Concurrent Technologies Regulatory News (CNC)

10 Nov 2008 10:26

Concurrent Technologies Plc Product Launch Market leading product launch opens up new opportunities for Concurrent

Concurrent Technologies Plc ("Concurrent" or the "Company"), a world leading specialist in the design and manufacture of high-end embedded computer products, announces the launch of a new innovative CompactPCI‚® single board computer, the TP A40/30x. The Company believes that this represents a market leading product which is the first of a planned range of boards featuring Intel's new and extremely low thermal power Atom¢â€ž¢ processor.

This new product represents an important strategic step for the Company and positions it ahead of competition. The Company believes that this competitive edge will lead to new customer wins in industry segments previously closed to the Company.

The low thermal power benefits of the Atom¢â€ž¢ processor which result in an approximate tenfold improvement over Concurrent's existing models, together with a comprehensive array of interfaces included in the board's design, ensure the board is particularly well suited to critical applications within the transportation, industrial-control, automation, scientific, telemetry, defence, security and aerospace markets. Commercial and extended temperature versions of the product are available now and ruggedized, conduction-cooled or air-cooled versions will be available shortly.

For ease of integration the TP A40/30x supports many of today's leading operating systems including Linux‚®, Windows‚® XP, Windows‚® XP Embedded, QNX‚® and VxWorks‚®.

Glen Fawcett, Managing Director, Concurrent Technologies, commented:

"Today's launch is further vindication of our investment into world leading engineering talent over the past year. Our evidence suggests that we are the first in the world to apply Atom¢â€ž¢ processor technology to CompactPCI‚® single board computers. This superb Intel technology has allowed Concurrent to develop a product which dissipates less heat, thereby increasing reliability and so enabling us to address market sectors which were previously not accessible to us. This first Atom¢â€ž¢ based board is a strategic addition to Concurrent's product portfolio and many more feature rich boards based on the Intel‚® Atom¢â€ž¢ will emerge from us in the coming months."

10 November 2008Enquiries:Concurrent Technologies Plc 01206 752 626 Glen Fawcett, Managing Director Haggie Financial LLP 020 7417 8989 Nicholas Nelson/Kathy Boate Nominated Adviser 0845 213 4726 Brewin Dolphin Investment Banking Neil Baldwin/Neil McDonald

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Note to Editors:

Concurrent Technologies Plc develops and manufactures high-end embedded computer products for use in a wide range of high performance applications within the telecommunications, defence, security, telemetry, scientific and aerospace markets. Using Intel‚® processors, including the latest Intel‚® Atom¢â€ž¢ processors as well as Intel‚® Core¢â€ž¢2 dual-core processors, Concurrent offers a wide range of computer products which are designed to be compliant with the most stringent industry specifications including those for products used in extremely harsh environments.

For more information on Concurrent and its products please visit http:// www.cct.co.uk