Adoption of WIND RIVER PLATFORMS and New Enterprise Licensing Model on Target -- Crosses 1,000 Enterprise License Seats Milestone.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ALAMEDA Alameda (ăləmē`də, –mā`də), city (1990 pop. 76,459), Alameda co., W central Calif., on an island just off the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; settled 1850, inc. as a city 1884. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2003 Wind River Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:WIND) Synopsis A summary; a brief statement, less than the whole. A synopsis is a condensation of something—for example, a synopsis of a trial record. : -- Wind River successfully met its goal of booking 1,000 enterprise license seats by the end of the first quarter of its fiscal year 2004. More than 100 customers purchased WIND RIVER PLATFORMS. -- Wind River is pleased with initial customer response to the PLATFORMS and enterprise-licensing model. Wind River Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:WIND), the worldwide market leader in embedded software Instructions that permanently reside in a ROM or flash memory chip. Embedded software may be immediately available to the CPU or, for faster execution, may be transferred to RAM first and then executed. and services, today announced that the company delivered against its previously stated objective of ending the first quarter of fiscal year 2004 with more than 1,000 enterprise license seats booked. To date, more than 100 global customers across Wind River's vertical markets are moving beyond the operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and embracing WIND RIVER(R) PLATFORMS. Early adopters include BAE Systems BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. , Fluke fluke, parasitic flatworm of the trematoda class, related to the tapeworm. Instead of the cilia, external sense organs, and epidermis of the free-living flatworms, adult flukes have sucking disks with which they cling to their hosts and an external cuticle that Networks, Huawei Technologies, Hughes Network Systems Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HNS), is a provider of broadband satellite network products for businesses and consumers. HNS pioneered the development of high-speed satellite Internet access services and IP-based networks with its original DirecPC service but which it now markets , Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Pace Micro Technology, Qualcomm, Raytheon, Samsung, Sanyo, Sony and more. Last November, Wind River announced WIND RIVER PLATFORMS, the industry's first market-specific integrated embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. platforms, providing highly integrated, proven technology tuned for specific markets, and designed to allow customers to improve development efficiencies, accelerate time to market and enhance product reliability. Wind River also announced a subscription based licensing model -- the first of its kind in the embedded industry. The new model was designed to help customers approach software development with an enterprise-wide focus, gain control of development costs and speed time to profitability. "We are pleased with the industry response to our PLATFORMS and the new licensing model, and we are proud to announce that we met our goal of ending the quarter with the strong adoption of the PLATFORMS and more than 1,000 enterprise license seats booked to date," said Tom St. Dennis, president and chief executive officer for Wind River Systems. "In only a few short months, we have rolled out the market-specific integrated embedded platforms and a new licensing model to provide our customers an easier and better way of doing business with Wind River." "WIND RIVER PLATFORM for Industrial Devices provides us with the proven technology and customized services to meet our critical business needs," said Ed Moore, research and development manager with Fluke Networks, a leading supplier of network installation, test and monitoring solutions. "Wind River's Platform strategy introduces much more opportunity for productivity and cost savings than we previously realized in embedded development, and this change in business model has turned Wind River into an increasingly valued partner." The new licensing model is extremely flexible and is site, architecture, host and project independent. It includes updates and upgrades, making it much easier for customers to standardize stan·dard·ize v. 1. To cause to conform to a standard. 2. To evaluate by comparing with a standard. on Wind River technology across their enterprise. Customers who buy PLATFORM products are also entitled to receive service credits that include on-site consultations, education or training. About the WIND RIVER PLATFORMS Wind River is going beyond the operating system by offering the most reliable integrated embedded platforms. With WIND RIVER PLATFORMS, manufacturers can now quickly build more complex and efficient products while delivering increased intelligence, connectivity and security without jeopardizing reliability. All WIND RIVER PLATFORMS tightly integrate a rich set of Wind River's market-leading operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , tools, connectivity software and management features with reference hardware and service credits to provide a complete foundation that meets the specific requirements of a vertical market. WIND RIVER PLATFORMS also includes extensive source code. The depth of these platforms reduces project risk and enables developers to focus on differentiation and enhanced product performance. About Wind River Wind River is the worldwide leader in embedded software and services. It provides market-specific embedded platforms that integrate real-time operating systems (operating system) Real-Time Operating System - (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. , development tools and technologies. Wind River's products and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. are used in multiple markets including aerospace and defense, automotive, digital consumer, industrial, and network infrastructure. Wind River provides high-integrity technology and expertise that enables its customers to create superior products more efficiently. Companies from around the world turn to Wind River to create the most reliable products and to accelerate their time to market. Founded in 1981, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located on a small island of the same name next to Oakland, California in the San Francisco Bay. An additional part of the city is Bay Farm Island, which is adjacent to the Oakland International Airport. , with operations worldwide. To learn more, visit Wind River at http://www.windriver.com or call Wind River at 800/872-4977. Note to Editors: Wind River Systems and the Wind River Systems logo are trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc., and Wind River and VxWorks is a registered trademark of Wind River Systems, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies. |
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