Concurrent Computer and GTE Airfone demonstrate video breakthrough for in-flight entertainment.AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 1995--Concurrent Computer Corp. and GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) Airfone this week are demonstrating at the 1995 World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA WAEA World Airline Entertainment Association ) Conference in Amsterdam the latest, most advanced technology in 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. (IFE Ife (ē`fā), city (1991 est. pop. 262,000), SW Nigeria. Located in a farm region, the city is an important center for marketing and shipping cacao. According to tradition, Ife is the oldest Yoruba town (founded c.1300). ). Using Concurrent's computer video server, the companies are showcasing a new technology that could deliver current news, sports and movies for in-flight service on commercial airlines. Horace A. Lindsay, GTE Airfone president, said, "After an extensive review of possible suppliers, GTE Airfone selected Concurrent Computer for this demonstration because they have the most advanced, proven technology and the experience and expertise to work closely with GTE in the development of this new offering." GTE's concept of Virtual Broadcast would replace existing on-board VCRs but would still work with existing video screens. With its high input/output and real-time processing Noun 1. real-time processing - data processing fast enough to keep up with an outside process real-time operation data processing - (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information capabilities, Concurrent's video server easily handles multi-megabit per second downloads of video and entertainment data through network connections at the jetway. The on-board computer video server eliminates the need for videotapes, providing full-motion video, CD-quality sound and high resolution image data. It can easily provide multiple streams of video output for video-on-demand and other future interactive multimedia applications. GTE Airfone has long been a proponent of the video server technology as the future for in-flight entertainment and interactive video systems. Concurrent Computer Corp. is the leading supplier, worldwide, of high-performance, real-time computing systems. The company provides real-time computers for applications including simulation, wagering and gaming, data acquisition and multimedia/video-on-demand. Concurrent Computer Corp., with headquarters in Oceanport, N.J., operates in 24 countries. Its common stock trades on 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 under the symbol CCUR CCUR Center for Crops Utilization Research . CONTACT: Concurrent Computer Corp. Joanne Casulli, 908/870-5934 |
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