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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, +1-408-727-6600, or ; or Steve Greenberg of Sierra Technologies, +1-813-929-9125, or Web site: http://www.catc.com/

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