Intel Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire
Wind River Systems Inc, a leading software vendor
in embedded devices, and will become part of Intel’s strategy to grow
its processor and software presence outside the traditional PC and
server market segments into embedded systems and mobile handheld
devices.
Wind River will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel and
continue with its current business model of supplying leading-edge
products and services to its customers worldwide.
“This acquisition will bring us complementary, market-leading
software assets and an incredibly talented group of people to help us
continue to grow our embedded systems and mobile device capabilities,”
said Renee James, Intel vice president and general manager of the
company’s Software and Services Group. “Wind River has thousands of
customers in a wide range of markets, and now both companies will be
better positioned to meet growth opportunities in these areas.”
“Our combination of strengths will be of great benefit to Wind
River’s existing and future customers,” said Ken Klein, Wind River
Chairman, president and CEO. “As a wholly owned subsidiary, Wind River
will more tightly align its software expertise to Intel’s platforms to
speed the pace of progress and software innovation. We remain committed
to continuing to provide leading solutions across multiple hardware
architectures and delivering the same world-class support to which our
customers have grown accustomed.”
Wind River develops operating systems, middleware (software found
between an OS and software application), and software design tools for
a variety of embedded computing systems. Its main products include
VxWorks, the market-leading proprietary and multicore-ready real-time
operating system, and commercial-grade Linux software platforms. The
company also provides design services and software expertise, including
custom-built solutions, development tools and device testing products.
With thousands of customers, Wind River technology is relied upon by
most major computer and networking communications companies, and used
by corporations and government agencies such as Alcatel-Lucent, BMW,
Boeing, Bombardier Transportation, Mitsubishi, Motorola, NASA, Sony,
Verizon and many more.