Catalytic to Sponsor GSPx 2004 held in September in Santa Clara, Calif.; Catalytic Will Use Conference to Demo Its DSP Design Automation Software.

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2004 Global Signal Processing Expo and Conference (GSPx)

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2004

Catalytic Inc. today said it has become a Silver Sponsor of the 2004 Global Signal Processing Expo and Conference (GSPx), the industry's premier embedded signal processing event.

As a sponsor, Catalytic will exhibit at GSPx and chair a technical session addressing the issues of digital signal processing (DSP) algorithm implementation.

"Companies like Catalytic bring vibrancy and excitement to the signal processing industry," remarks Dr. Amnon Aliphas, chairman of the GSPx Conference. "We're delighted that Catalytic has become a sponsor and will exhibit its product offerings."

Catalytic recently unveiled its plans to create DSP Design Automation software Catalytic's software products will be introduced later in 2004.

Andy Haines, vice president of Business Operations at Catalytic, adds: "GSPx showcases the full range of embedded signal processing applications. Because Catalytic's software facilitates the design of those products, this is a great event for us. We are pleased to be a sponsor of GSPx 2004."

About GSPx

GSPx will be held September 27-30 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. It provides an opportunity for design engineers and developers to share their knowledge with an international audience of thousands of engineering colleagues. The expo brings together large companies from all over the world and is an opportunity to see, first-hand, the latest developments in state-of-the-art solutions, including design methodologies and processes, test and verification tools, and embedded applications. It keeps developers, engineers, designers, project managers, and executives abreast of recent advances and future demands.

More details on GSPx can be found at:

http://www.gspx.com/GSPX/index.html.

About Catalytic

Catalytic speeds the development of DSP applications by creating an efficient path from algorithmic specification to implementation. Catalytic was founded in 2001 by Dr. Randy Allen, a successful entrepreneur, world-renowned compiler technology expert and the co-author of the book, "Optimizing Compilers for Modern Architectures: A Dependence-based Approach." Corporate headquarters are located at 1900 Embarcadero Road, Suite 206, Palo Alto, Calif. 94303. Telephone: [phone]. Facsimile: [phone]. Email: [e-mail]. More information about Catalytic can be found at its website located at: http://www.catalyticinc.com.

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