Concurrent Scores First Commercial Video-on-Demand Deployment In China; VOD Leader Chosen by Chinese Cable Operator Shekou CATV.DULUTH, Ga. & SHENZHEN, China -- Concurrent (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 : CCUR CCUR Center for Crops Utilization Research ), a worldwide leader of on-demand technology that is shaping the future of television, today announced that Chinese cable operator Shekou CATV (Community Antenna TV) The original name for cable TV. It used a single antenna at the highest location in the community in order to deliver a quality signal to homes in areas with hilly terrain or other interference. has chosen to launch the first commercially available Video-On-Demand (VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand ) service in China using Concurrent's MediaHawk(R) VOD platform. As part of this deal, Concurrent is partnering with Chinese technology manufacturer SZCOM to equip existing set-top boxes 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. for advanced, two-way cable services. "Shekou is the first operator to bring video-on-demand services to China because of strong partners like Concurrent," said Shekou CATV Director Liu Qingqing. "When Shekou initially set out to launch this new service, we relied on an alternate vendor that failed to meet our timeline. Concurrent was able to immediately integrate their server technology with our backend, greatly accelerating our on-demand launch." Shekou CATV launched VOD earlier this month to subscribers in the Chinese provinces of Shenzhen, Shekou, and Guangdong. Shekou CATV currently provides cable television service to approximately 30,000 digital subscribers and broadband data to approximately 10,000 subscribers. "The flexibility of Concurrent's MediaHawk platform allows us to quickly and reliably deploy VOD services delivering the quality television our customers have come to expect of Shekou," said Shekou CATV's Deputy Director, Wan Yuyun. "Concurrent has a global reputation for reliable product performance and highly responsive customer service that will ensure our subscribers enjoy an unequaled entertainment experience." "Concurrent was selected because of our industry leading technology and our proven capability of delivering the localized products and support necessary to ensure success in this new market. China boasts over 100 million cable subscribers and is growing by millions every year. This deployment represents the opening of the world's largest cable market to Concurrent's services and we are very excited to be working with this industry leader," said Concurrent 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. Gary Trimm. Shekou CATV is using Concurrent's MediaHawk VOD platform as well as a content acquisition and pre-processing system locally developed by Concurrent's China office for the unique requirements of the Chinese market. Additionally, Concurrent will test the interoperability of their on-demand platform with local partner SZCOM's special add-on hardware module, the IPR IPR Intellectual Property Rights IPR Inprocess/Inprogress Review IPR Industrial Property Rights IPR Institute for Policy Research (Northwestern University and University of Cincinnati) IPR Institute of Public Relations 200, that allows low-cost, one-way digital set-top boxes (STB See set-top box. STB - set-top box ) to be upgraded to two-way digital STBs capable of supporting interactive services. "For SZCOM, the partnership with Concurrent represents a major step forward that opens our mutual markets to each other in providing interactive video services to Chinese television viewers," said SZCOM General Manager, Xiong Yi. "Concurrent's commercial off the shelf on-demand server technology provides a perfect complement to our digital STB upgrades, enabling Chinese cable operators like Shekou to quickly and cost effectively deploy advanced services without incurring the extravagant costs of switching out cable boxes." As the telecommunications business model evolves along with the networks delivering video and data services, service providers continue to investigate and deploy advanced technologies that will refine and improve the consumer television viewing experience. Concurrent recently acquired Everstream, a leader in business intelligence software and a noted vendor in the cable industry, to complement the company's commitment to improving operational reliability and business performance capabilities in its worldwide MediaHawk Video-On-Demand deployments. Concurrent's MediaHawk On-Demand System is currently deployed on thousands of servers commercially in 24 countries. About Shekou CATV Shekou CATV was founded in August 1991 as the first cable operator launched in Shenzhen. Shekou recently surpassed the 80,000 subscriber mark, noting 30,000 digital subscribers and 10,000 high-speed data subscribers. Shekou CATV is currently transitioning their cable network to all-digital, with full migration expected by year-end 2006. About SZCOM SZCOM Broadband Network Technology Co., Ltd. (SZCOM) is a professional company that specializes in the cable TV industry. It primarily engages in cable network design and plan, system integration and maintenance, as well as development of software and hardware of related products. Equipped with more than 10 years of professional experience in the cable industry and technical expertise, SZCOM has led the way in the interactive digital television industry. About Concurrent Concurrent (NASDAQ: CCUR) is a leading provider of high-performance, real-time Linux software and solutions for commercial and government markets. For 40 years Concurrent's best-of-breed products have enabled a range of time-critical solutions including: modeling and simulation, high speed data acquisition, visual imaging, low latency Low latency allows human-unnoticeable delays between an input being processed and the corresponding output providing real time characteristics. This can be especially important for internet connections utilizing services such as online gaming and VOIP - VOIP is not as important as transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. and on-demand television. Concurrent's on-demand television applications are utilized by major service providers in the cable and IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. industries to deliver video-on-demand (VOD). Concurrent is a global company with regional offices in 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, and has products actively deployed in more than 24 countries. Concurrent's products and services are recognized for being uniquely flexible, comprehensive, robust and reliable. For more information, please visit www.ccur.com. 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