National Instruments LabVIEW 8.2.1 Provides Support for Windows Vista.LabVIEW Family of Products Available for New Microsoft Operating System operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. AUSTIN, Texas -- 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. (Nasdaq:NATI NATI National Association of Teen Institutes NATI Newfoundland Association of Technical Industries ), a global leader in graphical system design Graphical system design is a modern approach to designing, prototyping, and deploying embedded systems that combines open graphical programming with COTS hardware to dramatically simplify development, resulting in higher-quality designs with a migration to custom design. , announced the availability of a new version of LabVIEW, the graphical design platform for test, control and embedded system Any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such systems generally use microprocessors, or they may use custom-designed chips or both. development, for use with Windows Vista The current version of Windows for the desktop. It was released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers. Vista adds numerous features, including improved security and advanced multimedia capabilities. . NI LabVIEW 8.2.1 includes both the desktop development environment as well as related application software including the LabVIEW Real-Time and LabVIEW FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. modules. NI also released new 32-bit and 64-bit hardware drivers with support for the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista. For the first time, NI is offering PXI (PCI EXtensions for Instrumentation) A peripheral bus specialized for data acquisition and real time control systems. Introduced in 1997, PXI uses the CompactPCI 3U and 6U form factors and adds trigger lines, a local bus and other functions suited for measurement embedded controllers with Windows Vista pre-installed as the default operating system. As a scheduled maintenance release, LabVIEW 8.2.1 includes bug fixes for improved performance and reliability. In addition to Windows Vista, LabVIEW 8.2.1 continues to support Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. and Windows 2000, as well as Mac OS X and Linux([R]). LabVIEW 8.2.1 is available for download now through the NI Services Resource Center to current NI Standard Service Program (SSP (1) (Service Switching Point) The local exchange node in an SS7 telephone network. The SSP can be part of the voice switch or in a separate computer connected to it. ) members. Windows Vista, the newest version of the Microsoft operating system, released to the general public in early 2007. One important aspect of Windows Vista that impacts engineers and scientists is an increased focus on security, resulting in a new user privilege model known as User Account Control (UAC (User Account Control) The management of user accounts in Windows Vista. Because malware has greater control of the computer when it is running in administrator mode, UAC was designed to enable more users to run their computers as a standard user rather than as ). UAC is designed to prevent viruses and other malware from gaining control of a PC. Engineers and scientists building mission-critical systems or controlling production lines and manufacturing test systems with LabVIEW and related National Instruments software benefit from this new emphasis on security. LabVIEW 8.2.1 extends the new features and improvements found in LabVIEW 8.20 by introducing compatibility with Windows Vista security changes. A second key aspect of the Windows Vista release is the availability of both 32-bit and 64-bit editions, which engineers and scientists can install depending on their computer processors. While LabVIEW 8.2.1 and other 32-bit application software packages function normally on the 64-bit version of Windows Vista through Microsoft compatibility technology, this version of Windows requires 64-bit hardware drivers. National Instruments has invested considerable time and energy in providing updates to existing 32-bit drivers to support Windows Vista and in creating new 64-bit hardware drivers for Windows Vista x64 Edition, the 64-bit version of Windows Vista. "National Instruments continues to be among the first to market with compatibility for the latest PC technologies, including Windows Vista," said Tim Dehne, NI senior vice president of R&D. "It is important that we provide support for both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista because NI strongly believes in letting customers choose the system that provides the best fit for their needs." While LabVIEW remains a 32-bit application, it functions normally on the 64-bit version of Windows Vista because of a Microsoft abstraction layer known as Windows on Windows A 16-bit module within Windows NT that executes Windows 3.1 applications. Also known as WOW or NTVDM (NT Virtual DOS Machine), Windows on Windows runs as an emulated DOS subsystem under NT. When a 3. (WoW64); however, the 64-bit version does require 64-bit hardware drivers. With LabVIEW 8.2.1 software and compatible National Instruments hardware drivers, engineers now can use Windows Vista as both a development and deployment platform for their test, control and design applications. For more information, readers can visit www.ni.com/labview/upgrade. 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 eight years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. LabVIEW, National Instruments, NI and ni.com are trademarks of National Instruments. Linux([R]) is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and other countries. 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