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Concurrent and TV Guide Interactive Team Up at NCTA to Showcase VOD Guide in HD and to Demonstrate New Promotion and Advertising Opportunities Using Guide's Barker Window.


Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

NCTA's National Show

Concurrent Booth #926

Gemstar-TV Guide Booth #1906

ATLANTA & TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2003

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New Revenue-Generating Opportunity for Cable Operators

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 (Nasdaq:CCUR CCUR Center for Crops Utilization Research ), a worldwide leader of on-demand technology that is shaping the future of television, and TV Guide Interactive(R) Inc., a subsidiary of Gemstar-TV Guide International Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. is a media company that licenses interactive program guide technology to multichannel operators, such as cable and satellite television providers, and consumer electronics manufacturers, video recorder scheduling code under brands such as VCR , Inc. (Nasdaq:GMSTE) and the leading provider of interactive program guides for digital cable, today announced they are demonstrating TV Guide Interactive's Video-On-Demand (VOD See video-on-demand.

VoD - video on demand
) Guide in High Definition (HD), and are featuring the industry's first full-motion video streamed from Concurrent's video server to the program guide's barker barker

a term for an animal that does not usually bark which makes a violent respiratory effort, often during a convulsion, accompanied by a sound which roughly resembles a dog's bark.
 window -- creating new, unique advertising and revenue-generating opportunities for cable operators. This one-of-a-kind demonstration will take place exclusively in Concurrent's exhibit (#926) and in TV Guide's exhibit (#1906) at the National Cable Telecommunications Association's (NCTA NCTA National Cable & Telecommunications Association (fka National Cable Television Association)
NCTA National Cable Television Association (now the National Cable & Telecommunications Association) 
) upcoming National Show in Chicago, June 8-11.

"We're delighted to create new advertising opportunities for cable operators using the barker window of the interactive program guide," said Steve Necessary, president of Concurrent's XSTREME (VOD) Division. "Our unique streaming of full-motion video to the barker window of a program guide enables cable operators to target audiences for advertising based on demographics The attributes of people in a particular geographic area. Used for marketing purposes, population, ethnic origins, religion, spoken language, income and age range are examples of demographic data.  such as geography or other criteria, subscriber type or viewing habits," he added. "Program guides, like TV Guide Interactive's VOD Guide, play a critical role in a consumer's ability to navigate to all of the on-demand content available on a cable system, and now also present new promotion and revenue-generating opportunities through this technology," he added.

"This successful integration demonstrates our commitment to delivering more comprehensive guidance solutions for our cable affiliates and consumers alike," said Todd Walker Todd Arthur Walker (born May 25, 1973 in Bakersfield, California) is an infielder who recently played for the Oakland Athletics. He had previously played for the Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, and San Diego Padres. , senior vice president and general manager of TV Guide Interactive. "We're appreciative of Concurrent's work to help make this VOD solution available to the marketplace and to demonstrate this capability with them at the National Show."

TV Guide Interactive's VOD Guide is offered to cable operators as an integrated part of Concurrent's MediaHawk(R) On-Demand Platform -- the most comprehensive, flexible and scalable foundation for the delivery of on-demand services. The MediaHawk On-Demand Platform includes its proven hardware, extensive software, integration expertise and world-class customer service. Concurrent's comprehensive software suite includes business applications that support content management, aggregation and management of subscriber demographics, transaction and usage analysis, and billing and order fulfillment Order fulfillment (in BE also: order fulfilment) is in the most general sense the complete process from point of sales inquiry to delivery of a product to the customer. Sometimes Order fulfillment .

TV Guide Interactive provides subscribers with multiple, convenient ways to access on-demand programming. VOD content is accessible from the core guide service, from a designated channel, or from an alternate menu that is customizable by the cable operator. Also incorporated are integral marketing features for cable operators, including a barker window for video promotion, customizable categories within an easy-to-use menu system, Subscription VOD (SVOD SVOD Subscription Video on Demand
SVOD Stacked Volumetric Optical Disk
SVOD Subscription Voice on Demand
) package support and co-branding.

About Concurrent

Concurrent Computer Corporation (www.ccur.com) is a worldwide leader in high-performance computer systems, software and servers. Concurrent's XSTREME Division is a worldwide market leader in providing digital VOD systems to the broadband industry. This market includes broadband VOD and rich streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub.  applications such as corporate training, education, hospitality and digital video-to-the-home. Concurrent is also a leading provider of high-performance, real-time computer systems, solutions, and software that focus on hardware-in-the-loop and man-in-the-loop simulation, data acquisition, and industrial control systems for commercial and government markets. Concurrent has 35 years of experience and is providing these best of breed solutions through its 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.

Concurrent is a leader in the VOD market, serving eight major cable operators in 58 markets with over 3.6 million digital subscribers. Concurrent's proven technology provides one of the most flexible, comprehensive solutions for HFC 1. (networking) HFC - Hybrid Fiber Coax.
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, DSL DSL
 in full Digital Subscriber Line

Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary
, and IP-based networks. The company's powerful and scalable VOD systems are based on open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced  and are integrated with the leading broadband technologies broadband technology

Telecommunications devices, lines, or technologies that allow communication over a wide band of frequencies, and especially over a range of frequencies divided into multiple independent channels for the simultaneous transmission of different signals.
.

About Gemstar-TV Guide Interactive Program Guide Products and Services

Gemstar-TV Guide interactive program guide ("IPG IPG Implantable pulse generator, see there ") products and services are marketed under the GUIDE Plus+(R) and TV Guide Interactive(R) brands. They are integrated into various devices, including televisions, VCRs and 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 cable, satellite, telco, and Internet). They can display a multi-day television program guide on the television screen from which the consumer can view TV listings and program information, tune to programs and use interactive features including program reminders and parental control options.

About Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.

Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc., is a leading media and technology company focused on consumer television guidance and home entertainment. The Company's businesses include: television media and publishing properties; interactive program guide services and products; and technology and intellectual property licensing. Additional information about the Company can be found at www.gemstar-tvguide.com.

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 that involve risks and uncertainties, including the timely availability and acceptance of new products; the impact of competitive products and pricing; the management of growth; and the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the most recent reports on Forms 10-K, 8-K, and 10-Q, each as it may be amended from time to time. The Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Features and services described herein are subject to change without notice.

Certain statements made or incorporated by reference in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. When used or incorporated by reference in this release, the words "believes," "expects," "estimates," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding future events and developments and our future performance, as well as our expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates, or projections relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

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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 Real-time systems

Computer systems in which the computer is required to perform its tasks within the time restraints of some process or simultaneously with the system it is assisting.
 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

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 2002 and may be discussed in subsequent filings with the SEC. The risk factors discussed in such Form 10-K under the heading "Risk Factors" are specifically incorporated by reference in this press release. Our forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and speak only as of the date of such statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of future events, new information, or otherwise.

Note to Editors: Gemstar, TV Guide and TV Guide Interactive are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. and/or its affiliates. The names of other companies and products used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Concurrent Computer Corporation, its logo and MediaHawk are registered and unregistered trademarks of Concurrent Computer Corporation. All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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