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CATC Introduces Major Upgrade to SAS and SATA Multi-Port Analyzer/Exerciser Family Cascading for High Port-Count Applications, Long-Term Recording, New Display Options and an Enhanced Exerciser Demonstrate Market Leadership SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM -- Computer Access Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:CATZ) (CATC), a communications protocol expert company and leading provider of advanced verification systems and connectivity products for digital communications standards, today announced a major upgrade to its Serial Attached SCSI and Serial ATA test and analysis platforms. The SASTracer(TM)v2.0 and SATracer(TM)v4.0 allow customers to more efficiently design and test SAS and SATA storage components with enhancements targeted at interoperability, performance analysis and system-level debugging issues. CATC's modular verification platform benefits customers as new and innovative features from its expanding portfolio of analysis systems are leveraged for SAS and SATA developers. Cascading analyzers, long-term recording (spool-to-disk), remote access, a new Frame Tracker(TM) display, an improved calculator, and other enhancements complete a mature feature set that is supreme in the SAS/SATA verification tools market. Engineers testing large storage enclosures and RAID systems will benefit from cascading multiple analyzers together to capture "time-correlated" traffic up to 16 SAS or SATA links. The added flexibility of "pooling" standalone analyzers as needed from multiple locations allows users to debug complex system level problems while leveraging their test equipment investment. SASTracer and SATracer now offer Frame Tracker(TM), a condensed view of traffic organized sequentially with each channel displayed in a separate column. It shows transport-level events and can be synchronized to CATC's Link Tracker(TM) and CATC Trace(TM) displays. Together, these views make it easier for users to visualize traffic flow in multi-lane environments and then drill down to byte-level detail. A new recording option allows the analyzers to run for extended periods, enabling the capture of hard-to-find and intermittent protocol problems. This feature provides long-term trace data collection, enabling terabytes of data to be spooled to an external disk drive or storage array. Users of CATC's Exerciser platform can now incorporate IF-THEN-ELSE logic -- conditional branching -- within a test script. The ability to intelligently respond to different state machines within the system under test allows more comprehensive validation of SAS and SATA device behavior. CATC extends the test environment beyond the lab and allows for remote access and control of the analyzer over a TCP/IP network. Engineers gain the flexibility to manage their entire test and development environment from a centralized location. Like cascading, multi-protocol analysis combines standalone analyzers together to capture high-speed traffic across different communication protocols. CATC's PCI Express, Fibre Channel, SAS, and SATA analyzers can be configured to cross-trigger, capture and display traffic from disparate protocols -- all synchronized to a common clock. Timing calculations are now supported between every level of the CATC Trace display including Frame, Transport, SCSI/ATA Operation layers as well as markers. Availability SASTracer v2.0 and SATracer v4.0 are scheduled for release in late September of 2004. FCTracer v2.01 is also targeted for late September and is required for fibre channel multi-protocol analysis. CATC's PCI Express analyzer will be updated in Q4 2004 with multi-protocol analysis capability. Existing customers can obtain the software upgrade under their maintenance agreement. For pricing or additional information, please contact CATC at http://www.catc.com/ 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 1394, Bluetooth, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand, PCI Express, SAS (Serial Attached SCSI), SATA (Serial ATA), SCSI, 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 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/ . Corporate Contact: Heike Stabenow Computer Access Technology Corporation 408-727-6600 Press Contact: Steven Phenix The Alliant Group 512-585-7913 CATC, Computer Access Technology Corporation, CATC Trace, FCTracer, Frame Tracker, Link Tracker, SASTracer, and SATracer 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 CONTACT: Heike Stabenow of Computer Access Technology Corporation, +1-408-727-6600, or ; or press, Steven Phenix of The Alliant Group, +1-512-585-7913, or , for Computer Access Technology Corporation Web site: http://www.sec.gov/ Web site: http://www.catc.com/

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