Changes to Compatible With LabVIEW

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As the LabVIEW Tools Network continues to evolve, we would like to announce some exciting updates to the Compatible With LabVIEW program.

NI continues to build a consistent and cohesive global brand to grow our market share and strengthens the appeal of our products and services. Products on the LabVIEW Tools Network play a key role in this effort, however, our research has found that customers may be confused and unable to differentiate the Compatible With LabVIEW levels. Additionally, with the exponential growth of products, we have determined that our certification process needs to be revisited to create efficiencies for scalability.

To improve the Tools Network experience, we will no longer have a breakdown of compatibilty levels and products will instead differentiate based upon customer ratings and reviews.  We encourage you to follow-up with your customers in order to populate your product ratings.

On the Compatible With LabVIEW front, we have consolidated the requirements into a single level, divided them into product types, and performed an audit to remove ambiguity. The long-term goal is to have the highest quality products available, reduce the level of effort required for the certification process, and provide a concise experience for customers. The new requirements are already in use for products currently under review and we will roll them out in our annual recertification audit of existing products later this year. Web updates to ni.com/labviewtools will be phased over the next 2-4 months.

We welcome your feedback and invite you to review the new requirements document and let us know what you think.

Compatible With LabVIEW

Thank you,

-The LabVIEW Tools Network Team