Concurrent Computer Corporation's MediaHawk Delivers Video-On-Demand to Cannes Film Festival; Hotel Martinez Shows Competing Films Using Video-On-Demand Technology.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 1999--

Concurrent Computer Corporation (Nasdaq:CCUR) announced today that its MediaHawk(tm) Video Server is delivering Video-On-Demand (VOD) services to the Hotel Martinez in conjunction with the 52nd International Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 12-22.

During the Festival, guests of the Hotel Martinez, one of the most famous palaces of the French Riviera, will have the opportunity to experiment with a new VOD service, enabled by Concurrent's MediaHawk Video Server and provided by SES Multimedia S.A.

The VOD service, made available to 200 rooms of the 460-room hotel, allows guests to view on a daily basis 8 different selections from the 120 short-length films competing at the Festival. Viewers may select whichever film they want, whenever they want, by using the remote control of the TV in their room. The films are encoded in MPEG-2 at 4Mb/sec in PAL (DVB format) and the content will be updated every day by downloading films via the ASTRA satellite to the MediaHawk Video Server without shutting down the server.

SES Multimedia S.A., based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, operates ASRA-NET, Europe's broadband satellite multimedia and data distribution platform. SES Multimedia S.A. is owned 100% by Societe Europeenne des Satellites (SES), the operator of ASTRA. ASTRA is the leading system for direct-to-home (DTH) transmission of TV and radio programs in Europe. ASTRA-NET offers the leading DVB compliant and IP-based broadband multimedia and data distribution service in Europe. ASTRA-NET enables content and service providers to distribute multimedia content directly (either free-to-air or encrypted) to addressed PCs and servers in businesses and homes via the ASTRA satellite system.

Concurrent Computer Corporation (Nasdaq:CCUR) (http://www.ccur.com), headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is the leading supplier in the emerging digital video server marketplace. This market includes the residential entertainment, corporate training, education, hospitality, and in-flight entertainment industries. Operating in 32 countries worldwide, Concurrent provides sales and support from offices throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

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