New Device based on VxWorks Real-Time Operating System With HP's
JetSend Protocol
ALAMEDA, Calif, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Wind River Systems (NASDAQ:WIND),
the leading provider of integrated development software tools, real-time
operating systems, and engineering services for embedded applications in the
digital imaging market, announced today that Hewlett-Packard's recently
introduced 9100C Digital Sender office communication device was built using
Wind River's Tornado(TM) development environment and VxWorks(R) real-time
operating system with HP's JetSend auto negotiation protocol.
"Wind River's software has been an enabling technology of many products in
the HP Digital Workplace strategy for sometime," said Cathy Lyons, general
manager, HP Bergamo Hardcopy Division. "When we began development of the new
HP 9100C Digital Sender, we were very pleased to find the JetSend protocol
already ported to our OS of choice. Not only did we save development time, but
also we were assured our product would have the most advanced communication
features available and be built on the most reliable RTOS on the market."
Hewlett-Packard is driving the development of the digital sender category
in response to the growing need to incorporate paper-based information into
knowledge-management systems and collaborative environments. The revolutionary
9100C Digital Sender incorporates all of HP's extensive networking and imaging
experience to create a communications device that can scan and send paper
information to both local and remote locations quickly and easily, without
compromising quality.
"Innovation and ease-of-use are hallmarks of any HP imaging device, and
the 9100C Digital Sender is no exception. It transforms the category of
networked scanners from simple PC peripherals to intelligent standalone
devices," said Curt Schacker, vice president of marketing for Wind River
Systems. "We are proud to see Wind River's software as a strategic part of the
HP's digital sender product line."
The 9100C Digital Sender is a compact desktop sending device for
black-and-white or color office documents. It enables users to digitally send
paper documents easily to any Internet e-mail address, fax number, JetSend
technology-enabled device, network printer or personal computer -- all from
one networked device -- and is an efficient and cost-effective alternative to
such typical paper distribution systems as fax and courier. Digital senders
are key to HP's Digital Workplace Strategy as tools that easily integrate
paper into the electronic workplace.
Wind River's Tornado and VxWorks provided the appropriate tools and
baseline technology for HP to incorporate a wide array of advanced features
into the 9100C. These include the ability to link paper to LAN fax and
Internet fax systems -- eliminating the need for stand-alone fax machines; and
an integrated LDAP address-book manager -- enabling real time availability of
corporate e-mail addresses. The JetSend auto negotiation protocol from HP's
Information Appliance Operations allows devices to communicate information
with other JetSend-based digital senders, printers, scanners, multi-functional
peripherals, set top boxes, and digital cameras. HP offers VxWorks compatible
source code in the JetSend Appliance Development Kit (ADK).
"Wind River has been an advocate of the JetSend technology from its onset
and we are thrilled to see it as a key component of the 9100C Digital Sender's
intelligence," continued Schacker. "JetSend enables further intelligence in
already smart embedded devices, and it is paving the way for users to connect
and exchange information more simply and efficiently. "
"The adoption of JetSend is now growing at a phenomenal pace. Many leading
imaging OEMs have licensed and will be implementing the technology in their
intelligent consumer devices." stated Atul Bhatnagar, general manager, HP's
Information Appliance Operations. "The 9100C Digital Sender is another success
story on how simple it is for OEM developers using Tornado and VxWorks and to
add JetSend functionality to their device. We are very happy to have Wind
River as one of our main technology partners in helping OEMs design products
that are easier to use."
About Tornado
Available for UNIX, Windows 95, and Windows NT host platforms and more
than twenty target processor families, Tornado is the only complete software
cross-development environment for embedded systems. Tornado is seamlessly
integrated and includes the industry's most powerful development tools and
VxWorks, a feature-rich, high performance and scalable real-time operating
system. Completely open and customizable, Tornado also facilitates the use of
third-party and customer-developed tools to enhance its capabilities and meet
unique customer requirements. Tornado has more than 270 software and hardware
partners and is used by thousands of developers worldwide.
Wind River Systems, Inc.
Wind River Systems, Inc., an ISO 9001 registered company, is the leading
provider of integrated software development tools for real-time embedded
applications in the Internet, telecommunications, data communications, office
automation, networking, computer peripherals, medical, automotive, industrial,
aerospace and multimedia markets. Through the industry's most comprehensive
product line and customer support, Wind River enables customers to develop and
reuse application software across a variety of products and platforms,
shortening development cycles and improving time-to-market. Incorporated in
1983, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California. Wind River reported
revenues of $92.4 million in fiscal year 1998, a 44% increase from fiscal year
1997. |
