Smaller. Smarter. Faster. More Secure. We Take Linux Everywhere.

Benefits

Features

Delivers the latest stable technology—continuously 

Major releases every 18 months, with update packs every 4–6 months

Shrinks time-to-market for embedded devices

Pre-configured profiles for industry-specific device types

Offers a broad choice of tools for device development

Eclipse-based development suite, Target Communication Framework, enhanced open source tools, command-line support

Meets the latest open source standards

Compliant with Carrier Grade Linux 5 and Linux Standard Base 4

Enables sophisticated GUI and HMI for devices

Support for the best open source graphics packages on the fastest embedded processors

Supports today's most advanced multiprocessors

Hardware support for five processor architectures, more than 100 processors, and over 60 BSPs

Offers elegant virtualization and emulation solutions for devices

Broad architecture support for KVM, QEMU, Virtual Routing and Forwarding

Delivers the performance today's devices require

Fast boot, small footprint, ISO/USB target boot, advanced power management utilities

Integrates, validates, and supports third-party add-on products

Wind River Linux Performance Studio for Intel Architecture, Wind River Simics, Wind River Platform for Gateways

Provides a business model that makes sense

Innovative project-based annual subscription model

• Carrier Grade Linux 5.0 registered
• Carrier grade 99.999% high availability
• Integration with industry's most popular telecom boards, ATCA, and COTS-based hardware systems
• Minimized footprint, optimized boot sequences, advanced power management
• IPC connection to VxWorks RTOS

"Wind River offers solid technology, a wide range of industry partners, professional development services, and competitive cost. If you have expectations of quality, reliability, on-time delivery, and cost, I highly recommend Wind River."

—Paul D'Arcy, Director of Engineering, Airvana

• Dozens of A&D leaders successfully deploying Wind River Linux–based devices
• Common development environment shared with VxWorks to speed development and maximize cross-platform communication
• Carrier Grade Linux 5.0 registered
• Already in use in successful MILS deployment

"Honeywell is pleased to work with Wind River in the development of our Dependable Multiprocessor ... the application of Dependable Multiprocessor technology is expected to yield benefits for years to come, particularly in the reduction of development time, cost, and risk of future space systems."

—Dr. John R. Samson Jr., Principal Engineering Fellow, Honeywell Defense and Space

• Successfully deployed in class two and three devices
• Sophisticated graphics and GUI packages and support enabling industry-standard user interaction with deployed devices
• Minimized footprint, optimized boot sequences, advanced power management to utilize full hardware potential
• Superior networking capability enabling secure high-speed data transmission
• Common development environment shared with VxWorks to streamline development and cross-OS communication

"We performed an ROI analysis and believe we can conservatively save $1 million to $2 million over the next two years with Wind River Linux. Standardizing on one toolset across the company is very powerful from a cost-saving and productivity standpoint."

—Rick Gelling, Director of Firmware Engineering, AMX

• Advantages of open source available to the highly competitive consumer electronics space
• Robust networking capabilities that effectively connect digital appliances and applications
• High-speed data transmission for in-home entertainment applications
• Minimized footprint, optimized boot time, and advanced power management for instant power-on devices with extended battery life
• Preconfigured device-specific profiles that jump-start software development

"We're strengthening our relationship with Wind River to provide customers of portable A/V devices with a comprehensive development suite to address customer requirements for expanded Linux OS support. The jointly developed enablement platform provides the tools that customers need to design high-performance, competitive products with incredibly short time-to-market."

—Masao Hirasawa, General Manager, SoC Development Division, NEC Electronics