CATC and dashcourses Launch Series of Integrated Training Solutions for Leading Communication Protocols

CATC and dashcourses Launch Series of Integrated Training Solutions for Leading
Communication Protocols
Companies to Elevate Technology Education With Joint Offer of Comprehensive,
Hands-On Training Classes 


SANTA CLARA, Calif. and PHOENIX, March 16  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Computer
Access Technology Corporation (CATC) , a leading global communications protocol
expert company, today announced an integrated training offering with dashcourses
Inc., a leader in technical training solutions. Together,the companies will
deliver open enrollment, hands-on training on InfiniBand(R), iSCSI, PCI
Express(TM), SAS, SATA, SCSI, and USB at the CATC headquarters in Santa Clara.

"CATC believes that this collaboration will significantly increase our
customers'productivity by raising the quality of technical education currently
available to engineers and IT professionals," said Carmine Napolitano, president
of CATC.  "Combining the domain expertise of CATC as a leading protocol expert,
and dashcourses, a global application-oriented technical training company, the
joint offerings provide a comprehensive, end- to-end training solution --
bringing customers the best of both worlds."

The courses will be presented by dashcourses and are directed at engineers and
developers.  Classes will be held at CATC's offices in Santa Clara, CA or
on-site at customers' facilities worldwide, and generally run two to three days
-- featuring demos and hands-on lab exercises.  During the lab sessions,
participants will use state-of-the-art CATC expert protocol analyzer and
exerciser products to perform analysis and debugging of live devices and
systems. Students will create live networks and record, analyze, and debug
packet-level traffic while receiving in-depth training on the latest protocol
architecture. The first class will focus on USB architecture and is scheduled to
start April 28th.

"We are excited to bring our courses and highly skilled instructors to the West
Coast," said Marianne Cherney, CEO and founder of dashcourses, Inc. "Holding the
classes at CATC's facility provides participants with access to the industry's
top analyzers and exercisers, and a better opportunity to learn first hand how
PCI Express, USB, and other computer and storage devices communicate with each
other."

Students will be using the CATC PETracer/Trainer(TM) PCI Express protocol
analyzer and exerciser; the CATC IBTracer/Trainer(TM) InfiniBand protocol
analyzer and exerciser; the CATC USBTracer/Trainer(TM) USB protocol analyzer and
exerciser; SASTracer/Trainer(TM) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) protocol analyzer
and exerciser, and SATracer/Trainer(TM) Serial ATA protocol analyzer and traffic
generator.  All products are based on CATC's modular Universal Protocol Analyzer
System(TM) (UPAS(TM)) and utilize the powerful CATC Trace(TM) expert analysis
software system for decoding and analyzing traffic.

For more details on training topics, schedules, pricing, and to register, please
visit http://www.catc.com/training/.

About dashcourses, Inc.

dashcourses develops and delivers unbiased courses and programs for the
technical community worldwide in the areas of InfiniBand, Linux, Networking and
Communications, PC Architecture, Power PC, Software Engineering, and Web Design.
dashcourses' workshop oriented classes allow attendees to "learn by doing" in an
environment that fosters skill mastery through class lecture and exercises. 
Course exercises provide a foundation that enables attendees to use the
technology in class, identify the pros and cons of the technology and leave the
classroom ready to put the technology to work in their environment. dashcourses,
Inc., is a privately held company in Scottsdale, Arizona that develops, tailors,
customizes and licenses courses for delivery at customer facilities worldwide.
For more information regarding dashcourses and its technical training offering,
please visit http://www.dashcourses.com/ or call 877-710-5455.

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 systemsfor established and emerging digital communications standards
including Bluetooth, Fibre Channel, IEEE 1394, InfiniBand, PCI Express, SCSI,
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 andstandards 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 factors, as well as 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 on
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, IBTracer/Trainer,
PETracer/Trainer, Universal Protocol Analyzer System, UPAS, SATracer/Trainer,
SAS Tracer/Trainer, and USBTracer/Trainer 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 dashcourses, Inc., [phone], [phone] or





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

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

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