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URT 4.0 revolutionizes RF testing with Record & Playback

Montreal, QC, April 22, 2008 — Averna, one of the fastest-growing tech companies in North America, today announced the release of version 4.0 of the Universal Receiver Tester (URT), its turnkey RF test platform. Averna's URT 4.0 includes the first-ever RF Record & Playback system designed specifically to record RF in a vehicle, one that reduces field testing during RF receiver validation. URT 4.0 considerably expands Averna’s product portfolio for the automotive and communications markets.

The URT generates virtually all broadcast signals in use today, including AM/FM, RDS, Sirius, XM, DAB, HD Radio, and GPS. Among the improvements of version 4.0 is the unique Record & Playback system, which allows for the reduction of RF field testing. This system is equipped with a pre-amplifier containing Automatic Gain Control (AGC) circuitry, targeted at maximizing dynamic range and monitoring signal strength for mobile measurements. This function is further optimized by a unique FM fading simulator that is used to capture and play back signal fluctuations that are difficult to simulate in controlled R&D environments.

“This high-performing product has already proven itself among many of the largest car, tier 1 car radio, and navigation system manufacturers in the world,” said Richard Maltais, vice president of sales and marketing at Averna. “We look forward to how the URT 4.0 Record & Playback system will revolutionize RF testing across all of the industries we serve, and consequently, reinforce our leadership in test engineering.”

This launch follows Averna's recent acquisition of substantially all assets of test solution provider Mindready Solutions Inc.