Daimler-Benz Interservices Commits to Concurrent Real-Time ...

Starting 1998 off with a roar, international Concurrent
customer, debis Systemhaus (a company of Daimler-Benz
InterServices), has purchased two Concurrent
PowerMAXIONs, seven Power Hawk 640s, and twenty Power
Hawk 620s totaling $1.2 million for a large R&D, overhaul, and main-
tenance jet engine test facility.
The Newsletter of Concurrent Computer Corporation
Daimler-Benz InterServices Commits
to Concurrent Real-Time Systems
Although debis Systemhaus is a long-time customer of Concurrent,
this was a landmark project. It required both companies to collaborate
on a system design that would handle the harsh environmental conditions
(-20 o to + 95 o C) existing within the test facility. debis Systemhaus
was committed to use Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) equipment
as much as possible while meeting the ruggedized system requirements.
Other application requirements included: high-performance real-time
systems; large I/O count; a totally distributed system; flexibility in test
system configurations; large disk storage; and the use of third-party
COTS software (e.g. National Instruments’ LabVIEW ® ).
Continued on page 7
Winter 1998 • Vol. 2, No. 4
IN THIS ISSUE
MATRIXx ®
Concurrent’s MATRIXx
Interface Tools
Page 3
ISA ’97
Concurrent’s software
takes center stage at
ISA '97 show
Page 5
Users Group Meeting
Concurrent’s Users Group
Meeting February 20, 1998
Page 8

1 CEO PERSPECTIVE
E. Corky Siegel,
Chairman of
the Board,
President,
and Chief
Executive
Officer
VP REAL-TIME SYSTEMS REPORT
Robert T.
Menzel, Vice
President,
Real-Time
Systems
Over the past six quarters,
the “new” Concurrent has
moved out of the transition
phase, and is heading forward
as planned.
The quarter just completed was
the sixth consecutive quarter where
Concurrent achieved profitability.
The results speak for themselves
and I am extremely pleased with the
real-time market performance.
Profit from operations continued
to increase $2.2 million for the
quarter, demonstrating the improved
performance and favorable trend
experienced by Concurrent since its
acquisition of Harris Computer
Systems. We are very satisfied with
these results and are well-positioned
for the rest of the fiscal year. Our
balance sheet continues to strengthen
as Concurrent paid off its long-term
debt during January – six months
ahead of plan.
The Concurrent Users Meeting is
always a homecoming of sorts.
Throughout the course of the
year, we get the opportunity to meet
many of our customers on a one-to-one
basis. This yearly meeting, however,
brings all of our customers together.
It is a prime opportunity to hear our
customers’ feedback and to
communicate with each other.
At the Concurrent Users Meeting,
customers from different industries get
to meet one another. The government
training industry integrator has the
opportunity to meet with the
commercial engine test engineer – they
often find they have a lot in common.
Real-time sales remain strong with
major sales in Q2 to debis (see cover
story) and the U.S. Navy (see page 6) –
Concurrent continues to dominate the
real-time market and anticipates major
contracts for the second half of the
fiscal year.
To help spearhead our move into
the real-time software market,
Dale Burton was brought on board to
serve as Concurrent’s Vice President
of Software Sales (see story page 3).
Mr. Burton’s 25 years of experience in
software sales brings an aggressive and
leading-edge software supervisor to the
Concurrent managerial ranks.
We are committed to real-time technology,
to both hardware and software
development, and to our existing and
new real-time customers.
This year’s crowd is a diverse group,
representing the changes in
Concurrent’s business base. While we
continue to serve the government and
aerospace markets, we find our
products and services becoming more
popular with international customers,
commercial accounts, and integrators
looking for a scalable real-time
software solution.
The common thread at this year’s
Users Meeting will be Concurrent’s
commitment to excellence in real-time
computing environments. I hope to see
you there.

Concurrent Integrates MATRIXx ®
Design Tools With its Real-Time Systems
Concurrent Computer
Corporation and Integrated
Systems, Inc. (ISI) announced
a resellers agreement for the purpose of
providing a customized version of ISI’s
RealSim Target Tools as an optional
integrated hardware/software package
on all Concurrent systems.
MATRIXx Interface Tools
are based on ISI’s RealSim
Target Tools with
customization made by Concurrent to
set up I/O channels, connect applications
to device drivers, and construct
custom graphical user interfaces.
MATRIXx Interface Tools are available
on all Concurrent systems to offer a
complete hardware and software
environment for application testing,
Dale Burton Named Vice President of
Software Sales
Dale Burton has joined
Concurrent as Vice President of
Software Sales. Mr. Burton
brings 25 years of experience in sales
and sales management of
real-time software and
systems.
Most recently, Mr.
Burton was employed by
Wind River Systems
where he was responsible
for software sales in the
southeastern United
States. In his new
position at Concurrent
Computer Corporation, Mr. Burton will
direct worldwide sales of the company's
integrated real-time software environment,
PowerWorks. The PowerWorks
software environment features
Concurrent's UNIX ® -based real-time
operating system, PowerMAX OS ;
the NightStar GUI-based development
prototyping, hardware-in-the-loop testing,
and simulation.
Users of Concurrent’s real-time computer
systems will experience many benefits with
MATRIXx Interface Tools. Scientists and
engineers can use MATRIXx software as a
development tool for hardware-in-the-loop
simulation projects, product
testing, process control, and
Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA) projects.
MATRIXx Interface Tools have been
incorporated into Concurrent’s Integrated
Data Acquisition and Control System
(IDACS). The IDACS package offers
Concurrent’s real-time computing
platform, software tools, and several
leading modeling and simulation tools.
tool set; optimized compilers for
C, C++, Ada, and FORTRAN; and
NightGraphics support software.
E. Courtney Siegel, Chairman of the
Board, President, and Chief
Executive Officer, Concurrent
Computer Corporation, said,
"It is a pleasure to welcome
Dale to Concurrent to spearhead
our growth in the realtime
software sales arena.
Software sales are a critical
market for Concurrent, which
will complement our strong
base in the real-time systems
market. Dale brings proven experience and
leadership to this rapidly growing area."
Mr. Burton is no stranger to
Concurrent’s product line, having spent
more than 13 years with Harris Computer
Systems division in both sales and sales
management roles.
NEW DIRECTIONS 3
Table of Contents
Debis Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
CEO Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
VP Real-Time Systems Report . . .2
New Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Trade Shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Worldwide News . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Product News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Corporate News . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
ConCurrent Events
Editorials
Andrea Smith
Linda Hamburger
Circulation
Tina McClaine
Design and Production
Linda Hamburger
Charts and Illustrations
Kirk Giannola
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4 EVENTS
Bill Kahn named
Salesman of the Year
Concurrent Recognizes Its Top Performers
Each year Concurrent Computer
Corporation recognizes key
employees for their significant
contributions to the success of the company.
High achievers are inducted into
Concurrent’s President’s Club – a special
honor for Concurrent employees.
This year’s honorees included sales
representatives Carl Sandberg,
Colorado; Manfred Thelen, Germany;
and Bill Kahn, New York. Bill Kahn
received the additional honor
of being named “Salesman of theYear.”
Bill received a special plaque of
recognition from Concurrent’s
Embedded Systems West ’97 Features
Concurrent’s PowerWorks Solution
Enthusiastic attendees visited the
Concurrent booth at the largest
Embedded Systems West
conference ever held, September 30 -
October 2, 1997, at the San Jose
Convention Center, California.
Attendees kept Concurrent busy with
requests for demonstrations of
Concurrent’s PowerWorks Developers’
ToolKit running on Concurrent’s
Power Hawk 640, which features a
dual PowerPC multiprocessor.
Chairman of the Board, President,
and Chief Executive Officer, E. Corky
Siegel.
In 1997, Bill made several important
sales including a $1.182 million sale
to Sensis Corporation. Bill also sold
Concurrent systems to Pratt & Whitney
Canada, General Electric Transportation
Systems, Hamilton Standard, Sikorski,
and more. Bill has been with the
company since January 1986 and
continues to be a star performer
every year.
Many of the attendees seeking
hardware-in-the-loop solutions
showed specific interest in
Concurrent’s PowerMAX OS
operating system, ISTAR structural
dynamic testing solution, and
National Instruments’ real-time
LabVIEW software running on
Concurrent’s real-time systems.
Embedded Systems West showcases
companies that offer embedded
development process solutions and
serves as an educational forum
dedicated to the embedded systems
industry. The show attracts hardware
and software engineers, designers,
and project leaders. More than 7,000
embedded systems professionals
enjoyed 1997’s record-breaking event.

ISA ’97 Spotlights Concurrent’s Real-Time Systems
Demonstrations and displays
enhanced Concurrent’s booth
at the Instrument Society of
America (ISA) Conference and
Exhibition held October 7 - 9 in the
Anaheim Convention Center,
California.
Over 22,000 people attended ISA
Tech ‘97 – ISA’s annual show for its
INTERMAC ’97 – A Success Story
for Concurrent Nippon
Concurrent Nippon exhibited for
the first time at INTERMAC
(International Measurement
and Control) '97, the Japan Electric
Measuring Instruments Manufacturers’
Association (JEMIMA) sponsored trade
show held October 21 - 24. The 27th
INTERMAC show was held in
Tokyo’s International Exhibition
Center, “Tokyo Big Sight,” located in
Ariake, Japan. 140 companies from 12
countries displayed the latest products
and systems of interest to measurement
and control professionals.
Multi-Booth Presence
Concurrent hardware and software
were on display at three booths:
Concurrent Nippon, Nihon National
Instruments, and Oh-te Giken.
Demonstrations were made of
Concurrent’s real-time operating
system, PowerMAX OS, Concurrent’s
professional membership and guests.
A membership organization, ISA is
the world leader in the exchange of
technology for instrumentation, control,
and automation.
Software Displays
The Concurrent exhibit staff also
gave demonstrations of third-party software
running on Concurrent’s real-time
systems. Demonstrations
included Vsystem, a realtime
database from Vista
Control Systems and National
Instrument’s LabVIEW.
Power Hawk system, as well as
National Instrument’s LabVIEW.
Alliances Formed
INTERMAC '97 represented a
strong start to the new alliance formed
between Concurrent Nippon and Nihon
National Instruments. Show teams
from both companies worked
together to generate leads and
exchange information on each
other’s products.
TRADE SHOWS 5
Trade Show
Schedule Update
February 3
Real-Time Computer Show
Brussels, Belgium
February 5
Real-Time Computer Show
Utrecht, The Netherlands
February 20
Concurrent 1998 Users Meeting
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
February 23 - February 26
SAE '98
Detroit, Michigan
April 20 - April 23
UTECA
Cromwell, Connecticut
April 28
ITEC '98
Lausanne, Switzerland
May 19
Regional Real-Time Show
Boston, Massachusetts
May 21
Regional Real-Time Show
Greenbelt, Maryland
June 25
Regional Real-Time Show
Orlando, Florida
For more information, call
Andrea Smith at 800.666.4544,
ext. 5342 or e-mail
asmith@mail.ccur.com.

6 WORLDWIDE NEWS
Concurrent wins U.S. Navy contract
for AEGIS class ship program.
The Boeing Company selects
Concurrent systems for
avionics simulations project.
Concurrent Awarded $2 Million Contract for
U.S. Navy AEGIS Class Ship Application
After four years of benchmark
testing and competitive
analysis, a purchasing agent
on behalf of the U.S. Navy awarded a
$2 million contract to Concurrent for
five PowerMAXIONs, PowerWorks
software, and maintenance.
Initially, the Concurrent real-time
hardware and software will be used
for engineering development and
system tests. Future plans involve
installing the systems on the U.S.
Navy’s AEGIS class destroyers
and cruisers for shipboard radar and
weapons control systems. In production,
each AEGIS class destroyer
shipset will use four Concurrent
computer systems (there are 57 ships
in the current Navy plan).
For this important application, the
U.S. Navy required a powerful real-
Concurrent Awarded Boeing Avionics Contract
The Boeing Company continues
to select Concurrent systems
for its simulation needs.
Recently, Boeing Information,
Space & Defense Systems, chose a
Night Hawk ® solution for one of its
complex avionics projects. The total
contract was for $532,040.
Boeing was contracted by the U.S.
Air Force to upgrade the avionics on
the Conventional Air Launched
Cruise Missile (CALCM) – the only
air-launched, conventionally armed,
long-range standoff missile in the Air
Force inventory today. Boeing
selected Concurrent’s Night Hawk
solution because it combined a highperformance
real-time computer
system with a comprehensive
development and run-time UNIX-based
environment. This total, integrated
solution will be used to develop
the CALCM’s upgraded avionics.
time system to replace existing systems
utilizing AN/UYK technology. Other
system requirements included the
ability to accommodate 6U boards and
to port existing Ada software to the
new environment.
“Concurrent has met the defense
industry’s most demanding real-time
needs for over thirty years,” said
E. Corky Siegel, Chairman of the Board,
President, and Chief Executive Officer,
Concurrent Computer Corporation.
“Winning the AEGIS project is the
result of maintaining superiority in the
real-time market. We worked closely
with Lockheed Martin and the Navy
over the past four years and will
continue to support them with
technology upgrades as additional
systems are deployed over the next
ten years.”
Said E. Corky Siegel, Chairman of
the Board, President, and Chief
Executive Officer, Concurrent
Computer Corporation, “Concurrent’s
proven track record of supplying
Boeing with excellent customer service
and support over the years was a key
factor in this sale. Our long-term dedication
to customers such as Boeing is
one of the values that sets us apart from
the competition.”
Boeing Information, Space &
Defense Systems, a subsidiary of
The Boeing Company, specializes in
integrated aerospace solutions for
commercial, defense, and civil customers.
Defense and space programs
include helicopters, military aircraft,
missiles, missile-defense systems,
advanced electronic systems, and
rocket boosters.

$1.2 Million Sale to Debis
Continued from page 1
Project to Revolutionize
Engine Testing
Integrating Concurrent’s real-time
systems with debis software, debis has
developed a new system, called an
Intelligent Signal Condition Unit
(ISCU), that will revolutionize engine
testing. With debis's ISCUs, double
wiring is eliminated because the junction
boxes are replaced by the ISCUs.
The ISCUs, which contain the pressure
transducers, also eliminate the need to
pipe the engine’s pressure data back to
the computer systems. A simple
Ethernet connection replaces the entire
pressure subsystem in the computer
room.
In the past, an engine test facility
would come to a halt when an R&D
engine failed to start or had a minor
problem. Using debis's ISCUs, manufacturers
can resolve the problem by
simply connecting two cables – an
Ethernet cable and a Reflective Memory
cable. All I/O data will be passed through
the high speed Reflective Memory System
to the host system.
ISCUs also reduce the investment in
capital equipment. Most test facilities test
one type of engine or a model series of
engines. But each test facility contains
enough I/O and computer systems to do
whatever test is required. Since the ISCUs
contain the I/O, there is no need for costly
I/O subsystems in each test facility.
Instead, only simple workstations to
display information to the operators
and engineers are required.
In addition, ISCUs solve the wiring
problems between the engine and
computer room. With ISCUs, the engines
are wired and tested in the staging area
and then downloaded to the host system.
Concurrent Expands Worldwide Presence
with International Distributors
Atruly international company,
Concurrent maintains its
extensive worldwide presence
through both international subsidiaries
and established distributors. Established
distributors, based in countries where
there is no local Concurrent presence,
work with Concurrent to maintain a
sales and service presence on
Concurrent’s behalf.
“Distributors represent Concurrent's
interests and promote products and
services in their own countries,” said
Phil Burgin, Concurrent’s International
Manager, Distributor Sales. “This is an
important way to gain access to local
business communities where
language and culture vary widely.
Distributors combine their marketing
and integration skills with Concurrent
products and add significant value for
their own customers.”
Concurrent maintains a relationship
with distributors and service providers
over a wide geographical area including:
Korea, Japan, Greece, and Zimbabwe. A
typical distributor company is Aspace
Korea Corporation based in Seoul, Korea.
Aspace's President, Se Ho Yang, and his
team promote Concurrent to local automotive
and aerospace industries. A recent
Aspace success resulted in the sale of a
Night Hawk to the Samsung Institute of
Advanced Technology in Suwon, Korea
for an advanced vehicle simulator.
Another major Concurrent contact is
Nissin Electric Co. Ltd., based in Kyoto,
Japan. Nissin is a large manufacturer
whose products range from power
transmission and distribution to environmental
protection and electronics. Nissin
uses Concurrent’s Night Hawk and
PowerMAXION computers in its power
and environmental control systems.
PRODUCT NEWS 7
Concurrent’s family of real-time
systems helps debis offer a
complete system solution for
jet engine test customers.
Concurrent’s worldwide
network includes international
distributors in Korea, Japan,
Greece, and Zimbabwe.

8 CORPORATE NEWS
Concurrent Office Locations
California San Clemente 714.369.9010
San Diego 619.565.0602
Colorado 719.548.9070
District of Columbia 301.497.9612
Florida 407.384.6500
Michigan 248.355.3596
New Jersey 732.974.9622
New York 607.748.5970
Texas 972.991.4070
Utah 801.944.5467
Washington 425.641.9830
Australia 61.2.9887.1000
Belgium 32.2.461.01.00
Canada 905.238.1777
France 33.1.30.85.37.00
Germany Berlin 49.30.20.96.1717
Munich 49.89.856.030
Hong Kong 852.2880.0802
Japan 81.3.3864.5712
New Zealand 64.9.529.2624
Peoples Republic of China 8610.6200.2526
Singapore 65.742.2700
Spain 34.1.578.01.25
Switzerland 41.52.235.07.77
United Kingdom Berkshire 44.1.753.51.32.68
Manchester 44.1.61.928.87.13
Corporate Office:
2101 W. Cypress Creek Road
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Phone: 954.974.1700 or 800.666.4544
Concurrent Computer Corporation and Night Hawk are registered
trademarks, and PowerMAX OS, PowerWorks, PowerMAXION,
Power Hawk, and NightStar are trademarks of Concurrent Computer
Corporation. PowerPC is a trademark of International Business
Machines Corp. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group.
LabVIEW is a registered trademark of National Instruments.
MATRIXx is a registered trademark and RealSim Target Tools is a
trademark of Integrated Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
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Users Meeting to Showcase New
Concurrent Products and Technology
Technology updates, new product
briefings, and system demonstrations
are scheduled for the 1998
Concurrent Users Meeting to be held
Friday, February 20, at the DoubleTree
Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The event will provide Concurrent
customers with the opportunity to
exchange information with other product
users and meet many of Concurrent’s
top management and
technical staff. A
welcome reception
is scheduled for
6 p.m. Thursday,
February 19, and the
Users Meeting will
begin 8 a.m. the next
morning with Opening
Remarks from
Concurrent’s Chairman of
the Board, President, and
Chief Executive Officer,
E. Corky Siegel. Joining Mr. Siegel
will be the Vice President of Real-Time
Systems, Rob Menzel, and the
Vice President of Customer Service,
Don Bauer.
Opening Remarks will be followed
by product demonstrations of
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Concurrent’s multiprocessor systems
and software environment.
Representatives from companies
using Concurrent products will discuss
how Concurrent systems are being used
in their real-time applications.
Third-party partners will also
discuss their company alliances
with Concurrent.
Concurrent’s Vice President of
Development, Bob Chism, will
outline Concurrent’s product
plans for the future. A question
and answer session will
follow with Al Romagosa,
Chief Scientist.
On Saturday, February 21,
users are invited to join
Special Interest Group
discussions. Topics for
discussion will include
Series 3200 Products,
PowerWorks Software, Year 2000
Upgrades, and Night Hawk 2000.
Reservations for attending
the meeting are being taken by
Beth Alonzo. There is no fee or
membership required to attend.
Call (954) 973-5012 or e-mail Beth at
beth.alonzo@mail.ccur.com.
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