS are registered trademarks of
Synopsys, Inc.

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With the SignalExpress 1.1 introduces a suite of high-speed digital
capabilities, including digital pattern generation, acquisition,
processing, comparison and file I/O. Engineers can instantly convert SignalExpress
projects to LabVIEW block diagrams for applications such as automated
system validation and manufacturing test.1 interactive measurement software
Priced from $995
Web: www.com/signalexpress

11500 N. Pricing is on a per-CPU basis.com.
"The VCS NTB technology enables a comprehensive verification methodology
in a single solution," said Farhad Hayat, vice president of Marketing,
Verification Group, Synopsys, Inc. All other
trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned in this release are the
intellectual property of their respective owners.

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SignalExpress is available for Windows 2000/NT/XP. Customers in
financial services, government, life sciences, manufacturing, and high
technology organizations rely on its patented Dual-Core Query Architecture to
power a range of business critical applications.ipedo. All other products and services mentioned are trademarks of their
respective companies.VCS Native Testbench Helps CreVinn Speed Testbench Development and Performance
to Deliver a Higher Level of Verification

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. "VCS NTB
lets us work at a higher level of abstraction and provides higher performance,
allowing more advanced system-level testing than was previously possible.

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SignalExpress builds on NI Express technology , introduced with NI
LabVIEW 7 Express, by integrating with the LabVIEW graphical
development environment . Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than
3,400 employees and direct operations in approximately 40 countries.0 introduces a number of new features designed to support the
growing needs of EII deployments in the enterprise, including:

-- Dual-Core Query Architecture -- The first of its kind, dual SQL and
XQuery engines allow for the broadest span of data types, from relational
databases to XML documents and Web Services payloads.

Pricing and Availability
Ipedo XIP 4.

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0 introduces the industry's first dual SQL/XQuery engine, giving it the
broadest span of information integration available. "Their ability to manage data in
the insurance industry's standard ACORD schema, and the flexibility to work
within our new service-oriented architecture (SOA), were the primary reasons
we went with Ipedo. Synopsys also provides
intellectual property and design services to simplify the design process and
accelerate time-to-market for its customers.

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SignalExpress 1. Leveraging the PC and
its related technologies, virtual instrumentation increases
productivity and lowers costs 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 .com

LabVIEW, National Instruments, NI, ni. This
productivity improvement is a competitive advantage in our contract work as
well as in our in-house product development because it allows us to complete
more verification cycles within a fixed schedule.

About Synopsys
Synopsys , Inc.

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"Business decision-makers need access to up-to-date and complete
information," said Nick Zhang, CEO of Ipedo. "Our goal with this release was
to provide the most comprehensive coverage of data and content sources, giving
our customers a smarter, faster way to deliver critical information to their
users.synopsys.

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ni. We believe this technology will provide ARIC and our
agency partners a major competitive advantage in the specialty lines insurance
marketplace."
Ipedo XIP leverages SQL and XML Query to integrate and manage information
from disparate, complex data sources to enable real-time business decisions.

NOTE: Ipedo, Ipedo XIP, Dual-Core Query Architecture are trademarks of
Ipedo.

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NI SignalExpress 1.1 Software Speeds Mixed-Signal Benchtop Measurements

Furthermore , SignalExpress saves designers a
significant amount of time by directly importing and comparing
simulation signals with their live measurement data.0 release, NI introduced a new,
interactive approach to taking benchtop measurements through virtual
instrumentation.
Engineers now can achieve enhanced analog measurement
functionality using SignalExpress 1. Engineers using traditional instruments on
the benchtop can take advantage of new stand-alone instrument
connectivity steps in SignalExpress .
Readers may obtain investment information from the company's investor
relations department by calling 512-683-5090, by sending e-mail to
www. The award-winning Ipedo XIP combines
powerful SQL and XML Query processing, enabling organizations to fuse together
information from any database , content source or Web Service. is a world leader in electronic design automation (EDA)
software for semiconductor design.

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Ipedo Releases New Version of Enterprise Information Integration (EII) Platform

Ipedo XIP 4. Ipedo XIP appears as a single source, so
organizations can easily add new integrated information directly into their
existing environment without the expense of new development or user
re-training.

In all, Ipedo XIP 4. CreVinn is taking advantage of the built-in
verification features of the VCS solution, including Native Testbench (NTB)
technology, to speed the IC verification process. "With full-featured testbench capabilities,
as well as built-in assertions and a wide range of coverage metrics, ASIC
developers such as CreVinn can complete their projects with a higher level of
verification in less time.

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With the
software, engineers can use virtual instrumentation on the benchtop to
save time performing interactive analog and digital measurements., Synopsys, Inc .
(Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today
announced that CreVinn Teoranta, a developer of networking, automotive and
computing ASICs, FPGAs and intellectual property (IP), has adopted Synopsys'
VCS(R) comprehensive RTL verification solution for use in its chip
verification methodology. Combined with support
for industry-standard hardware design and verification languages , including
Verilog, VHDL, SystemVerilog, SystemC(TM) and OpenVera(R), and Synopsys'
proven Reference Verification Methodology, the Discovery Verification Platform
helps designers achieve higher levels of verification productivity by
contributing to first-time silicon success within required project cycles. Visit Synopsys online at
http://www.

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Ipedo XIP 4. The capability can be accessed directly using
popular developer tools, including Microsoft Visual Studio and the Eclipse Web
Tools Platform.0 has over 50 new additions and improvements,
including enhanced query optimization techniques , new data source discovery
and mapping capabilities, and new visual wizards for data import.

About Ipedo
Ipedo delivers innovative enterprise information integration software that
provides on-demand intelligence to users. Synopsys is headquartered in
Mountain View, California and has offices in more than 60 locations throughout
North America, Europe, Japan and Asia.

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1 delivers new high-speed digital I/O
capabilities for mixed-signal design, validation and test as well as
increased hardware support of NI modular instruments and data
acquisition devices and other common stand-alone instruments.

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"The unique SignalExpress interactive measurement environment enables
designers to quickly and easily take mixed-signal measurements to
characterize and validate their laboratory prototypes without the
requirement to program. With this new functionality,
engineers can accurately compare two digital patterns and convert
digital patterns to analog signals for time-domain signal analysis and
comparison.com/nati

Pricing and Contact Information

SignalExpress 1.
"Ipedo has helped us easily integrate data from our best of breed policy
administration, rating, claims , and billing systems, even though they are
spread across different architectures and databases," said Steven Addair, Vice
President of Information Technology at American Reliable Insurance Company
(ARIC), a division of Assurant Solutions. The company delivers technology-leading
semiconductor design and verification platforms and IC manufacturing software
products to the global electronics market, enabling the development and
production of complex systems-on-chips (SoCs).

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it a great tool for performing common A/D converter measurements,"
said Mike Byrne, applications engineering manager at Analog Devices.
-- Business Objects Integration -- Support for both BusinessObjects XI and
Crystal Reports XI allows data federated by Ipedo to be made directly
available in reports or analyses.
Ipedo's novel approach treats existing corporate databases and external data
flows as a single, virtual data source.

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Synopsys Discovery Verification Platform
The Discovery Verification Platform is a unified environment that provides
high performance and efficiency of interaction among all platform components,
including mixed-HDL simulation, mixed-signal , system-level verification,
assertions, DesignWare(R) verification intellectual property, code coverage ,
functional coverage, testbenches and formal analysis.

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0 is available now for Windows 2000, Windows NT, Sun Solaris,
Red Hat Linux and SuSE Linux.

CreVinn Adopts Synopsys' VCS Native Testbench to Accelerate ASIC Development

"VCS NTB's advanced language features enable us to cut testbench
development time in half compared with our previous C++ techniques," said
Vincent Gavin, co-founder and chief technical officer at CreVinn. VCS NTB's powerful
constraint-solver delivers higher productivity by automating the generation of
constrained-random test stimulus, while functional coverage improves project
tracking and predictability by enabling engineers to accurately measure the
quality of verification.com/ .

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For more information on the Web events, readers
can visit www.com/info

About National Instruments

National Instruments (www. VCS NTB's support for the object-oriented programming
style helps engineers design efficient, reusable testbenches for improved
expansion and portability .