Mariana Haven
Hammer Technologies
888-888-8888, ext 216
mhaven@ham.com

San Jose, CA - December 2, 1998 - Hammer Technologies announces the addition of FAX load testing to the Hammer - ISGII( Computer Telephony test systems. The ISGII( product line provides extremely high-density, high performance and cost-effective telephony load testing features. ISGII( systems may operate in a load-only environment or in conjunction with Hammer's leading voice and data testing system, the Hammer IT(.

HammerFAX( provides the unique capability of automating fax load or regression testing over a variety of network interfaces including T1, E1, analog or ISDN. The availability of this option in the second-generation Integrated Stress Generator (ISGII) product line enables up to 180 simultaneous facsimile sessions in a single system. Multiple systems may work together transparently to provide larger load tests. Combined with the option to play or record unlimited voice prompts, the ISGII provides a robust generator of mixed voice and fax loading in a single system.
CTI EXPO'98 - SAN JOSE, CA
BOOTH #434
FAX load testing
December 2, 1998

Art Michaud, Director, Product Marketing at Hammer Technologies, commented that "The explosion of Internet fax servers driven by the cost savings potential with IP Telephony networks, has created huge demand for scalable fax stress testing. 

With HammerFAX(, developers, QA testers, and service providers now have an automated process to benchmark and verify the performance of fax servers and IP Gateways while under fire from real-world voice and fax traffic."

HammerFAX is a software option available for the Hammer ISGII system. The option comes bundled with a fax license; canned test scripts for send, receive and compare functions as well as real-time result analysis and preformatted reporting. HammerFAX supports Group 3 FAX protocols and documents in TIFF-F format, an enhanced version of the TIFF file format.

In following Hammer Technologies' ease-of-use format, the canned test scripts provide a quick and easy start to fax stress testing. A monitoring mode is provided with the real- time Custom View analysis tool that details real-time test status information. Preformatted reports provide detailed information such as total fax transmissions and failures on a total system level or per channel basis.

The FAX load testing for the Hammer ISGII( test system will be available Q1 1999. Contact Hammer directly for more detailed product information and pricing.
CTI EXPO'98 - SAN JOSE, CA.
BOOTH #434
FAX load testing
December 2, 1998