Wind River Systems and Motorola Computer Group Develop High-Availability Solutions for Global Communications Infrastructure, Reducing Downtime for Internet, Electronic Service Providers
Business Wire - August 23, 1999 07:53
ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 1999--
Collaboration of Embedded Leaders Allows Creation of Ultra-Reliable Infrastructure, Benefiting Telecom, Internet, Aerospace/Defense and Other Industries
Wind River Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:WIND), the leader in embedded development software and services for the post-PC era, and Motorola Computer Group (MCG), the leader in embedded computing platforms, today announced a collaboration to jointly design and develop tightly-integrated High-Availability solutions for companies building the world's data and telecommunications infrastructure.
This combined engineering and marketing effort, involving both hardware and software, will enable telecom and electronic service providers to reduce downtime and prevent the loss of revenue-generating services, which can lead to erosion of their customer base. High Availability also benefits other industries, such as Internet equipment manufacturers and aerospace/defense, which rely on a reliable communications infrastructure. (Also see today's related Motorola announcement on its new High-Availability telecommunications platform.)
An extremely important measure of a telecommunications service is uptime, with systems requiring an uptime rating of 99.999% or better. This translates into approximately five minutes of planned or unplanned downtime per year. High Availability is an issue for companies building systems for IP protocol telephony as well as wireless infrastructure base stations and base station controllers among others.
Traditionally, telephony companies provided this service via costly proprietary methods. However, because of expense and time-to-market issues, they are now looking to Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) hardware/software solutions to help deliver this level of reliability linked with the benefits of open systems.
One particular driver of the movement towards COTS is the growth of the high performance CompactPCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) platform, which provides a high-speed data path between the CPU and peripheral devices (video, disk, network, etc.) and enables "plug and play" capability.
Partly because of CompactPCI capability, vendors in the competitive networking equipment market now provide integrated voice, video and data services over standard pipelines and face downtime issues for the first time. High Availability solutions help them to minimize loss of service and, potentially, customers.
Wind River and MCG, two of the leading providers of technology for the embedded developer, are using their experience to meet the increasing needs of global communications customers. This will enable them to create customer-focused solutions that will help provide optimum levels of High Availability in their communications infrastructure. Wind River in particular has a sizable share of the Internet infrastructure market, which affects the growth and usability of aerospace/defense and Internet appliance applications.
Specific elements of the Wind River/MCG collaboration plan include:
-- Dedicated group of engineers to port elements of MCG's
High-Availability architecture to VxWorks(R), Wind River's
marketshare-leading real-time operating system (RTOS).
-- Reference systems including MCG's CPX1000, 2000, and 8000 series
CompactPCI High-Availability hardware platforms.
-- Development and deployment of High-Availability extensions to the
VxWorks RTOS on the MCG platforms.
Further features of the program will be enhanced after in depth consultation with customers in the global communications industry and based on their current and future needs.
"One of the reasons Wind River has emerged as market-share leader is our commitment to creating innovative, consistently-reliable solutions," said Curt Schacker, vice president of marketing at Wind River Systems.
"By choosing to work with Motorola Computer Group on a High-Availability solution, we are able to bring together best of breed technology and engineering focused on the specific elements of this important issue. This helps us both meet our ultimate goal, providing the best technology possible to our customers."
"The goal for this project is to ensure reliability, availability and serviceability for the global communications industry and their end customers," said John Hughes, vice president and director of the telecommunications business unit, of MCG.
"While High-Availability issues are being raised among design teams across the globe, current COTS offerings tend to be scattered and largely inadequate in this area. Teaming with Wind River, we have the joint resources and experience within this growing and increasingly important sector to offer our mutual customers a world-class, comprehensive solution."
Motorola Computer Group
Motorola Computer Group (MCG), headquartered in Tempe, Ariz., is the world's leading supplier of embedded computing platforms to OEMs for use in telecommunications, imaging and industrial applications worldwide. MCG provides best-in-class solutions by combining its advanced design engineering capability with responsive, world-class manufacturing operations. Additional information about MCG is available on the World Wide Web at www.mcg.mot.com.
MCG is part of Motorola's Integrated Electronics Systems Sector (IESS), a division of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT). IESS is a leading provider of electronic systems for customers who integrate them into their products. The five businesses of IESS deliver high value embedded electronic solutions that enable customers to differentiate their products and lead their markets. Motorola is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 1998 were $29.4 billion.
Motorola is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 1998 were $29.4 billion.
Wind River Systems, Inc.
Wind River Systems, Inc., windriver.com, is the worldwide leader in embedded software. Wind River provides software development tools, real-time operating systems, and advanced connectivity for use in products throughout the Internet, telecommunications and data communications, digital imaging, networking, medical, computer peripherals, automotive, and aerospace/defense markets. Wind River is how smart things think. Founded in 1983, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California, with operations in fifteen countries worldwide.
Note to Editors: Wind River Systems, the Wind River Systems logo and VxWorks are registered trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc. Tornado is a trademark of Wind River Systems, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies or organizations. Motorola and the Motorola logo are registered trademarks of Motorola Inc. Motorola Computer Group identifies a product and/or division of the respective Motorola legal identities worldwide.
CONTACT: Wind River Systems, Inc.
Pamela Sufi, 510/749-2340
pamela.sufi@wrs.com
windriver.com
or
Motorola Computer Group
Terri Thorson, 602/438-3287
terri_thorson@mcg.mot.com
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