SigmaQuest to Present at 2004 Automated Test Summit
Cities in U.S., Canada and Mexico to be visited during late March through early June

SANTA CLARA, Calif., - March 18, 2004 - SigmaQuest Inc., a leader in Product Performance Intelligence, announced it is co-hosting and participating in the 2004 Automated Test Summit.   The Summit is touring through 12 different cities in North America in late March through early June,.   It will provide users a forum to explore the latest developments in test and measurement.
During the Summit, SigmaQuest will deliver the session "Improving Quality with Product Performance Monitoring." At this session, users will gain insight into how to ensure optimal quality with precise measurements, accelerate stress testing, and gain timely access to global test data to dramatically lower review cycles and in turn lower costs.   Specific topic areas to be covered include:

* How SigmaQuest's "any-data, any-tester, anywhere" technology is seamlessly integrated with NI LabVIEW and NI TestStand to enable distributed manufacturing and test organizations to easily collect, aggregate, and analyze diagnostic data across multiple locations 
* How to transform global test data into quality improvement actions 

SigmaQuest will also exhibit at each event and give demonstrations of their global solutions.

National Instruments, Flextronics Test, JTAG Technologies, Tektronix, Thermotron, and Virginia Panel Corporation will also give technical training sessions, demonstrations, seminars and papers on the latest developments in test and measurement during the one day venues.   Participants will have the opportunity to network with colleagues, build application development expertise, and learn about automated test strategies and techniques through the various sessions targeted for test, process, validation and manufacturing.

Registration is free for the Automated Test Summit.   Seating is limited for the events.   To enroll visit http://www.ni.com/testsummit/  

or call 800-444-3539.  

The Summit will visit the following cities:  

March 30, 2004
Minneapolis, MN
Radisson Hotel South & Plaza Tower 
7800 Normandale Blvd. 
Bloomington, MN 55439 
952-835-7800

April 20, 2004
Denver, CO 
Renaissance Denver 
3801 Quebec Street 
Golden, CO 80207 303-399-7500

April 27, 2004
Laurel, MD 
Holiday Inn - College Park 
10000 Baltimore Blvd. 
Laurel, MD 20740 
301-345-6700

April 29, 2004
Orlando, FL 
Radisson University Hotel - Orlando 
1724 Alafaya Trail 
Orlando, FL 32826 407-658-9008

May 4, 2004
Detroit, MI 
Marriott Detroit Livonia 
17100 N Laurel Park Dr 
Detroit, MI 48152 734-462-3100

May 6, 2004
Ft. Wayne, IN 
Marriott Fort Wayne 
305 E. Washington Center 
Ft Wayne, IN 46825 
260-484-0411

May 13, 2004
Dallas, TX
Holiday Inn Select DFW North 
4441 Hwy 114 & Esters Blvd 
Irving, TX 75063 972-929-8181

May 21, 2004
Juarez, Mexico 
Holiday Inn - Ciudad Juárez 
Av. Lincon y Coyoacan s/n 
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico 32310 
52-656-613-1310

May 25, 2004
Anaheim, CA 
Marriott Anaheim Suites 
12015 Harbor Blvd. 
Garden Grove, CA 92840 714-750-1000

May 27, 2004
San Jose, CA 
Four Points by Sheraton 
1250 Lakeside Dr. 
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 
408-738 4888

June 3, 2004
Boston, MA 
Radisson Hotel & Suites - Chelmsford 
10 Independence Dr. 
Chelmsford, MA 01824 
978-256-0800

June 17, 2004
Toronto, Canada 
Hilton Suites Toronto-Markham Conference Center & Spa 
8500 Warden Ave 
Toronto, ON L6G 1A5 905-470-8500

About SigmaQuest 
SigmaQuest, a leader in Product Performance Intelligence, is the first to enable global visibility to test and quality data for electronic systems manufacturing. The company's revolutionary "any-data, any-tester, anywhere" technology supports automated test and quality data management and analysis across multiple geographies, test equipment suppliers, and extended supply chain members. Original equipment manufacturers and contract manufacturers achieve lower materials costs, lower manufacturing and support costs, and faster time to revenue.