Concurrent Computer Corporation Systems Selected for Major Automobile Manufacturer Project.FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 1998-- -- $1.5 Million of Concurrent Real-Time Systems to Upgrade Test Equipment -- Concurrent Computer Corporation  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CCUR CCUR Center for Crops Utilization Research ) announced today that a major North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. automobile manufacturer selected Concurrent's Power Hawk(tm) computer systems and real-time PowerWorks(tm) software for use in powertrain dynamometer dynamometer /dy·na·mom·e·ter/ (di?nah-mom´e-ter) an instrument for measuring the force of muscular contraction. dy·na·mom·e·ter n. An instrument for measuring the degree of muscular power. testing. The contract calls for delivery of up to 21 integrated real-time systems over the next 9 months. The value of the total contract, which came from the customer's system integrator - debis Information Technology Services, is $1.5 million. Concurrent teamed with debis Information Technology Services to provide comprehensive integration services along with its scalable, open system, multiprocessing platforms. The customer was seeking to replace unsupported VME (Virtual Machine Environment) An operating system from Fujitsu Services (formerly ICL) that runs on its Series 39 mainframes. Introduced in 1975, VME is a comprehensive product that provides a variety of utilities for datacenter operations. processors with newer technology; protect existing VME architecture, I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output boards, and field wiring; and acquire a new real-time operating system (operating system) Real-Time Operating System - (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. . In addition, the customer required a real-time database that would support porting its existing test algorithm code libraries. Concurrent met the customer's requirements with the Power Hawk computer systems, which provide an affordable, open architecture and ease of porting. In addition, Concurrent met the customer's real-time database requirement by providing Vista Control Systems' Vsystem(tm). "This win follows recent successes at Volvo, Ford, and Toyota and represents another in a series of industrial automotive applications where the real-time solution offered by Concurrent was ideal for the application," said Corky cork·y adj. cork·i·er, cork·i·est 1. Of or resembling cork. 2. Informal Lively; buoyant. cork Siegel, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Concurrent Computer Corporation. "Concurrent knew we could fit this customer's application better than any other company. Our sales team simply had to demonstrate that the debis/Concurrent team had the depth of experience to take the project through every step of implementation. We are pleased to be recognized for our real-time expertise." About the Companies debis Information Technology Services is a member of debis Systemhaus Group. A company of Daimler-Benz InterServices, debis Systemhaus Group is Germany's largest vendor-independent information technology (IT) services provider. The company's comprehensive range of IT services covers consulting ("plan"), software projects ("build"), and management of application systems, computing centers, and communications networks ("run"). debis provides innovative engineering solutions and modern IT services for the automotive and aerospace industries as well as for other market sectors. Internationally, debis Systemhaus Group operates in 15 countries worldwide. Concurrent Computer Corporation, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate canal system, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city's population is described as metropolitan, where diverse culture is commonplace. According to 2006 U.S. , is the leading provider of high-performance real-time computer systems, solutions, and software to commercial and government markets. The company's real-time market focuses on strategic business areas that include simulation; data acquisition; industrial systems; software; and vibration control. Concurrent is also one of the leaders in the emerging digital video server marketplace. This market includes the hospitality, residential, corporate training, 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. Vista Control Systems, headquartered in Los Alamos, New Mexico Los Alamos (Spanish: Los Álamos, meaning "The Cottonwoods") is an unincorporated townsite in Los Alamos County, New Mexico. The population of the townsite alone was 11,909 at the 2000 census. The townsite or "the hill" is one part of town while White Rock is also part of the town. , is a world-wide provider of multi-platform, high-performance SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) A process control application that collects data from sensors and machines on the shop floor or in remote locations and sends them to a central computer for management and control. and process control software tools for commercial and government applications. Vista focuses its product on the process control, research and test-stand application areas where high performance SCADA systems are required. This includes the diverse global industries of automotive and aerospace as well as the process industries of metals, petrochemical, oil and gas along with the world renowned research facilities of Brookhaven National Lab, Argonne National Lab and the Rutherford and Appleton Laboratory. Note to Editors: For additional company or product information from Concurrent Computer Corporation, please contact Concurrent Computer Corporation, 2101 West Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309. Call toll free in the U.S. and Canada at (800) 666-4544, fax (954) 977-5580. Readers can also access information through the company's web site at http://www.ccur.com. Power Hawk and PowerWorks are trademarks of Concurrent Computer Corporation. Vsystem is a trademark of Vista Control Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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