In order to handle the exploding data volumes facing MDP, CATS now leverages distributed processing (DP). Synopsys' highly scalable DP solution intelligently distributes pieces of each job to independent computers for processing. The finished pieces can be "stitched" back together, or "pipelined" as pieces to the write tool, enabling lightning-fast turnaround. Thus, CATS software running on DP offers the fastest, most scalable and cost-effective MDP solution available today.