The adoption of software-defined test systems is the most significant trend among these industry- leading test engineering teams. Engineers are using software-defined test systems to achieve new levels of measurement performance and lower test costs. The quick return on investment from these benefits is contributing significantly to the mainstream adoption of the software-defined test system approach. Thousands of companies are building software-defined test systems based on NI software tools and the open, multivendor PXI hardware standard. According to the PXI Systems Alliance, more than 100,000 PXI systems will be deployed by the end of 2009, and the number of deployed.
