Monday June 7, 12:35 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Wind River Systems, Inc.
Wind River Systems Launches Professional Services to Give Developers Competitive Edge in Building Complex Embedded Applications
Industry Leader Offers Developers Single, Integrated Source for Software Development Tools and Implementation Consulting
ALAMEDA, Calif., June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Wind River Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: WIND - news), the leader in embedded development software for the post-PC era, today announced its new Professional Services Program to help customers bring products to market quickly while reducing risk and cost. New developers with limited embedded experience, customers with demanding time-to-market requirements, and clients building complex next generation embedded devices will all benefit from this single, integrated source for the industry's leading development software and high-caliber implementation expertise.
As more powerful microprocessors become available at lower prices, new opportunities to use embedded technology arise -- both in traditional embedded markets and throughout the Internet. And as the desktop and embedded industries converge, new types of developers are working with embedded technology.
However, while the market for embedded systems is growing dramatically, the demand for skilled implementation experts is significantly outstripping supply. Wind River created its Professional Services Program to meet the increased demand for implementation consulting generated by this surge of embedded software and dearth of embedded expertise.
''Wind River was founded with the goal of providing the products and services to help developers build embedded devices faster and more easily,'' said Jerry Fiddler, chairman and co-founder of Wind River Systems. ''By crystallizing the expertise we have built over the last 18 years into a formal consulting service, we can help customers meet current and future implementation needs. Based on the industry's growth rate, the increasing complexity of our customers' applications, increasing time-to-market pressure, and the demand for expert installation, we anticipate Professional Services will have a major impact on embedded market dynamics.''
To ensure the success of both the initial building phase of the Professional Services Program and its long-term ability to meet the needs of the evolving world of embedded software developers, Wind River selected professional services veteran Brad Murdoch to lead the program. Prior to joining Wind River as director of professional services, Murdoch was general manager of the 600-member global customer services unit for Unisys Corporation's South Pacific region, including Australia and New Zealand. In addition, Murdoch has a strong background with complex installations and issues relating to large client organizations.
''My team and I are looking forward to growing Professional Services into an invaluable part of Wind River's offerings, on par with the top-notch Wind River software,'' said Murdoch. ''We have access to hundreds of trained engineers who can assist clients on all phases of the product development lifecycle. This includes every aspect of software design and implementation from device drivers and firmware to GUIs and application development to on-going maintenance. Our goal is to enable our clients to bring products to market more quickly by providing them with a complete suite of services.''
By outsourcing embedded systems consulting, design, development and integration to Wind River experts, customers not only get access to world-class embedded skills for implementing critical core software but can focus the skills of their own staff on delivering value-add. In addition, Wind River handles recruitment, training and resource management, giving customers the benefits of additional specialists without the long-term commitment.
''Tornado(TM) and VxWorks® are used by the majority of developers in embedded software technologies, but many companies need more than great software to beat the competition,'' said Jacques Topping, president and chief executive officer of Informission, a Wind River-Certified Professional Services Business Partner who is part of the Professional Services program. ''Companies need the type of experience you get after working with the same technology in different environments, meeting different organizational needs, and working with different users. Wind River's new program brings together professionals who have that background as well as strong vertical market expertise. We are proud
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