Wind River Announces Product Support for Intel Pentium 4 and Intel Xeon Processors.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Intel Developer Forum Intel Developer Forum (IDF), is a twice yearly gathering of technologists to discuss Intel products and products based around Intel products. The first IDF was in 1997. There is usually a Spring IDF and a Fall IDF. 2002 Booth 424 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2002 Development Solution for Intel's Most Advanced Processors Targets High Bandwidth Network Infrastructure Equipment Wind River Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:WIND), a leading provider of software and services for connected devices, today announced comprehensive 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. support for the new Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 and the Intel Xeon(TM) processors including the market-leading VxWorks(R) real-time operating system (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. (RTOS (1) (RealTime Operating System) An operating system designed for use in a real time computer system. See real time system, embedded system, process control and OS-9. ), Tornado(R) integrated development environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment (IDE) and a full complement of WindNet(TM) networking protocols. Wind River's development platform for these Intel(R) NetBurst(TM) microarchitecture-based processors is well suited for original equipment manufacturers (OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and ) building high bandwidth carrier-class networking infrastructure gear, high-end enterprise networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. equipment, and multimedia applications with high performance requirements. Wind River's Intel Architecture Center of Excellence program combines engineering and marketing resources to facilitate porting, optimization and distribution of Wind River's embedded software for Intel Pentium processors. The alliance has resulted in a tightly integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. platform offering from Wind River that takes advantage of advanced features of Intel's most advanced chips to date, including VxWorks RTOS support for the Intel Xeon processor's Hyper-Threading technology. "Wind River's participation with Intel in the Center of Excellence program is ensuring that our customers have access to the most advanced software support integrated and optimized with the latest Intel microprocessors For a list of Intel's microcontrollers, see . This generational and chronological list of Intel microprocessors attempts to present all of Intel's processors from the pioneering 4-bit 4004 (1971) to the present high-end offerings, the 64-bit Itanium 2 (2002) and Intel , including the Pentium 4 processor and the Intel Xeon processor," said Joe Jensen, general manager for the Embedded Intel Architecture Division. "The Intel Xeon processor and the Pentium 4 processor are integral components of Intel's strategy in communications and traditional embedded markets. Having software and development tool support from a market leader like Wind River is key for our joint customers' success." "We expect Intel's Pentium 4 and Xeon processors to be a key for our high-end communications customers, and having comprehensive product support has been a key initiative for our Center of Excellence development team," said Dave Sheaffer, senior director of Wind River's Strategic Alliance group. "By working closely with Intel from planning to delivery, we're able to deliver a complete software development solution, integrated and optimized for these high-performance Intel processors." Advanced Multi-Processing Support Delivering two logical processors on a single chip that can execute different tasks simultaneously using shared hardware resources, Intel's hyper-threading technology results in significantly higher processing throughput for multi-threading and multi-tasking operations. As the first beneficiary of this new processing model, the Intel Xeon processor is extremely well suited for multi-processor applications that require the power of more than one processor. Wind River's VxWorks RTOS utilizes the virtual processing A parallel processing technique that simulates a processor for applications that require a processor for each data element. It creates processors for data elements above and beyond the number of processors available. model to enable multi-processor application development and deployment. With the ability to distribute processes over multiple processors and shared memory (1) Using part of main memory to support a low-cost display circuit that does not have its own memory. See shared video memory. (2) The common memory in a symmetric multiprocessing system that is available to all CPUs. See SMP. 1. objects, Wind River's platform provides fully integrated support for developing multi-processing applications. Market Focus Wind River's integrated development platform for the Intel NetBurst-based Xeon and Pentium 4 processors is ideal for network service and application providers building network gateways for voice over IP (VoIP) and virtual private networks (VPNs), as well as IP routing devices and rack mounted Built into a cabinet that has a standard width of 19" or 24". All types of electronics and computing devices come in rack-mounted packages, including servers, test instruments, telecommunications components, tape drives and audio and video equipment. enterprise equipment. It is also well suited for building carrier class network infrastructure equipment including core routing, switching and access equipment, carrier grade gateways for VoIP and VPNs, and chassis-based, rack mounted systems. Availability Wind River's Tornado AE and Tornado II development platforms supporting these processors will begin beta delivery in April 2002 and begin production shipments in August 2001. Wind River will also provide support for the Intel(R) E7500 Scalable Performance Board Development Kit, currently being demonstrated at IDF (Intermediate Distribution Frame) A wiring rack located between the MDF (main distribution frame) and the intended end user devices (telephones, routers, PCs, etc.). Cables run from the outside world to the MDF and then to the IDFs. See MDF and wiring rack. . About the Tornado IDE and VxWorks RTOS Wind River's Tornado IDE has dramatically improved embedded developers' "time-to-productivity." One component of Tornado -- Tornado Tools -- comprises a comprehensive suite of core and optional cross-development tools and utilities. The other integrated components of Tornado consist of the VxWorks run-time system (programming) run-time system - (RTS, run-time support, run-time) Library code and processes which support software written in a particular language running on a particular platform. , a high-performance, scalable RTOS that executes on the target processor, and a full range of communications options for the target connection to the host. Tornado Tools provide a highly visual and automated environment that accelerates the development of even the most complex VxWorks-based applications. As a result, creating applications with Tornado is fast and easy for developers of all experience levels. About Wind River Wind River is a worldwide leader in integrated embedded software solutions for creating reliable and innovative connected devices. Wind River provides development tools, 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. , and advanced connectivity software for use in products in network infrastructure, digital consumer electronics, automotive, industrial, and aerospace/defense markets. Wind River is How Smart Things Think(TM). Founded in 1983, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California, with operations worldwide. Note to Editors: Wind River Systems and the Wind River Systems logo are registered trademarks; BSD/OS and How Smart Things Think are trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc. Intel, Pentium, Xeon and NetBurst are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion