Partner: Wind River: details


	Partners >> Wind River - VxWorks - Embedded C++ - AdaMULTI Wind River Systems


		*MISSION:*To provide quality software and services for creating real-time embedded applications quickly, economically, and with minimal risk.

	The majority of all microprocessors are "hidden" -- that is, embedded -- in devices that pervade our lives. You'll find them in vehicle anti-lock brakes and navigation systems; consumer products such as digital cameras, camcorders, video games, and set-top boxes; telecommunications products such as routers, central office switches, and cable modems; office products such as fax machines, laser printers, and photocopiers; medical instrumentation and imaging systems; and industrial automation equipment such as robots. And Wind River Systems is the world's recognized leader in software being used to develop these products.


	Industry-Leading Products

To perform such specialized functions, embedded computers need specialized software. Because the memory space in embedded computers is typically limited, the software programs they run must be small. Because embedded computers often work without direct user involvement or supervision, their software must be highly reliable. And because they respond to and control real-world events, their software must work very rapidly, in "real-time."

Designing software for these specialized applications can be a very difficult and time-consuming task. Faced with tremendous time-to-market pressures, the need to standardize the design of products made around the globe, and the desire to modularize and customize, manufacturers are finding that they need off-the-shelf tools to help them tap into the power of hidden computers.

Wind River's flagship product is Tornado™ -- a next-generation development environment for embedded applications available for both UNIX and Windows. Tornado includes the industry-standard real-time operating system (RTOS) VxWorks®, which incorporates a state-of-the-art, object-oriented microkernel design that is fast, efficient, and highly scalable.


	Exciting Prospects
	Market leaders anticipate market and technology trends and act on them. Wind River has undertaken a number of important initiatives to keep us in the forefront of embedded computing. These initiatives ensure that the future will continue to hold exciting prospects for all Wind River employees. For example:

	Tornado for I2O provides the ideal framework for building I/O device drivers based on the I2O "intelligent input/output" specification. With Tornado for I2O, Wind River customers are starting to introduce vastly more efficient network servers -- with Internet and video servers soon to follow. The same I/O performance improvements could also apply to workstations, thus transforming the world of graphics and multimedia.

	The Tornado for Embedded Internet®product suite is a fully integrated package of components that permit manufacturers to bring the advantages of the Internet to embedded computers such as smart phones, network computers, networked printers, cable modems, and switches. With the introduction of its Tornado for Embedded Internet components, Wind River became the first vendor to provide a common technology to build and deploy products throughout the Internet.

	The Company

Founded in 1981, Wind River Systems has been profitable since its inception, enjoying steady growth. The company began publicly trading stock in 1993 (NASDAQ:WIND). Revenues for fiscal year 1999 (ending 1/31/99) were $129.4 million. During the same period, the number of employees grew to 612 worldwide, an increase of 62 percent.

Wind River's headquarters is located in Alameda, California. Alameda, known as the "Silicon Island" for its burgeoning high-tech industry, is located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay area. In the Fall of 1998, Wind River moved into a striking new campus built on the estuary between Alameda and Oakland. Key product development work is also done in the United Kingdom, France, Japan, and Israel, and regional sales offices are located throughout the world.


	Partners >> Wind River - VxWorks - Embedded C++ - AdaMULTI Wind River Systems 500 Wind River Way Alameda, CA 94501 USA 1-800-545-WIND toll-free 1-510-748-4100 phone 1-510-749-2302 fax
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