CATC Adds Sierra Technologies as Channel Representative for Storage Products

CATC Adds Sierra Technologies as Channel Representative for
Storage Products
Relationship to Expand US East Coast Sales Presence for CATC's Storage
Products


SANTA CLARA, Calif. and SPRING HILL, Fla., July 9
 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Computer Access Technology Corporation ("CATC")
(NASDAQ:CATZ), a global communications protocol expert company and leading
provider of advanced verification systems and connectivity products for digital
communications standards, today announced the expansion of its strategic
distribution alliance with Sierra Technologies to include CATC's Storage
products.  Sierra Technologies has successfully carried CATC's Computer product
lines for the last five years, and the addition of CATC's Storage products to
Sierra Technologies' portfolio significantly enhances CATC's East Coast
presence for the benefit of all storage product developers.

With over 13 years of experience in Storage protocol sales, Sierra Technologies
has established itself as a leading provider of electronic test, measurement,
and manufacturing systems, supporting a strong and loyal customer base.  The
company's combined sales and support organization includes a highly trained and
experienced staff capable of delivering superior customer service and training.
 With the addition of CATC's Storage products, Sierra Technologies will be
selling CATC's entire product line of Computer I/O Protocol and Storage
Protocol systems including Bluetooth, Fibre Channel, IEEE1394, InfiniBand, PCI
Express, SCSI, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA, and USB products
throughout the US Eastern Region.

"CATC is a leading provider of superior expert protocol analysis systems, and
the addition of CATC's Storage products is a natural extension of our ongoing
relationship," stated Steve Greenberg of Sierra Technologies. "Offering the
entire spectrum of CATC's advanced and extensive product lines allows us to
provide our customer base with a unique technology advantage -- delivering the
high-quality design and development tools they demand."

"We are excited that Sierra Technologies made the strategic decision to expand
our long-term relationship by adding CATC's advanced line of Storage products
to its portfolio," said Kevin Fitzgerald, vice president of sales at CATC. 
"Leveraging Sierra Technologies' significant industry knowledge and history in
Storage Protocol sales will further enhance our sales and support coverage. 
Our customers will benefit from Sierra's domain expertise in making qualified
buying decisions for advanced protocol verification systems to accelerate their
productivity and time-to-market."

About Sierra Technologies, LLC.

Providing the industry with access to the world's leading companies who design
the best Testers, Analyzers, Development Tools, and a superior level of
Training, Service, and Support that no other company can match.  For leading
edge solutions in Fibre Channel, InfiniBand, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, FireWire
(IEEE1394), BlueTooth wireless, PCI Express and SCSI Test Systems, most
companies contact Sierra first.  Sierra is also one of the best sources of
Custom Cables and Adapters for SCSI, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand, Fiber Optic,
and other computer interfaces.

To contact Sierra Technologies, please visit the website at:
http://www.sierratechnologies.com/

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 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on February 20, 2004, Form 10-K/A filed March 3, 2004, Form 10-Q filed May 13,
2004, and subsequent filings CATC may make with the SEC, as amended, which can
be viewed at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/ .

NOTE:  CATC and Computer Access Technology Corporation are proprietary marks 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



CONTACT:  Heike J. Stabenow of CATC, [phone], or

; or Steve Greenberg of Sierra Technologies,

[phone], or 



Web site:  http://www.catc.com/ 

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