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Concurrent and National Instruments Join Forces to Deliver Real-Time Linux-Based Plug-and-Play Test and Data Acquisition Solutions.


ATLANTA -- Concurrent to Package National Instruments National Instruments, or NI (NASDAQ: NATI), is an American company with over 4,000 employees and direct operations in 41 countries founded in 1976 by Dr. James Truchard, Bill Nowlin and Jeff Kodosky.  Products With Its iHawk(TM) Linux Platforms

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: CCUR CCUR Center for Crops Utilization Research ), Integrated Solutions Division, today announced an agreement with National Instruments (NI) that makes Concurrent an NI Alliance Partner and value-added reseller A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution.  of the complete line of NI software and hardware products, including LabVIEW and the extensive selection of NI measurement and automation products. Concurrent will offer the NI products on its Intel(R) Xeon(R) and AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips.  Opteron(TM)-based iHawk(TM) systems powered by the RedHawk(TM) Linux(TM) real-time operating system (operating system) Real-Time Operating System - (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. . NI products on Concurrent's iHawk will be presented at NIWeek this week in Austin, Texas (Concurrent Booth #225).

Concurrent's high-performance integrated computing solutions (http://www.ccur.com/isd) offer an excellent real-time Linux environment for NI LabVIEW in hardware-in-the-loop, man-in-the-loop and data acquisition applications. RedHawk Linux determinism and shielded processor technology bring strong added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:

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 by allowing LabVIEW to execute without interruption. Linux community customers can reduce overall integration costs by using NI rapid application development software tools versus traditional manual methods of code generation as well as a wide range of NI measurement and automation products.

"National Instruments virtual instrumentation Virtual Instrumentation is the use of customizable software and modular measurement hardware to create user-defined measurement systems, called virtual instruments.  software provides a complete solution from initial design to final production for dynamic control systems," said Pete Zogas, NI senior vice president of Sales and Marketing. "Partnering with Concurrent extends the National Instruments offering for our Linux customers by taking advantage of Concurrent's RedHawk Linux OS."

"National Instruments software and comprehensive selection of I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output.

I/O - Input/Output
 boards strengthens Concurrent's solution set for data acquisition, simulation and test and measurement markets," said Ken Jackson Sir Ken Jackson (born 3rd March 1937) was the General Secretary of the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union (AEEU) from 1995 until that union's merger with the Manufacturing Science and Finance (MSF) union to form Amicus in 2001. , vice president of Business Development, Concurrent Integrated Solutions Division. "Concurrent is focused on offering our customers the highest level of integrated hardware and software solutions utilizing real-time Linux and other commercial-off-the-shelf technologies for maximized customer value."

About National Instruments

National Instruments (www.ni.com) is a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation - a revolutionary concept that has changed the way engineers and scientists approach measurement and automation. Leveraging the PC and its related technologies, virtual instrumentation increases productivity and lowers costs through easy-to-integrate software, such as the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment, and modular hardware, such as PXI (PCI EXtensions for Instrumentation) A peripheral bus specialized for data acquisition and real time control systems. Introduced in 1997, PXI uses the CompactPCI 3U and 6U form factors and adds trigger lines, a local bus and other functions suited for measurement  modules for data acquisition, instrument control and machine vision. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 3,100 employees and direct operations in 40 countries. In 2003, the company sold products to more than 25,000 companies in 90 countries. For the past five years, FORTUNE magazine named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America.

National Instruments Alliance Partner Program members are business entities independent from National Instruments Corporation and have no agency, partnership or joint-venture relationship with National Instruments.

About Concurrent

Since 1966, Concurrent (www.ccur.com), headquartered in Duluth, Georgia Duluth is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and a suburb of Atlanta located in the Metro Atlanta area. Unincorporated portions of northeast Fulton County and Forsyth County also have Duluth as a mailing address, though this area is technically outside city limits. , has been a premier provider of high-performance, real-time computer systems, solutions, and software for commercial and government markets. The company's Integrated Solutions Division focuses on strategic market areas that include hardware-in-the-loop and man-in-the-loop simulation, data acquisition, industrial systems, information technology, and software. Within the digital cable market, Concurrent is a recognized leader, currently serving nine of the largest network operators in 87 markets, surpassing 16.6 million basic subscribers and 5.5 million digital subscribers. Concurrent's proven technology provides a flexible, comprehensive, robust solution for HFC 1. (networking) HFC - Hybrid Fiber Coax.
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, and IP-based networks. 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.

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 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 financial condition or results of operations include, without limitation: availability of video-on-demand content; delays or cancellations of customer orders; 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 video-on-demand segment; the concentration of our customers; failure to effectively manage growth; delays in testing and introductions of new products; rapid technology changes; demand shifts from high-priced, proprietary real-time systems to low-priced, open server systems; system errors or failures; reliance on a limited number of suppliers; uncertainties associated with international business activities, including foreign regulations, trade controls, taxes, and currency fluctuations; the highly competitive environment in which we operate; failure to effectively service the installed base; the entry of new well-capitalized competitors into our markets; and the valuation of equity investments and collectibility of notes receivable, including but not limited to our equity and debt investment in Thirdspace.

Other important risk factors are discussed in our Form 10-K Form 10-K

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Note to Editors: For additional company or product information from Concurrent, please contact Concurrent, 4375 River Green Parkway, Suite 100, 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 www.ccur.com.

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