Fanfare Selected for Prestigious Best in Test Award

Test & Measurement World Recognizes Fanfare iTest Team for its Industry Innovation

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - January 15, 2008- Fanfare, delivering innovative testing solutions to network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) and service providers (SPs), today announced that its latest test automation product, Fanfare iTest™ Team, has won the software category of Test & Measurement World's 2008 Best in Test™ Awards. These awards, which recognize innovative new products in the test and measurement industry, are presented annually by editors at Test & Measurement World magazine.

"Our readers need a simplified, team-based approach to a process has been very complex-the automaton of communications-network and network-element tests," said Rick Nelson, editor, Test and Measurement World. "Our editorial panel recognized that iTest Team's technical features, combined with its ability to streamline communication between teams and companies, address the challenges that users face when undertaking sophisticated system testing."

In addition, iTest Team is now eligible to win Test & Measurement World's Test Product of the Year award, which is determined by readers who fill in an online ballot. Readers can cast their votes at http://www.tmworld.com/survey.asp?layout=survey&survey_id=580001458 until February 15, 2008. The winner will be announced on April 1, 2008.

"We are honored that iTest Team has been recognized for such a prestigious award," said Tom Ryan, chief executive officer, Fanfare. "iTest Team fills the critical communication gap that has existed between development and quality assurance teams, and between companies. Customers using iTest Team can now conduct complex testing, share test results and resolve bugs more quickly than ever before, getting higher quality products to market faster."

Released in October 2007, iTest Team is the latest product offering in the iTest suite of products designed to simplify and accelerate product and system testing for NEMs and SPs alike. iTest Team provides a communication platform that overcomes barriers such as language, location, and non-existent reporting templates that have made the basic communication of finding and reporting a bug, reproducing it, and verifying the fix a challenge. iTest Team also enables testers with varying degrees of scripting skills to easily create robust, automated test solutions that support automation teams and initiatives, making automated testing a reality for companies of all sizes.

More information on Test & Measurement World's awards program is available at http://www.tmworld.com/info/CA6430137.html.

About Fanfare

Fanfare provides software solutions to high-tech equipment manufacturers and service providers that simplify and accelerate device and system testing. Developers and testers create and share automated tests that control and analyze results from multiple devices, traffic generators, and applications while automatically documenting each test with pass-fail criteria. With Fanfare solutions, companies can move along the path toward automation while accelerating QA cycles, reducing time to market, and increasing the quality of released products. Industries such as communications, aerospace and defense, consumer electronics, automotive, industrial, and medical devices have benefited from Fanfare products. For more information please visit www.fanfaresoftware.com.

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