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== Acquisition ==
{{main|Concurrent Computer Corporation#Merger with Harris Computer Systems}}
In March 1995, Harris Computer Systems, led by CEO Siegel, looked to buy Concurrent Computer Corporation, its main competitor, but the discussions tripped over business, legal, and cultural issues and ended in acrimony.<ref name="njbiz">{{cite news | url=https://njbiz.com/anatomy-of-a-failed-merger/ | title=Anatomy of a Failed Merger | author-first=Daniel J. | author-last=Munoz | publisher=NJBiz | date= June 14, 1995 | access-date=April 24, 2022}}</ref>
Negotiations resumed late in the year,<ref name="ci-1996"/> albeit in the opposite direction, and in June 1996, Concurrent acquired the high-performance computer business of Harris Computer Systems.<ref name="app-move"/>
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