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May, 2005 -

TradePoint's Export Compliance & Documentation Software Helps National Instruments Reduce Shipment Processing Time

TradePoint Systems has announced that the National Instruments Corporation , a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation, has implemented and integrated TradePoint’s Export Compliance Solution (ECS) and Export Document Production System (SPEX) with their Oracle 11i system.

One of the key factors that led National Instruments to collaborate with TradePoint was their solution’s flexible architecture, which resulted in a shorter integration effort with the Oracle E-Business Suite. Since going live with TradePoint’s ECS in January 2005, users at National Instruments are excited about working export reviews through the Oracle Export Compliance interface instead of a separate system.

By implementing TradePoint's SPEX documentation production system, shipment processing time has been significantly reduced.  Export documents are now automatically generated and emailed to customers at ship time.  Required export documents, such as SEDs and SLIs, are generated and emailed to appropriate parties only as needed.  The manual processes used with the old system have been replaced with TradePoint's automated solution.  TradePoint's integrated and hands-free system, coupled with fast processing times, has accounted for increased quality and a 200% gain in efficiency.

As Kelly O'Rourke (NI IT Section Manager) stated, "Our ability to quickly integrate TradePoint's software with Oracle 11i has resulted in significant efficiency and quality gains, which will directly benefit our customers and the bottom line. In addition, our business users are very happy with the improved system capabilities and ease of use. TradePoint has been a great integration collaborator, and we look forward to continued innovation and success."

Ken Halle, COO at TradePoint Systems added, “TradePoint’s unique relationship with Oracle allows us to provide these benefits to National Instruments.  The success established through this joint project continues the tradition of leadership by National Instruments not only in their area of expertise, but also at the forefront of automated export compliance.”

About National Instruments:

National Instruments (www.ni.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. Leveraging PCs and commercial technologies, virtual instrumentation increases productivity and lowers costs for test, control and design applications through easy-to-integrate software, such as NI LabVIEW, and modular measurement and control hardware for PXI, PCI, USB and Ethernet. Headquartered in Austin , Texas , NI has more than 3,400 employees and direct operations in nearly 40 countries. In 2004, the company sold products to more than 25,000 companies in 90 countries. For the past six years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America .