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Lockheed Martin Purchased Over $1 Million of Concurrent's RedHawk Real-Time Linux for U.S. Navy Next Generation Aegis Weapon System.


Concurrent RedHawk[TM] Linux OS and NightStar[TM] Tools to Support Time-Critical Applications

DULUTH, Ga. -- 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 leading provider of time-critical Linux[R] operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap.  and integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package.  and computer solutions for mission-critical applications, announces that in June 2007 it shipped $1M in RedHawk Linux 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 NightStar development tools for shipboard ship·board  
n.
1. The condition of being aboard a ship: on shipboard.

2. Archaic The side of a ship.

adj.
 deployment in support of the Navy's Cruiser Modernization COTS Refresh 2 program. Concurrent was selected as a supplier for Lockheed Martin's Aegis Open Architecture program in February 2006.

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. Led by Lockheed Martin, the Aegis Open Architecture program aims to move Aegis from a customized system to an open architecture platform through integration of commercial computing technology, allowing the Navy to install software and other technology upgrades faster and cheaper throughout the life of the Aegis fleet.

"We are proud to be a participant in the Aegis Open Architecture program by providing field-proven real-time, deterministic Linux software, tools and support necessary for this mission-critical weapon systems development and deployment," said Gary Beerman, Marketing Director, Concurrent. "Concurrent will continue to maximize customer value by providing best-in-class long-term real-time solutions in sync with open source standards and select innovations from the Linux community."

RedHawk Linux provides fast response to external events, optimized interprocess communication, and high 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
 throughput needed for time-critical applications. RedHawk Linux, compatible with the popular Red Hat[R] distribution, has gained acceptance as a leading real-time Linux operating system for high-performance applications by customers throughout the world. RedHawk Linux guarantees that a user application can respond to an external event in less than 30 microseconds on a dedicated processor.

Concurrent's NightStar for RedHawk Linux is a powerful, integrated tool set for developing time-critical applications. NightStar tools run with minimal intrusion, thus preserving application execution behavior and determinism. Users can quickly and easily debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. , monitor, schedule, analyze and tune applications in real-time.

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 transaction processing 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 See video-on-demand.

VoD - video on demand
) and, through subsidiary company Everstream, measure the effectiveness of interactive television. Concurrent is a global company with regional offices in North America, 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.

Certain statements made or incorporated by reference in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements regarding future events and development and our future performance, as well as our expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates, or projections relating to the future, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of these laws. These forward looking statements include, among others, statements regarding our products, release schedules, product availability and product development. All forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events to differ materially from those projected. Such risks and uncertainties include our ability to meet release schedules, customer demands, accomplish development goals, integrate our products, and deploy integrated solutions.

Important risk factors are discussed in our Form 10-K Form 10-K

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Form 10-K

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 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Sept. 1, 2006 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.

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