Wednesday June 9, 8:01 am 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 9 /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 to be part of that group and look forward to helping more
companies build innovative products with Wind River technology.''
Wind River Professional Services
The Professional Services Program consists of Field Consulting Engineers (FCEs), who assist with
short-term projects; Wind River Global Consulting experts, for larger, more complex applications as
well as international projects; and a network of Certified Professional Services Business Partners
each with its own area of vertical market and development expertise. Each Wind River Professional
Service provider is tested and certified on the Tornado development tools and VxWorks operating
system. The new Professional Services Program offers an extensive range of services from
QuickStart assistance and on-site training through complete product development outsourcing.
Specific areas of professional services include consulting, design, development, integration, and
maintenance. Wind River currently has Professional Services delivery capabilities throughout North
America and Europe.
Wind River Systems, Inc.
Wind River Systems, Inc is the worldwide leader in embedded software. Wind River provides
software development tools and real-time operating systems for use in products throughout the
Internet, telecommunications and data communications, office automation, networking, medical,
computer peripherals, automotive, and aerospace/defense markets. Founded in 1983, Wind River is
headquartered in Alameda, California, with operations in fifteen countries worldwide. News and
information about Wind River Systems can be found on the Internet at wrs.com.
This news release contains forward-looking statements that include statements regarding the market
potential of our Professional Services business. Actual results or outcomes could differ materially
from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute
to such differences include, but are not limited to, fluctuations in the market price of the company's
common stock and other factors described in the company's most recent Form 10-K and other
periodic filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Wind River undertakes no obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events, or otherwise.
NOTE: Wind River Systems, VxWorks and the Wind River Systems logo are registered trademarks
of Wind River Systems, Inc. Tornado is a trademark of Wind River Systems, Inc.
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