Concurrent Computer Corporation and Pace Micro Technology Team Up to Provide VOD and Interactive Digital Video Solutions Worldwide.

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2001

Concurrent Computer Corporation (Nasdaq:CCUR) and Pace Micro Technology plc (LSE:PIC) today announced a strategic partnership which promotes the integration of the two companies' industry-leading technologies for the deployment of Video-On-Demand (VOD) and interactive digital video solutions worldwide.

Concurrent's MediaHawk(TM) Broadband VOD Systems have been integrated with Pace Micro Technology digital home gateways to support a variety of high bandwidth digital broadband delivery systems including Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC), Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), and ATM transport networks. Both Internet Protocol (IP) streaming and MPEG2 transport streams are supported. The combination of the two proven, commercially deployed technologies is an open systems integration and offers broadband system operators compliance with a broad range of international agency and defacto standards including RTSP, DSM-CC user-network level one and DSM-CC user-user level two, and the Pegasus Interactive Services Architecture (ISA). The Pace/Concurrent VOD solution is integrated with the industry's leading set-top box middleware, conditional access systems, electronic program guides, and interactive television applications.

Concurrent and Pace, who have market synergy and share mutual customers among the industry's broadband system operators, will jointly market and deploy their integrated VOD solution worldwide. In the United Kingdom as well as the European continent, both companies are focused on the largest and leading broadband system operators planning the deployment of VOD and interactive television services over both HFC and DSL transport networks. In North America, Concurrent and Pace are Pegasus ISA suppliers. Additionally, the two companies will be able to leverage the broad range of their integration in emerging digital TV markets in Asia.

Jack Bryant, president and chief executive officer of Concurrent, commented, "We are delighted to be working with Pace. There is no question that the partnership of the industry's leading VOD supplier with a world-renown provider of digital set-top box technology like Pace is a formidable one. In the U.S., Concurrent has the acknowledged leadership position in commercial deployments of VOD and this alliance with Pace not only enhances our presence on a national level, but brings many exciting opportunities to us on an international level." He continued, "Broadband system operators will realize a number of benefits by deploying the open standards based technologies that have already been successfully integrated by our two companies. The net result to the operator is a reduction in costs of implementation, an increase in revenues, and an improved competitive position by deploying VOD and other interactive services. Subscribers benefit from an accelerated rate of commercial deployment of VOD and interactive television services."

Neil Gaydon, president of Pace Americas, commented: "Concurrent's MediaHawk system offers multiple, interactive channels and can be cost-effectively scaled from a laboratory trial to full deployment using the same video streaming software. Pace brings global leadership experience in deploying VOD on a breadth of platforms using our digital gateway technology. It's a great partnership for network operators and customers worldwide."

Concurrent's MediaHawk Broadband VOD System includes the MediaHawk Video Server and Broadband VOD BackOffice Business Management System (BMS), which is a comprehensive system for operations and business management. The MediaHawk Video Server is a high-performance, scalable, digital video server that offers industry-leading performance and provides the most reliable response time achievable in the worldwide marketplace today. Concurrent's VOD technology enables subscribers to use a digital set-top box to instantly call up digital movies from a list of major movie titles and control their selected movie with VCR-like functionality including fast forward, pause, and rewind.

About Pace Micro Technology

Pace Micro Technology plc is a pioneer of digital technology for the home and has helped build the global market for pay television services. Using this expertise, Pace is evolving the set-top box into a sophisticated home gateway to enable revenue-generating services for TV and the networked home. In this networked home, the Pace home gateway is the portal for entertainment and interactive communications around the home and with the outside world.

Pace analog and digital technology has been installed in over 13 million homes worldwide since it was founded in 1982. The company is now actively involved in all digital platforms - satellite, terrestrial, cable, wireless and xDSL - through relationships with broadcasters, network operators and technology partners in the UK, USA, Europe, Latin America, Australasia and the Far East. These achievements were made possible through the commitment of Pace's 1,300 strong workforce, over a third of whom are research and development engineers, dedicated to the development of digital technology for the home and small and home office markets.

Pace's head office is in Shipley West Yorkshire, with further offices in Bracknell, Cambridge, the USA and Hong Kong. The company's shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (PIC). Pace's U.S. operations are based in Boca Raton, Fla. For further information, please visit Pace's web site at http://www.pacemicro.com.

About Concurrent

Concurrent Computer Corporation (http://www.ccur.com) is a leading provider of high-performance computer systems, software, and servers. Concurrent Computer Corporation's XSTREME Division is a leading supplier in the emerging digital video server marketplace. This market includes the broadband/cable, corporate training, education, hospitality, and in-flight entertainment industries. Operating worldwide, Concurrent provides sales and support from offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Concurrent brings over 30 years of real-time experience to the broadband industry, and in a very short time has become the undisputed leader in broadband VOD. As the newcomer to the industry, Concurrent's VOD performance speaks for itself. Concurrent is uniquely positioned to meet the pent-up demand for interactive television services - movies-on-demand and e-commerce over the television. In a July 2000 report, Forrester Research predicted that by 2005, the overall interactive television market is expected to generate revenues of more than $48.2 billion. Current VOD and e-commerce trials and launches include: Beijing Fengtai Cable - China; Cox - Phoenix; Cox - San Diego; Horizon.com - Singapore; Shanghai Telecom - China; Time Warner Cable - Oceanic Cable; Time Warner Cable - Tampa Bay; and Comcast Cable - trial in undisclosed location.

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