CATC Adds Multilane Serial ATA Analysis and Enhanced Triggering to SAS Platform

CATC Adds Multilane Serial ATA Analysis and Enhanced Triggering to SAS Platform
SAS and Serial ATA developers to benefit from true 'bilingual' analyzer platform
with native SATA-II recording and 256 levels of sequential trigger events 


SERIAL ATA PLUGFEST, LONGMONT, Colo., March 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Computer Access Technology Corporation (CATC) , a leading communications
protocol expert company, begins shipment this week of major enhancements to the
feature set of the industry's first Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 4X analyzer, the
CATC SASTracer(TM).  This software release, the SASTracer v1.1, adds
comprehensive Serial ATA recording and analysis for up to four 1.5 or 3 Gbps
SATA links.  Other improvements including, the industry's most powerful
triggering capabilities, enhanced filtering, STP decoding and a 3 Gbps exerciser
option, make the SASTracer equally suited for 4-wide SAS or 4 port SATA
verification tasks.

Industry leading companies, including Adaptec, LSI Logic, Maxtor and Seagate,
have selected the CATC SASTracer analyzer to aid in their advanced SAS product
development.  With the addition of full SATA and STP capabilities, the SASTracer
becomes an even more powerful analysis tool for testing SAS, SATA and mixed
SAS/SATA single and multi-link environments.  Featuring a new triggering model,
version 1.1 can monitor up to 256 levels of conditional trigger logic with up to
three "events" per level.  Expanded filtering options, data truncation, port
naming and other enhancementscomplete offer engineers a far-reaching, mature
feature set unmatched in the SAS/SATA verification tools market.

An integral part of SASTracer, the intuitive and powerful CATC Trace(TM) expert
analysis software processes, decodes and analyzes capturedSAS and SATA traffic.
Embedded in this sophisticated application is a deep understanding of the
protocol hierarchy and intricacies, enabling engineers to quickly capture and
validate their product designs. The SASTracer v1.1 adds superior data viewing
capabilities with the new Link Tracker(TM) chronological view. In one screen the
Link Tracker view displays a logical image of transactions on the bus along with
a time synchronized display of DWORD traffic moving upstream and downstream on
each physical link.

SASTracer is based on CATC's Universal Protocol Analyzer System(TM) (UPAS(TM)
10K), a high bandwidth, modular hardware platform capable of supporting
multi-lane analysis and traffic generation.  In addition to SAS and SATA, the
UPAS 10K platform supports Fibre Channel, InfiniBand(R) and PCI Express(TM)
analysis.

"The storage market is very important to CATC and we are committed to providing
the expert analysis functionality that our customers need to rapidly bring their
systems to market," said Carmine Napolitano, president of CATC. "By quickly
delivering the versatile, multi-port 3 Gbps SAS analyzer requested by our
customers, CATC continues to set new standards for premier expert analysis tools
for the storage industry."

Availability

SASTracer v1.1 is scheduled for release on March 19, 2004 and offers a bus
exerciser option as described in CATC's press release of February 17, 2004.
Existing SASTracer customers can obtain the release under their maintenance
agreement.  For pricing or additional information, please contact CATC or its
worldwide network of distribution partners.

About CATC

Computer Access Technology Corporation (CATC) is a global communication
protocols expert company, providing test and measurement solutions for Computer
I/O, Storage and Networking protocols, enhancing productivity and time to
market.  CATC develops, manufactures and markets advanced protocol analysis
expert systems for established and emerging digital communications standards
including Bluetooth, Fibre Channel, IEEE 1394, InfiniBand, PCI Express, SCSI,
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA and USB. Semiconductor, device, system
and software companies use CATC's products during each phase of their products'
lifecycles from development through production and market deployment.  CATC's
expert protocol analysis systems allow customers to monitor communications
traffic, diagnose design and operational problems and confirm interoperability
and standards compliance. Technicians also use CATC's test and analysis products
on production lines and for maintenance of deployed systems and networks. CATC
was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.  For more
information regarding CATC and its products, please visit http://www.catc.com/.

Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on CATC's
current expectations, such as availability of product, market acceptance and
competition, management capability and experience, levels of growth,
profitability and shareholder value. These forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, such
as CATC's production of new products, market acceptance of its products,
competitive pressures, management performance, success of growth, profitability
and increased shareholder value. These and other factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially, are discussed in more detail in CATC's Annual
Report on Form 10K, filed February 20, 2004, Form 10-K/A filed March 3, 2004 and
subsequent filings CATC may make with the SEC, as amended, which can be viewed
at the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov/.

CATC, Computer Access Technology Corporation, CATC Trace, Link Tracker,
SASTracer, Universal Protocol Analyzer System and UPAS are proprietary
trademarks of Computer Access Technology Corporation.  All other company names
and marks may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are
associated. 

DATASOURCE: Computer Access Technology Corporation



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