Bellevue, WA–March 21, 2005— Data-Linc Group today announced that it will join leading industry experts in the first-ever Automation Developers Forum to present industrial wireless technology. Engineers, managers and machine builders designing control and measurements systems can attend the conference to learn about the latest trends in control and automation.

“Wireless technologies are revolutionizing automation system communications”, said Jim Ralston, Data-Linc Group’s Director of Business Development, “We are very pleased that National Instruments recognizes the impact wireless technology will have.”

The Automation Developers Forum visits 11 North American cities between March and May 2005 and includes sessions on a range of topics, such as the convergence of PLCs, PCs and embedded components as well as ways engineers can use these and other leading industry technologies to create sophisticated applications that incorporate motion, vision, measurements and advanced control.

Companies participating in the Automation Developers Forum include CyboSoft, Data-Linc Group, Festo, FLIR, National Instruments, Parker Bayside, QSI, Watlow and Woodhead. The conference travels to Houston; Chicago; Rochester, N.Y.; Philadelphia; Cincinnati; Detroit; San Jose, Calif.; Greensboro, N.C.; Milwaukee; Toronto and Vancouver.

To register for the Automation Developers Forum, readers can visit www.ni.com/forum.