Catapult Communications Introduces New Product; Catapult's New CrossBow Provides Turnkey Call Processing Solution.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 1999--

Catapult catapult (kăt`əpŭlt'), mechanism used to throw missiles in ancient and medieval warfare. At first, catapults were specifically designed to shoot spears or other missiles at a low trajectory (see bow and arrow). Communications (Nasdaq:CATT), a leading provider of advanced software-based test systems to the telecom industry, today announced the introduction of its new turnkey application product, CrossBow(TM).

Extending the power and versatility of Catapult's test systems, CrossBow makes it easy for users to create comprehensive call processing In telecommunication, the term call processing has the following meanings:

The sequence of operations performed by a switching system from the acceptance of an incoming call through the final disposition of the call.

simulations using a wide variety of applications including V5, GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) A digital cellular phone technology based on TDMA that is the predominant system in Europe, but also used worldwide. Developed in the 1980s, GSM was first deployed in seven European countries in 1992. and SS7. CrossBow provides immediate test capabilities and puts the user in control by offering flexibility in an intuitive graphical environment.

Requiring minimal programming experience, CrossBow allows users to move between protocols and test scenarios A set of test cases that ensure that the business process flows are tested from end to end. They may be independent tests or a series of tests that follow each other, each dependent on the output of the previous one. The terms "test scenario" and "test case" are often used synonymously. without switching test tools. CrossBow can accommodate multiple users on independent sessions and is easily expanded and upgraded.

Catapult Communications Corporation, founded in 1985, is a leading provider of advanced software-based test system for the global telecommunications industry. Catapult's Digital Communications Transmitting text, voice and video in binary form. See communications. Test System, DCT-S(TM), supports over 120 protocols and variants. Helping to ensure interoperability and reliability, the DCT-S is a comprehensive test solution designed to enable equipment manufacturers and network operators to deliver complex digital equipment and services more quickly and cost-effectively. Catapult's advanced software and hardware assists equipment manufacturers and service providers in the design, integration, installation and acceptance testing (programming) acceptance testing - Formal testing conducted to determine whether a system satisfies its acceptance criteria and thus whether the customer should accept the system. of a broad range of digital telecommunications equipment and services.

Catapult Communications Corporation is headquartered at 160 South Whisman Road, Mountain View, CA, 94041. Additional information is available at http://www.catapult.com.

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