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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, +1-408-727-6600, or ; or Camille Cox, +1-805-497-6400, or , for CATC Web site: http://www.catc.com/

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