CATC Delivers Merlin II(TM), Bluetooth(R) V1.2 Protocol Analysis System

CATC Delivers Merlin II(TM), Bluetooth(R) V1.2 Protocol Analysis System


BLUETOOTH DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE, SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 9
 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Computer Access Technology Corporation (CATC) , a
leading communications protocol expert company, today announced the first
shipments of the CATC Merlin II expert Bluetooth protocol analyzer.  Announced
in November, Merlin II is the next generation of CATC's award winning Merlin(TM)
family of products.  It is compliant with version 1.2 of the Bluetooth
specification and is based on a unique and highly portable form factor.  Merlin
II enables designers to quickly identify and correct design issues as well as
assist manufacturers to pre-screen devices for standard compliance and
interoperability.

Merlin II will be shown in the CATC booth, #440, at the Bluetooth Americas
conference opening today in San Jose, California and running through December
11, 2003.

Merlin II is a powerful tool addressing the changing needs of the Bluetooth
design and manufacturing communities, supporting the capture, decode and
analysis of the Bluetooth specification v1.2.  Easily positioned for optimal
antenna placement and data capture, the Merlin II's small size allows its use in
tight workspaces.  Merlin II has extensive triggering capabilities and robust
filtering, enabling the user to focus only on relevant data by avoiding lengthy
and laborious searches through captured data.  For extended recording sessions,
the analyzer can spool data to an external disk drive.

"We are very excited about the level of demand we are seeing for the Merlin II,"
stated Fred Rastgar, director of Computing Products for CATC. "This is a very
powerful analyzer with a small form factor that can be used in restricted
workspace development environments.  Our customers told us what they needed and
we responded with a highly portable and cost-effective analyzer that supports
the latest Bluetooth specification."

Like all CATC analyzer products, Merlin II utilizes the powerful CATC Trace(TM)
expert analysis software to process, decode and analyze captured Bluetooth
traffic.  The CATC Trace embeds a deep understanding of the Bluetooth protocol
hierarchy and intricacies and presents this information to the user in a
colorful, intuitive and easy to use graphical display, allowing customers to
quickly discover and correct persistent and intermittent errors and flaws in
product designs.

Availability

CATC's Merlin II Bluetooth Protocol Analyzer is currently available for
immediate delivery.  For further 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 March 21, 2003, its most recent Form 10-Q filed
November 13, 2003 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/ .

NOTE:  CATC, Computer Access Technology Corporation, CATC Trace, Merlin and
Merlin II 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:  Rose Marr of CATC, [phone], or ; or

Camille Cox, [phone], or , for CATC



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

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