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Wind River is a subsidiary company of Intel providing embedded system software which comprises run-time software, industry-specific software solutions, simulation technology, development tools and middleware.〔http://www.windriver.com/company/〕 On June 4, 2009, Wind River announced that Intel had bought the company for a reported $884 million.〔(Intel to Acquire Wind River Systems for Approximately $884 Million )〕 Wind River continues to exist as a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel. Its product portfolio is supported by global professional services and support,〔Esterel Technologies & (Wind River Partnership ), Esterel Technologies webpage〕 and a broad partner ecosystem.〔(Wind River ) article, LSI webpage〕 Wind River concentrates on middleware: software and operating systems for information appliances and devices for intelligent connected systems. Wind River’s technologies are used in a wide range of markets including: Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Energy, Industrial, Medical, Consumer Electronics and Networking & Communications.〔(Wind River )’s Partner Ecosystem, Imbedded Intel Solutions〕 Their products are used in industrial and transportation systems such as factory automation, robotics, rail transport, smart grids; military systems such as unmanned vehicles and military communications, telecommunication infrastructure equipment such as routers; automotive systems such as connected in-vehicle infotainment, digital cluster displays, telematics, braking systems; consumer devices such as multifunction printers. digital cameras, projectors, set-top boxes, traffic signals aircraft and aerospace systems such as Mars rovers MER-A and MER-B.〔Inside (NASA’s Curiosity ): It’s an Apple Airport Extreme… with wheels,ExtremeTech, August 2012〕 Among their flagship products are the VxWorks real-time operating system, the Wind River Linux operating system, and the Eclipse-based Wind River Workbench IDE. VxWorks began as an add-on to the VRTX operating system in the early 1980s. Wind River Workbench superseded the previous ''Tornado'' environment.〔Company Overview of (Wind River Systems ), Inc., Bloomberg Businessweek〕 Wind River's head offices are located at 500 Wind River Way, Alameda, California. The company’s corporate umbrella message is focused on the critical role of software for the Internet of Things (IoT).〔(Wind River ) Introduces Industry Profiles for Next-Generation VxWorks Real-Time Operating System, SYS-CON MEDIA, July 2014〕 == History == Wind River Systems was formed by a partnership of Jerry Fiddler〔(Jerry Fiddler Profile )〕 and Dave Wilner.〔(Software On Board Mars Pathfinder Has Berkeley Lab Ties ) Berkeley Labs NewsletterAugust 8, 1997〕〔(Jerry Fiddler and Dave Wilner at Berkely Labs ) Photo from 1997〕 In 1981, Fiddler had come out of Berkeley Labs〔(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ) 1983〕 to write software for control systems, but wanted to pursue a career in computer generated music,〔(Lord of the Toasters ), Wired (magazine) interview with Jerry Fiddler, September 1, 1994〕 which he funded through a consultancy business focused on real-time. His early clients included the National Football League and film director Francis Ford Coppola — for whom he designed a unique film editing system.〔(Embedded Systems: Jerry Fiddler Change is music to his ears ) EE Times interview 1998〕 Wilner, a former colleague at Berkeley, joined Fiddler and they formed a partnership called Wind River Systems (named after Wind River, Wyoming, where Fiddler had vacationed that year). Some of the key milestones are:〔(Company Histories ), Funding Universe〕〔(Company Overview ) of Wind River Systems, Inc., Bloomberg Businessweek〕 * 1983: Wind River is incorporated in 1983 with each partner contributing $3,000 and a desk to the business. * 1987: Wind River introduces VxWorks, a leading real-time operating system for embedded devices. * 1995: VxWorks launches into space on the NASA Clementine moon probe. Also, the Tornado integrated development environment is launched and wins EDN’s Embedded Development Software Innovation of the Year award as the first graphically oriented development environment for embedded. * 1997: VxWorks, the real-time operating system for NASA’s Mars Pathfinder mission, lands on Mars. * 1999: Acquisition of one of their major competitors, Integrated Systems Inc., makers of pSOS. Wind River has since discontinued the pSOS product line and has recommended existing pSOS customers move to VxWorks * 2004: Wind River officially enters the embedded Linux market,〔Linux to Power Wind River Sails, IT Business News〕 with a Carrier Grade Linux platform targeting the networking & communications infrastructure industry. Also, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, powered by VxWorks,〔Inside (NASA’s Curiosity ): It’s an Apple Airport Extreme… with wheels, ExtremeTech〕 land on Mars. Wind River helped in manufacturing the IntelliStar for The Weather Channel. The IntelliStar is used at Cable Headends to insert Local Weather into The Weather Channel's national programming. * 2007: Wind River joins Google’s Open Handset Alliance as an original Linux commercialization partner. * 2008: Wind River establishes the embedded Linux market share lead with greater than 30 percent of total market revenue, four years after entering the market.〔Intel's Wind River Claims Lead in (Embedded Linux ), InternetNews.com, July 2009〕 * 2009: Intel acquires Wind River for approximately $884 million and it becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel. Wind River launches a commercial Android software platform.〔Intel to Acquire Wind River Systems for Approximately $884 Million, Intel News, June 2009〕 Wind River becomes a founding member of the GENIVI Alliance.〔(About GENIVI ), GENIVI webpage〕 * 2010: Wind River adds Simics,〔(Wind River to Add Virtutech Simics Products to Comprehensive Embedded Software Portfolio )〕 a full system simulator, to its product portfolio. VxWorks becomes the first RTOS to be certified under Wurldtech’s Achilles certification program,〔Wind River Introduces World’s First (Wurldtech Achilles ), Bloomberg〕 a standard for industrial cyber security. Wind River partners with Intel and the Linux Foundation to create the Yocto Project,〔(Wind River ) Enhances Market-Leading Embedded Linux Platform to Further Support Open Source Innovation, Market Watch〕 an open source collaboration project providing templates, tools and methods to help developers create embedded Linux-based systems. * 2011: VDC Research names Wind River the embedded market leader; including title of traditional RTOS market leader for its complete portfolio of products and services for the 2nd consecutive year, led by its VxWorks RTOS; and as the embedded Linux market leader for the 3rd consecutive year for its Wind River Linux platform and related solutions.〔Wind River Recognized as Embedded Market Leader in VDC Research Report Series, Reuters〕 * 2012: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) successfully lands Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity, powered by Wind River technology.〔 Wind River debuts software platform targeted at gateways and hubs for the Internet of Things.〔Latest (Embedded Computing Products ), Embedded Computing Design〕 * 2013: Wind River becomes part of Intel’s Internet of Things Group (IOTG), but remains a wholly owned subsidiary.〔Intel Creates (Internet of Things Group ), EETimes, February 2014〕 * 2014: Wind River introduces its commercial, carrier grade software platform for network functions virtualization (NFV) applications, as well as its next-generation VxWorks platform reinvented for the Internet of Things.〔Wind River Unveils Industry’s First Commercial Carrier Grade Platform for NFV, Businesswire〕〔Wind River (Outfits VxWorks ) for the Internet of Things, Computer World〕 * 2014: Wind River fined $750,000 by Bureau of Industry and Security for exporting encryption technology to countries including Israel and South Korea. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wind River Systems」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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