National Instruments acquires Measurement Computing

National Instruments has acquired the operating assets of Measurement Computing Corp., a provider of low-cost data acquisition products.

James Truchard, National Instruments CEO, cofounder, said, "The acquisition will strengthen both our hardware and software positions and further our goal of bringing our virtual instrumentation vision to millions of engineering applications worldwide."

The Measurement Computing business, as a wholly owned NI subsidiary, will continue to run its operation as is out of Middleboro, Mass. Measurement Computing will sell and support its products through its existing channels. The companies will look to gain operational leverage in a variety of areas and greater access to global markets.