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News Release from: National Instruments | Subject: NI Developer Zone
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 10 April 2001
Massive online sensors and automation
resource
Engineers and scientists now can join an online community of experts, NI Developer Zone, to help them design and implement measurement and automation systems.
Engineers and scientists now can join an online community of experts to help them design and implement measurement and automation systems Through NI Developer Zone, at zone.ni.com, engineers and scientists exchange ideas through news groups, access extensive libraries of technical resources, and search for products based on technical specifications
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 29 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Today, engineers and scientists expect more from a Web site than data sheets and brochures," said Dr.James Truchard, President and CEO of National Instruments.
"At NI Developer Zone, visitors can collaborate with colleagues and acquire development techniques to create measurement and automation systems that once required large teams of programmers to complete." NI created NI Developer Zone with help from Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference (PTR) - a leader in academic and technical publishing, and GlobalSpec.com - a creator of online parametric search tools.
The site offers more than 1,200 example programs, 1,600 instrument drivers, 500 tutorials and technical presentations, and advanced product selection tools for more than 180,000 products offered by more than 450 sensor and automation component manufacturers.
Much of the technical reference material on the site comes from Prentice Hall PTR.
Engineers and scientists can purchase full hardcopy texts for their personal libraries through NI Developer Zone.
"Prentice Hall has established long-term ties with benchmark authors in engineering and computer science," said Bernard Goodwin, Publisher and Vice President of Prentice Hall.
"By delivering this content through NI Developer Zone, more readers benefit from the extensive knowledge base of our authors." GlobalSpec.com provides NI Developer Zone with bias-free information on more than 6.1 million product specifications in more than 160 product areas.
Detailed technical information is found on a variety of system components such as sensors, actuators, pumps, valves, and industrial motors.
"GlobalSpec.com has created the leading engineering product library with search parameters based on technical specifications ? the language of design engineering," said Dr.John Schneiter, President of GlobalSpec.com. Request a free brochure from National Instruments ...
"At NI Developer Zone, engineers and scientists can use our well known SpecSearch tools to research and compare features and capabilities of a variety of products.".
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