Buffalo, NY -- August 16, 2004 -- Applied Sciences Group, Inc. (www.appliedsciencesgroup.com), a software engineering and systems integration firm, today announced that it has been designated a National Instruments Certified Alliance Partner, enabling the Company to formally expand its National Instruments knowledge base and better serve its growing customer base for factory automation solutions.

National Instruments' Alliance Program is a formal business relationship between National Instruments and consultants, systems integrators, and developers. The program combines the wide variety of National Instruments measurement and automation products with the specific industry expertise of consultants and systems integrators. Alliance Program members educate customers, make product recommendations, help customers meet short development schedules, and provide turnkey systems.

"We are proud to be named an Alliance Partner," said Terry Collins, Applied Sciences Group's director of Marketing and Sales. "We view it as a strategic development that will bring us closer to National Instruments and the market for LabVIEW products and technology. It's all about having the best tools with which to create solutions for our customers, and this increases our ability to do that."

To be named a National Instruments Certified Alliance Partner, Applied Sciences Group, Inc. has demonstrated in-depth knowledge of National Instruments products, and demonstrated expertise in selecting and integrating the right products to meet customer needs.

The Alliance Partner program was developed by National Instruments in response to growing demand from its customers to identify companies with validated expertise in National Instruments’ products through certification.

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