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Concurrent Computer President and CEO Jack Bryant Presents Time-Shifted Video at Women in Cable and Telecommunications' National Management Conference.


Business Editors/Technology Writers

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

Concurrent Computer Corporation's (Nasdaq:CCUR CCUR Center for Crops Utilization Research ) President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Jack Bryant, will present Concurrent's industry-leading Personal Video Channel (PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride.
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) technology during a presentation at the Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT WICT Women In Cable and Telecommunications ) National Management Conference on June 27, (10:30am - 12:00 noon) at the Lowes Coranado Bay Resort in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Calif. Scientific-Atlanta's Sherita Caesar, vice president and general manager, subscriber network The network telephone, cable and ISP that customers connect to. It is synonymous with "access network," "local loop" and "last mile." See access network.  services, will take the stage with Bryant to present a joint tutorial on time-shifted video.

The tutorial entitled, "Prime Time Any Time," will focus on the developments in video content delivery, where consumers control when they view content. With the escalating growth of the digital network, interactive television (iTV) and consumer-controlled services are garnering more attention and will offer cable operators a competitive advantage that will keep their customers coming back. "Prime Time Anytime" will cover technologies like Video-On-Demand (VOD See video-on-demand.

VoD - video on demand
) and "outside the 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. " technologies, such as TIVO See DVR.  and Replay. Mr. Bryant's presentation will focus on Concurrent's own network-based Personal Video Channel (PVC) service, which provides significant advantages over VCRs and in-home personal video recorders (PVRs).

At the conference, Mr. Bryant will discuss how network-based PVC will impact consumers' everyday television viewing habits and how consumers will experience personalized TV without the dependency of a program schedule. With Concurrent's PVC service, subscribers will have access to the most effective and economical way to pause, fast forward, and record live television programs. This network-based PVC service provides significant advantages over VCRs and in-home PVRs.

"Concurrent has always been a visionary company. First, with our renowned real-time technology, followed by the company's quick lead in the VOD industry and commercial VOD deployments; and now, with our Personal Video Channel development," said Bryant. "We have our fingers on the pulse of the broadband digital video market and anticipated the move toward consumer-controlled programming when we began development of Concurrent's PVC. With PVC, consumers will no longer need to program a recording device or rely on self-programming based upon viewing history," added Bryant.

Mr. Bryant has more than 19 years of cable television related experience, including product management, engineering, technical support, and sales efforts in the communications and broadband industry. He was appointed president and CEO of Concurrent on October 27, 2000. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Bryant served as the president of the XSTREME Division, where he was responsible for leading the company's efforts to maintain its leadership position as the recognized worldwide leader of reliable, high capacity VOD systems and services.

This year's WICT conference, headlined as "Broadband Melody: New Media Jazz," will feature industry perspectives from thought leaders across all sectors of the broadband industry. The four-day event will feature two keynote speakers and a wide range of case studies, educational programs, and tutorials, enabling participants to experience all the perspectives of various providers of services. More information can be found at http://www.wict.org.

About Concurrent

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 (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 Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough River. St. ; Beijing Fengtai Cable - China; Cogeco Cable- Quebec and Ontario, Canada; Comcast - eight systems with locations to be announced To be announced (TBA)

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; 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 and developments and our future performance, as well as our expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates, or projections relating to the future, 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. The risks and uncertainties, which could affect our performance or results include, without limitation:
-- changes in product demand;

-- economic conditions;

-- various inventory risks due to changes in market conditions;

-- uncertainties relating to the development and ownership of intellectual
property;

-- uncertainties relating to our ability and the ability of other companies to
enforce their intellectual property rights;

-- the pricing and availability of equipment, materials, and inventories;

-- the limited operating history of our VOD segment;

-- the concentration of our customers;

-- failure to effectively manage growth;

-- delays in testing and introductions of new products;

-- rapid technology changes;

-- the highly competitive environment in which we operate; and

-- the entry of new, well-capitalized competitors into our markets and other
risks and uncertainties.


Other important risk factors are discussed in our report on form 10-Q Form 10-Q

See 10-Q.
 for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 and may be discussed in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Our 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. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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