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Concurrent Demonstrates Cutting-Edge IP Streaming and VOD Solutions At NAB Show, Exhibit E-Topia 2823.


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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2001

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 (Nasdaq:CCUR CCUR Center for Crops Utilization Research ), the leading provider of digital video solutions on demand, today will begin demonstrations at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . At this year's show, Concurrent will showcase a host of advanced interactive video technologies to the broadcast community, which leverage Concurrent's superior video and IP streaming technology.

Specifically, visitors to the NAB show will see Concurrent utilize its MediaHawk(TM) Video-On-Demand (VOD See video-on-demand.

VoD - video on demand
) System to demonstrate a variety of IP-based video solutions for the education and hospitality industries. For instance, Concurrent will show the integration of its VOD system with Creston's Isys(TM) Touchpanel Control System to provide touch screen menu capabilities for VOD and other interactive applications. This system is currently being deployed on several luxury yachts, providing movies-on-demand and CD-quality audio-on-demand to each stateroom state·room  
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Concurrent will also use its MediaHawk system to demonstrate Safari Technologies' IP-based digital video solutions for the education market. The Safari applications portfolio includes asset management, multimedia scheduling, and VOD clients interfaced to Concurrent's MediaHawk Video Server. At the NAB show, Concurrent will be demonstrating a sample of its VOD solution in conjunction with partner Safari for distance learning, as well as a variety of other applications. Concurrent's MediaHawk VOD technology is currently being used at Wake Forest University, Lehman College Lehman College: see New York, City University of. , and other educational institutions. Internationally, Concurrent's MediaHawk VOD solution is deployed by Horizon.com in Singapore, in which thousands of people receive "edutainment" directly to their home PCs.

"In the U.S., Concurrent has the acknowledged leadership position in commercial deployments of VOD, particularly in the cable industry. At NAB, we're showing our capabilities as the leader in providing digital video applications for other industries, including education and hospitality," said Jack Bryant, Concurrent president and chief executive officer.

Concurrent's MediaHawk VOD System is a comprehensive end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved.

Compare: turn-key solution.
, including integrated hardware and software. A primary component of the system is the MediaHawk Video Server, which is a high-performance, scalable, digital video server that supports MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). 1 or MPEG2 digital video streams on QAM (1) (Quality Assessment Measurement) A system used to measure and analyze voice transmission.

(2) (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) A modulation technique that employs both phase modulation (PM) and amplitude modulation (AM).
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, Ethernet, ATM, and cable networks. Concurrent's VOD technology enables users to instantly call up digital content from a list of titles and control their selected content with VCR-like functionality including fast forward, pause, and rewind. Concurrent's MediaHawk VOD System offers industry-leading performance and provides the most reliable response time achievable in the worldwide marketplace today.

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, 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 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; Time Warner Cable - Tampa Bay; and Comcast - eight undisclosed system deployments.

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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