Company Brief
New Delhi, March 19, 2010
National Instruments, a technology pioneer and leader in Graphical System Design today announced the launch of "PlanetNI.in", the official website of Planet NI foundation, a non-profit initiative instituted by National Instruments.
The website launched will address the needs of education institutes and SME Entrepreneurs by providing access to technology at an affordable cost for enabling current and future engineers to achieve economic prosperity.
This website is launched to serve as a platform for people to share ideas and knowledge which would help to grow the Planet NI Foundation. It’s a forum which will serve all three initiatives STEM, SME & Green Engineering. Organizations & like minded individuals who are interested in any of these initiatives can collaborate with Planet NI Foundation through the website.
Through Planet NI Foundation, students in Tier II & Tier III colleges will have an opportunity to learn and experience the technology that is being used today. Planet NI empowers individuals and organizations in empowering them with better technology.
Mr. Victor Meires, VP - Sales, Asia said, "In just one year, we are glad to see such overwhelming response from entrepreneurs across India. Keeping this in mind, we have launched the website for improving the quality of education, supporting small and medium entrepreneurship and supporting a greener planet for long term sustainability. Through the Planet NI Foundation, we have already empowered 110 SME’s in the last one year and plan to spread the message to many more."
Planet NI comprises STEM Education, SME Entrepreneurship program and Green Engineering.
* STEM Education - This is an ongoing initiative adopted by the company to improve the quality of engineering education in the country. The Program strives to enhance learning in engineering colleges through experiential learning by collaborating with organizations working in this area. Some of the programs in this framework include Professor internships, Centers of Excellence, Student Training and Certification, Train the Trainer Program, etc
* NI SME Benefit Program -The framework of Planet NI addresses factors affecting the technology adoption among the SMEs by providing increased affordability and flexible pricing for NI Technology and easy access to NI Training and Support. The SME Benefit Program is unique approaches to help the SMEs in India achieve economic prosperity through access to technology. This initiative allows access to technology, increased affordability with and competency in them with training and support programs
* Green Engineering - In this program NI helps and educates companies to design and develop eco-friendly products
Hundreds of entrepreneurs across the world have started using National Instruments technology and have been very successful and continue to reach new milestones. Planet NI foundation addresses the needs of education institutes and SME Entrepreneurs by providing access to technology at an affordable cost. With a vision of making this world a better place, National Instruments has a group of individuals and organizations working together towards the goal.
For further information, please contact:
Genesis Burson-Marsteller
Jayshri Goswami
Mobile: +91 9986362433
Email: Jayshri.goswami@bm.com