Control System Integrators Association's Audit Process Adopted by National Instruments.Business Editors EXTON, Pa. & AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2002 In a move that both organizations agreed will help elevate el·e·vate tr.v. ele·vat·ed, ele·vat·ing, ele·vates 1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift. 2. To increase the amplitude, intensity, or volume of. 3. the role and recognition of system integrators around the world, the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA CSIA Cyber Security Industry Alliance CSIA Chimney Safety Institute of America CSIA Colorado Software and Internet Association CSIA China Software Industry Association CSIA Compound Specific Isotope Analysis CSIA Customer Service Institute of Australia ) today announced that National Instruments National Instruments, or NI (NASDAQ: NATI), is an American company with over 4,000 employees and direct operations in 41 countries founded in 1976 by Dr. James Truchard, Bill Nowlin and Jeff Kodosky. (NI) will adopt its Audit Process as part of its Select Integration Partner assessment. The CSIA Audit Process, conducted by an independent company, measures system integration firms' performance against a rigorous series of Best Practices & Benchmarks (BP&B) in General Management, Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , Project Management, Quality Management, Financial Management, and Business Development. "NI will adopt the CSIA Audit Process as part of our Select Integration Partner assessment," explained Jack Barber A barber (from the Latin barba, "beard") is someone whose occupation is to cut any type of hair, give shaves, and trim beards. In previous times, barbers also performed surgery and dentistry. , NI Partner Development Manager, "and will request that our Select Partners (as well as those interested in becoming Select Partners) join CSIA, implement BP&B practices, and pass the CSIA audit. We hope our Select Partners will become active participants in the Association's programs to enhance the professionalism, stature, and business management skills of system integrators." There are currently 17 system integrators designated Select Partners from among the more than 600 NI Alliance Program members worldwide. They were given Select Partner status for delivering quality products and services in concert with a high level of business with NI. "NI's adoption of the audit process," noted James Cummings James Cummings may refer to:
To date, 23 CSIA members have passed the audit and earned the designation of CSIA REGISTERED MEMBER. While the primary purpose of this process is to provide control system integrators a means to evaluate and continuously improve their businesses, it has also become a valuable tool for users in evaluating, selecting, and managing control system integration firms. "The REGISTERED MEMBER designation provides definition to an industry typically characterized char·ac·ter·ize tr.v. character·ized, character·iz·ing, character·iz·es 1. To describe the qualities or peculiarities of: characterized the warden as ruthless. 2. by a range of general or vague descriptions," added Cummings. "NI's adoption of the CSIA audit process benefits the association, our partners, and our company," Barber explained: -- "By requesting that our Select Partners to join the CSIA organization, we will bring numerous top-notch system integrators into the organization. -- "In turn, we believe our Select Partners will benefit from and contribute to the Best Practices & Benchmarks established by CSIA. -- "Further, by encouraging our Select Partners to undergo the audit, we will foster participation in and credibility of the audit process. -- "Finally, NI will benefit from the certification of our Select Partners through a process that is developed and maintained by integrators, for integrators." About CSIA Control System Integrators Association is the largest organization in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. for independent control system integrators. Its members are responsible for more than $1 billion in industrial automation equipment, including $400 million of hardware and software automation products. Members are also located in Asia, Australia, Europe and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . CSIA members provide integrated control systems for clients throughout the world in the automotive, chemical, food, healthcare, medical, metal, petrochemical petrochemical, any one of a large group of chemicals derived from a component of petroleum or natural gas. The cracking processes for manufacturing gasoline produce vast quantities of gaseous hydrocarbons. , petroleum, pharmaceutical, plastics, power, printing, rubber, and other industries. About the CSIA Audit Process The Audit Process, announced in late 2000, was developed in concurrence CONCURRENCE, French law. The equality of rights, or privilege which several persons-have over the same thing; as, for example, the right which two judgment creditors, Whose judgments were rendered at the same time, have to be paid out of the proceeds of real estate bound by them. Dict. de Jur. h.t. with Fortune 500 companies and others who use control system integrators' services, control manufacturers who often team with these firms, and CSIA members. Among those participating in developing the program, in addition to National Instruments, were ConAgra, DuPont, and General Electric Automation Services. About NI NI leverages commercial technologies, such as industry-standard computers and the Internet, to deliver customer-defined measurement and automation solutions. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 2,800 employees and direct sales offices in more than 35 countries. NI increases the productivity of engineers and scientists worldwide by delivering easy-to-integrate software and modular hardware. For the past three consecutive years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. |
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