Concurrent Ports Microware's DAVID UpLink Software to its MAXION/IMS(TM) Interactive Multimedia Server.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 1995--Concurrent Computer Corp. today announced that it has ported Microware Systems Corp.'s DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. (Digital Audio/Video Interactive Decoder) UpLink server communications protocol Hardware and software standards that govern data transmission between computers. The term "protocol" is very generic and is used for hundreds of different communications methods. A protocol may define the packet structure of the data transmitted or the control commands that manage the software to its industry-leading MAXION/IMS interactive multimedia server. Concurrent said that the MAXION(TM) interactive multimedia server supporting Microware's DAVID UpLink product and Stellar 1000 set-top decoder is being evaluated by several major customers who are planning to offer interactive multimedia services to the hospitality and transportation industries. "The DAVID operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and DAVID UpLink product are emerging standards in the multimedia market," said Dennis Tinley, Concurrent's director of worldwide business development. "An important element of Concurrent's multimedia strategy is to provide customers with the flexibility and investment protection that standards provide. We believe the MAXION/IMS server is the most powerful solution available in the multimedia market today. Concurrent will continue working with Microware Systems and other industry leaders to help customers fully exploit the MAXION server's potential." "We are pleased to support Concurrent's server solution," said Steve Johnson Steve Johnson is the name of:
DAVID is an operating system for interactive television decoders (set-tops) placed in subscribers' homes or offices for connection to interactive television networks. DAVID UpLink provides an isochronous Time dependent. Real time voice, video and telemetry are examples of isochronous data. (communications) isochronous - /i:-sok'rn-*s/ A form of multiplexing that guarantees to provide a certain minimum data rate, as required for time-dependent data such as video or audio. file service interface for audio/visual data so that multimedia applications can be written independent of the server on which they are stored or from which they retrieve their data. The MAXION/IMS system, based on Concurrent's MAXION multiprocessor system, provides a more robust, cost-effective server solution that is provided by other servers, workstations and high-end PCs. This standards-based open system helps integrators and services providers deliver competitive interactive multimedia services at the lowest possible cost per data stream. The challenge in multi-stream multimedia is to guarantee support at any moment for the high levels of throughput while providing instantaneous interactive control. To meet this requirement, Concurrent's MAXION multiprocessor family features a unique crosspoint switch Also known as a crossbar or NxN switch, it is a switching device that provides for a fixed number of inputs and outputs. For example, a 32x32 switch is able to keep 32 nodes communicating at full speed to 32 other nodes. which provides multiple and independent high-speed point-to-point connections between independent ports of the switch. Via the crosspoint, multiple processors, each with local memory, can be connected in a compact system that eliminates the performance bottlenecks associated with traditional bus architecture. Accordingly, any processor can access any local memory, enabling the system to perform multiple simultaneous tasks at maximum efficiency. Concurrent Computer Corp., headquartered in Oceanport, N.J., is the leading worldwide supplier of networked and distributed, high-performance, real-time, fault-tolerant computing systems supported by technology-based customer services. The company provides real-time solutions in simulation, weather, wagering and gaming; measurement and control; C3I C3I Command, Control, Communications & Intelligence (US DoD) C3I Computer Controlled Coil Ignition C3I Command, Control, and Communications Interoperability C3I Command Control Communications and Intelligence financial services, insurance services and transaction processing, electronic transfer, paging systems, transportation control systems, multimedia, and network security systems. Concurrent produces the industry-leading, standards-based, POSIX-compliant MAXION(TM) multiprocessor system and MAX/OS(TM) real-time UNIX operating system Noun 1. UNIX operating system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services . The company also provides support to its worldwide Series 3200 system and UNIX system customers. Concurrent Computer Corp. has achieved ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9000 quality certification for its design, development, manufacturing and support processes. The company 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 . More than 20 manufacturers--including General Instrument, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Stellar One, Philips, Zenith, Compression Labs Inc., Samsung, Mitsubishi and Goldstar--have adopted the DAVID platform for use in decoder products that will be used in trials and network developments throughout 1995. Among these are Bell Atlantic's planned deployment in Virginia and New Jersey, Cox Cable's trial in Nebraska, and Hong Kong Telecom's and Telecom Australia's video-on-demand pilot projects. The DAVID system is also supported by leading video server providers such as Oracle, N-Cube, DEC and IBM, thereby assuring an end-to-end solution for interactive television. EDITOR'S NOTE MAXION AND MAX/IMS and MAX/OS are trademarks of Concurrent Computer Corp. UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). is a registered trademark, licensed exclusively by X/Open Company Ltd. CONTACT: Concurrent Computer Corp. Dennis Tinley, 908/870-4810 |
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