Concurrent Computer Corporation and TVGateway Complete Motorola Validation on the DCT2000 Set-Top Platform.Business Editors/High Tech Writers ATLANTA and TREVOSE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2001 First VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand Application Integrated with TVGateway to Achieve Motorola Acadia Validation 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:CCUR CCUR Center for Crops Utilization Research ), the leading provider of digital video solutions on demand, and TVGateway LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a cable industry consortium providing a digital interactive program guide (IPG IPG Implantable pulse generator, see there ), today announced that Concurrent's MediaHawk(TM) Broadband Video-On-Demand (VOD) System is the first VOD application integrated with the TVGateway IPG to achieve Motorola Acadia validation. The Concurrent-TVGateway integration was designed to operate using WorldGate (Nasdaq:WGAT) CableWare(TM) open-standards middleware platform on Motorola's current generation DCT (Discrete Cosine Transform) An algorithm that is widely used for data compression. Similar to Fast Fourier Transform, DCT converts data (pixels, waveforms, etc.) into sets of frequencies. The first frequencies in the set are the most meaningful; the latter, the least. 2000 interactive digital cable set-top platform. The MediaHawk Broadband VOD System includes the MediaHawk Video Server and Broadband VOD BackOffice Business Management System (BMS BMS abbr. Bachelor of Marine Science ), 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 marketplace today. The TVGateway IPG has development features that allow it to seamlessly plug into WorldGate's middleware platform, along with a variety of other interactive television (ITV (1) See interactive TV. (2) (iTV) The code name for Apple's video media hub (see Apple TV). ) applications, such as Concurrent's VOD, on the Motorola DCT2000 set-top. The MediaHawk Broadband VOD System is the first VOD service to be successfully implemented, along with TVGateway, onto CableWare. The Acadia-validated integration of Concurrent's VOD services with the TVGateway IPG is intended to provide TVGateway's subscribers with access to movies-on-demand and other on-demand digital video services. The completion of this validation process also demonstrates the open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced and simplified integration requirements created by TVGateway to provide cable operators with a comprehensive ITV solution that is easy to deploy. "This integrated suite of applications from three of the industry's leading suppliers, Concurrent, TVGateway, and WorldGate, fully realizes the broad capabilities of the Motorola DCT2000 set-top and interactive digital network," said Carl McGrath, vice president and general manager of Motorola's DigiCable(R) business unit. Motorola's DCT2000 digital set-top converter combines MPEG-2 digital video and Dolby(R) AC-3 digital audio with real-time interactive capabilities, bringing compelling new cable services to interactive subscribers. These products enable operators to offer increased channel lineups with digital picture and sound, as well as introduce their customers to a host of interactive TV services, such as impulse Pay-Per-View, VOD, television-based Web access, community networking and more. Fred Allegrezza, vice president business development of Concurrent Computer Corporation, commented, "We are pleased to have completed this validation process with our partners at TVGateway and WorldGate. This combination of interactive applications is currently in trial at a major MSO (1) (Multiple System Operator) Typically refers to a cable TV organization that owns more than one cable system, but it may refer to an operator of only one system. , and we anticipate several other TVGateway-Concurrent sites to be launched in 2001. Motorola's Acadia validation of the MediaHawk Broadband VOD System enables Concurrent to be the VOD supplier for the industry's largest installed base of over 14 million digital cable set-tops." "By working with Concurrent and Motorola, TVGateway continues to provide high-quality, integrated product solutions that operators can deploy with greater flexibility," said Peter Mondics, senior vice president and general manager of TVGateway. "The Concurrent-TVGateway VOD solution is now available with Motorola Acadia validation - demonstrating TVGateway's mission to give our cable affiliates access to a variety of working ITV solutions, fitted to their needs, that can be implemented to today's widely deployed current generation set-tops." Concurrent's VOD technology enables subscribers to use a digital set-top box The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. 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 Motorola Motorola, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MOT) is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 2000 were $37.6 billion. For more information, visit Motorola on the Web at www.motorola.com. About TVGateway TVGateway, a joint venture of Adelphia Communications Corp., Charter Communications Charter Communications NASDAQ: CHTR is an American company providing cable television, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 5.7 million customers in 29 states. It is the third-largest publicly traded cable operator in the U.S. Inc., Comcast Cable Communications Inc., Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest[2] cable television provider in the United States, serving more than 6. Inc., and WorldGate Communications, Inc., is an interactive TV platform provider offering a wide range of interactive solutions to cable television operators, including interactive program guides, open standards software and WorldGate's patented Channel HyperLinkingSM technology. 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 In-flight entertainment (IFE) refers to the entertainment available to aircraft passengers during a flight. After World War II commercial aviation flights became a daily event in which entertainment was requested by passengers to help the time pass. industries. Operating worldwide, Concurrent provides sales and support from offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Asia, and Australia. Concurrent brings over 35 years of real-time experience to the broadband industry, and in a very short time has become a leader in broadband VOD. Concurrent is positioned to meet the pent-up demand for interactive television services - movies-on-demand and e-commerce over the television. Current VOD and e-commerce trials and launches include: AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. - Oceanic Cable; AOL Time Warner Cable - Tampa Bay; Beijing Fengtai Cable - China; Cogeco Cable- Quebec and Ontario, Canada; Comcast - eight systems with locations to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. ; Cox - Hampton Roads; Cox - Phoenix; Cox - San Diego; Horizon.com - Singapore; and Shanghai Telecom - China. Certain statements made in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. The words "believes," "expects," "estimates," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding future events, developments, performance, expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates, or projections, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of these laws. All forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events to differ materially from those projected. Many of these risks are discussed from time-to-time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and speak only as of the date of such statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise. Note to Editors: For additional company or product information from Concurrent Computer Corporation, please contact Concurrent Computer Corporation, 4375 River Green Parkway, Duluth, GA 30096. Call toll free in the U.S. and Canada at (877) 978-7363, fax (678) 258-4199. Readers can also access information through the company's Web site at http://www.ccur.com. Concurrent Computer Corporation is a registered trademark and MediaHawk is a trademark of Concurrent Computer Corporation. WorldGate and Channel HyperLinking are service marks of WorldGate Service, Inc. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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