ALAMEDA, Calif. (PRWEB) October 21, 2008

This announcement follows today’s news by the Open Handset Alliance to release the Android platform under an open source license. Wind River formally joined the Open Handset Alliance in November 2007 as an Android commercialization partner, and since then has been an active, contributing member to the consortium.

In conjunction with today’s announcement, Wind River announced that Kyocera Wireless Corp. has selected Wind River to help develop a new product platform incorporating Android. The companies intend for Wind River to provide software systems integration services inclusive of technologies from other Open Handset Alliance members and third-party partners (see separate announcement).

Wind River’s software systems integration services include deep professional services offerings for customer-specific, end-to-end Android implementations, including customization, optimization and testing tailored to customer’s devices. These services for Android are currently being deployed to customers worldwide.

“Wind River is leveraging its deep involvement with the Open Handset Alliance to offer a Wind River supported and maintained Android solution to companies planning to deploy Android,” said Jason Whitmire, general manager of the Mobile segment at Wind River. “This is compelling to manufacturers and operators because it mitigates the cost and risk associated with open source solutions.”

Wind River’s commercial software platform for Android is expected to include the latest open source Android software, Wind River’s commercial-grade Linux, including Android-specific Linux patches, and pre-integrated third-party technologies to help commercialize Android. Additionally, the platform is expected to be optimized on leading mobile semiconductor hardware from which manufacturers can quickly build market-differentiated products. During the development of the platform, Wind River will leverage its unique technologies such as its layer-based build system and automated test framework, which will further test and validate the platform, reduce development time and risk, and improve quality.

Earlier this year, Wind River partnered with Texas Instruments, NEC Electronics and STMicroelectronics to demonstrate the Android platform at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Company-wide, Wind River plays leading roles in industry consortia and communities aimed at developing Linux-based open software platforms across a variety of adjacent industries, including: Eclipse, SCOPE-Alliance, The Linux Foundation, LiMo Foundation, OpenSAF and Moblin.org.

Availability

Wind River’s commercially supported Android software platform is expected to be available in the first half of calendar-year 2009.

For more information about Wind River’s solutions for the mobile market, visit: http://windriver.com/oha/.

About Wind River

Wind River is the global leader in Device Software Optimization (DSO). Wind River enables companies to develop, run and manage device software faster, better, at lower cost and more reliably. Wind River platforms are pre-integrated, fully standardized, enterprise-wide development solutions. They reduce effort, cost and risk and optimize quality and reliability at all phases of the device software development process, from concept to deployed product.

Founded in 1981, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, Calif., with operations worldwide. To learn more, visit Wind River at www.windriver.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the expected availability, features and benefits of Wind River products and services. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include but are not limited to the ability of Wind River to access, use and/or distribute certain open source and proprietary technologies and hardware in its product and services strategies, the success of Android and the OHA in the marketplace, and the ability of Wind River to deliver its software platform in a timely manner. More details about these and other risks that may impact Wind River and its business are included in Wind River’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2008, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and its other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are based on information as of the date of this press release, and Wind River does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

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