David G. Hugley | National Instruments Corp. |
Alexander M. Davern | National Instruments Corp. |
Eric Howard Starkloff | National Instruments Corp. |
Karen Rapp | National Instruments Corp. |
Vijay Bhagavath | Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. |
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the National Instruments Third Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded.
You may refer to your press packet for the replay dial-in number and passcode. With us today are David Hugley, General Counsel and Secretary; Alex Davern, President and CEO; Karen Rapp, CFO; and Eric Starkloff, Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing.
For opening remarks, I'd like to turn the call over to Mr.