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LeCroy Expands Ultra Wideband Test Solutions to Support Rapidly Emerging WiMedia(TM) Markets.


Company is First to Offer Enhanced Protocol Analyzer See network analyzer.  Platform with WiNET Support

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: LCRY), a leading supplier of oscilloscopes and serial data test solutions, today announced a major new support initiative for Ultra Wideband wireless technology, focused on the standards promoted by the WiMedia Alliance (WiMedia Alliance, Inc., San Ramon, CA, www.wimedia.org) A membership organization founded in 2002 that is devoted to the development of short-range, ultra-wideband (UWB) transmission. , a group of industry-leading companies including Microsoft, Intel, Sony, Samsung, Philips and Hewlett-Packard. Today's announcement included the expansion of LeCroy's UWBTracer[TM] Protocol Analyzers to become the first to include support for the new WiNET networking protocol.

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 Napolitano, general manager of LeCroy's Product Divisions. "Currently, we are the only company to offer test equipment solutions for both the RF and protocol verification in this rapidly expanding market."

Ultra Wideband (UWB (Ultra-WideBand) A wireless technology that uses less power and provides higher speed than 802.11 Wi-Fi networks or first-generation Bluetooth products. UWB is expected to provide wireless video transmission for home theater systems, cable TV, auto safety and ) is a wireless transmission technology, intended for high-speed wireless interconnection of devices in close proximity. The WiMedia standard, based upon UWB, is a flexible, multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose  
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 standard, which supports multiple communication standards simultaneously over the same radio platform. The WiMedia technology platform is expected to rapidly replace wired USB USB
 in full Universal Serial Bus

Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer.
 connections in many applications. WiMedia will allow simple, wireless and cost-effective interconnection of digital systems such PDAs, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, home electronics, video gaming, cell phones, medical instrumentation and other devices. LeCroy's UWBTracer, combined with WiNET capabilities, is the leading Wireless USB protocol analyzer and provides WiMedia developers with the industry's most comprehensive tool to work with one or both standards.

"The first new products operating on the WiMedia Common Radio Platform are expected to be available to the consumer market near the end of this year," said LeCroy President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Reslewic. "In June, we enhanced our line of WiMedia UWB testing solutions with the launch of our new MB-OFDM MB-OFDM Multi-Band Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing  UWB compliance software, and in September LeCroy hosted the WiMedia Alliance's first-ever common radio platform interoperability testing event."

About LeCroy Corporation

LeCroy Corporation is a worldwide leader in serial data test solutions, creating advanced instruments that drive product innovation by quickly measuring, analyzing and verifying complex electronic signals. The Company offers high-performance oscilloscopes, serial data analyzers and global communications protocol test solutions used by design engineers in the computer/semiconductor/consumer electronics, data storage, automotive/industrial, and military/aerospace markets. LeCroy's 40-year heritage of technical innovation is the foundation for its recognized leadership in "WaveShape Analysis"Cocapturing, viewing and measuring the high-speed signals that drive today's information and communications technologies. LeCroy is headquartered in Chestnut Ridge, New York Chestnut Ridge is a village in Rockland County, New York, United States. The population was 7,829 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Chestnut Ridge is in the Town of Ramapo. It was incorporated in 1986.
. Company information is available at http://www.lecroy.com.

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This release contains forward-looking statements, including those pertaining to the introduction, characteristics, performance and success of LeCroy's WiMedia test software, the introduction of a new product line and the performance of those products, the anticipated launch date of the new product line, the importance of those products and response by both customers and partners, and the potential market for that software. There can be no assurance that actual results will not materially differ from expectations. Actual performance and results of operations may differ materially from those projected or suggested in the forward-looking statements due to certain risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, volume and timing of orders received, changes in the mix of products sold, competitive pricing pressure, the Company's ability to anticipate changes in the market, the availability and timing of funding for the Company's current products, the development of future products and the Company's ability to use intellectual property and protect its patent portfolio. LeCroy undertakes no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise. Further information on potential factors that could affect LeCroy Corporation's business is described in the Company's reports on file with the SEC.
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