Fanfare Joins Test Automation Alliance

New Industry Alliance Leverages Fanfare's Leadership in Test Automation Software for Comprehensive Device and System Testing Requirements

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—June 17, 2008— Fanfare, delivering innovative testing solutions to network equipment manufacturers (NEMs), service providers (SPs), and enterprises, today announced that it has joined the Test Automation Alliance (TAA). Initiated by Spirent Communications, the alliance is an ecosystem of best-in-class testing companies focused on enabling SPs and NEMs to improve productivity across the entire product development and service deployment life cycle.

Spirent announced the formation of the alliance today at the NXTcomm conference in Las Vegas. Other members of the TAA include EdenTree, MRV, and Anue Systems.

"Fanfare is excited to collaborate with other members of the TAA to offer a best-of-breed approach to complex device and system testing," said Tom Ryan, CEO of Fanfare. "Seamless interoperability and integration with our test automation software will result in a more effective and efficient testing process, yielding an enhanced quality of products and services to the market."

Fanfare's vendor-agnostic test automation software, iTest™, acts as the common language between NEMs and SPs. It provides a communication platform that overcomes traditional barriers such as language, location, and non-existent reporting templates, allowing test assets to be shared seamlessly. iTest facilitates system testing - the standard mode of testing for SPs and NEMs - by orchestrating multi-device, multi-protocol, and multi-vendor testing equipment.

iTest is the only test-authoring solution that empowers test automation teams, including testers with minimal scripting skills, to instantly build automated test cases. The result is an enhanced quality of products and services, reduced time to market, and improved productivity across the entire product development and service deployment life cycle.

Earlier this week, Fanfare announced a partnership with Spirent that enables customers using both Spirent and Fanfare solutions to seamlessly integrate test assets and automate complex system testing. Fanfare and Spirent are showcasing their integrated solution in the Spirent booth, # SL2212, at NXTcomm.

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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