National Instruments announced Q2/2011 revenue of $253 million, a quarterly record and a 20 percent increase from Q2 2010. Net income for Q2 was $26.5 million. In Q2/2010 the net income was $24.6 million.

NI graphical system design product sales were up 21 percent year-over-year, and NI instrument control product sales were up 6 percent year-over-year in Q2. Geographically, revenue in U.S. dollar terms for Q2 2011 compared to Q2 2010 was up 15 percent in the Americas, up 28 percent in Europe and up 19 percent in Asia. In local currency terms, revenue was up 23 percent in Europe and up 12 percent in Asia.