Fanfare Expands With New European Office

Elaine McKiernan Heads Team Providing Local Expertise to EMEA Customers

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-June 12, 2008- Fanfare, delivering innovative testing solutions to network equipment manufacturers (NEMs), service providers (SPs) and enterprises, today announced that in response to its growing customer base in Europe, the company has expanded operations to include an office in London, UK. The new office will be led by Elaine McKiernan, Head of European Operations for Fanfare.

McKiernan is a seasoned sales executive with extensive experience in global sales. Prior to joining Fanfare in 2006, McKiernan held various executive, sales and leadership roles for Actional, Vivecon Corporation and Cadence Design Systems.

“The new office is evidence of the momentum that Fanfare has gained in EMEA,” said McKiernan. “It is important as our business continues to grow with globally recognized brands that we support and ensure their success. I am pleased to be leading the expansion during this exciting time for Fanfare.”

European customers include BT, a leading provider of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries, and Alcatel-Lucent, which provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprise and governments worldwide to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users.

“Fanfare is committed to the success of its global customers, who will benefit from Elaine’s local presence and customer focus,” said Tom Ryan, Fanfare CEO. “Elaine has been instrumental to our growth in EMEA. Her presence there will strengthen our customer relationships and create new opportunities for Fanfare as the demand for our products continues to grow.”

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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Mary Devincenzi
Big Sky Communications
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