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Intel Selects Wind River Technology for IP-Based Storage Networking

Intel will integrate Wind River's award-winning Tornado for Intelligent Network Acceleration (TINA) into the Intel PRO/1000 T IP Storage Adapter.

  • TINA will enhance Intel's efforts to deliver high-performance products to customers interested in IP storage solutions.
  • The Intel PRO/1000 T IP Storage Adapter is part of the iSCSI host bus adapter (HBA) market segment, which Gartner expects to grow from a 2003 market value of $130 million to $605 million in 2005. Overall, Gartner predicts the iSCSI-based storage networking market segment will increase from a 2003 market value of $252 million to $1 billion in 2005.
  • Wind River's Tornado for Intelligent Network Acceleration won the 2002 "Best of Interop" award at Networld+Interop, Las Vegas.

ALAMEDA, Calif., Aug. 29, 2002 - Wind River Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:WIND), a leading provider of software and services for connected devices, today announced that Intel Corporation will use Wind River's Tornado for Intelligent Network Acceleration (TINA) for iSCSI Initiators platform in its Intel PRO/1000 T IP Storage Adapter.


"Wind River's TINA software technology enhances the benefits to be gained from the iSCSI and TCP/IP offload functions on the Intel PRO/1000 T IP Storage Adapter," said Tim Dunn, general manager for the Intel LAN Access Division. "The flexibility of the Intel PRO/1000 T IP Storage Adapter allows companies to build cost-effective iSCSI storage-area networks over existing Ethernet infrastructure."

"We believe that IP-based storage networking represents a significant new growth opportunity for Wind River," said Dave Fraser, group vice president of products for Wind River. " TINA will help ensure the Intel PRO/1000 T IP Storage Adapter's ability to provide the high performance required by leading storage networking OEMs. We firmly believe that this agreement will help further the adoption of IP-based storage networking."

About TINA for iSCSI Initiators
Wind River's TINA for iSCSI Initiators bundles Wind River's TINA TCP/IP offload engine with the iSCSI protocol layer, providing network equipment manufacturers with all necessary hardware and software components needed to develop IP-based storage networking devices. The solution is comprised of the Tornado integrated development environment including the VxWorks real-time operating system (RTOS) specifically designed for high-throughput I/O environments.

The iSCSI protocol enables TCP/IP and Ethernet to be used for storage networking, enabling users to eliminate the need for specialized, expensive storage infrastructure and support staff while removing the distance restrictions associated with traditional storage area networks since the protocol can be transmitted over the global TCP/IP network. IT staff are able to use iSCSI-enabled devices to implement disaster-recovery strategies by easily backing up data in disparate locations.

For More Information
To learn more about Intel products, go to http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity. To learn more about Wind River's TINA for iSCSI Initiators platform, including technical specifications and a related white paper, go to http://www.windriver.com/products/tina_isci/index.html.

Availability Wind River's TINA software will be available on a future version of the Intel PRO/1000 T IP Storage Adapter. Existing Intel PRO/1000 T IP Storage Adapter customers will be able to obtain the software through Intel Customer Support.

Wind River's TINA for iSCSI Initiators is currently available. To purchase TINA for iSCSI Initiators please contact your local Wind River salesperson or go to www.windriver.com.

About Wind River
Wind River is a worldwide leader in integrated embedded software solutions for creating reliable and innovative connected devices. Wind River provides development tools, operating systems, and advanced connectivity software for use in products in network infrastructure, digital consumer electronics, automotive, industrial, and aerospace/defense markets. Wind River is How Smart Things Think. Founded in 1981, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California, with operations worldwide.

Wind River Systems, the Wind River Systems logo, and How Smart Things Think are trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc.; Tornado and VxWorks are registered trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies.

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Global Corporate Communications

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Wind River Expands Support For Voice-Over-IP Networks

VON CONFERENCE, SEATTLE, Wash., April 8, 2002 - Wind River Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:WIND), a leading provider of software and services for connected devices, today announced the addition of Signaling Transport (Sigtran), a telecom signaling protocol, to its WindNet suite of networking protocols. With the addition and integration of Sigtran into the current suite of WindNet products, Wind River is able to offer the industrys most complete voice-over-IP (VoIP) solution, enabling the rapid development of advanced, converged telecom products such as softswitches, media gateways, wireless infrastructure systems and VoIP servers. WindNet Sigtran enables VoIP network equipment to access the Signaling System 7 (SS7) network across an IP network, minimizing the need for direct connections to the SS7 network.

As telecommunication carriers move to converged networks, our product offerings have grown to include the components necessary to develop, maintain and expand changing network infrastructure equipment, said Dave Fraser, group vice president and general manager of Wind Rivers Networks Business Unit. Adding WindNet Sigtran to our line of line of signaling, switching, routing, security and network management protocols, and integrating it with our operating systems and development tools gives telecom equipment manufacturers everything they need to develop and deliver carrier class network products to the market quickly, efficiently and affordably.

Sigtran and other technologies supporting the distributed voice and data network serve as the foundation for future converged communications networks. According to research firm Frost and Sullivan, converged voice/data equipment revenues were $1.39B in 2000, and are projected to reach $14B by 2006. This growth in the market for converged networks is further supported by the decreasing bandwidth requirements carriers are seeing for transmitting voice messages over an IP network as the performance of speech compression technologies continue to improve.

The modular architecture of WindNet Sigtran allows developers to select needed components based on specific application requirements. The scalability of WindNet Sigtran makes it applicable for a variety of infrastructure equipment applications within the distributed network architecture that is the foundation for VoIP services. Examples of VoIP infrastructure equipment include, Signaling Gateways, Trunking Gateways, Media Gateway Controllers, Call Agents, Softswitches, and VoIP Servers.

WindNet Sigtran is integrated with a variety of complementary WindNet protocols such as SS7, ISDN, SIP, Megaco and MGCP. In addition, these WindNet protocols are closely coupled with development tools found in Wind Rivers Tornado integrated development environment, the VxWorks and VxWorks AE real-time operating systems, and the recently released BSD/OS 4.3 operating system. This complete system-level integration offers equipment manufacturers faster time to market avoiding unnecessary evaluation, development, and procurement time.
To learn more about WindNet Sigtran, please visit the Wind River booth, #913, at the VON conference in Seattle, April 811th. To read more information about Sigtran and other related VoIP technologies from Wind River, please visit, www.windriver.com.

About Wind River
Wind River is a worldwide leader in embedded software and services for creating connected smart devices. Wind River provides software development tools, real-time operating systems, and advanced connectivity software for use in products throughout the Internet, telecommunications and data communications, digital imaging, digital consumer electronics, networking, medical, computer peripherals, automotive, industrial automation and control, and aerospace/defense markets. Wind River is How Smart Things Think. Founded in 1983, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California, with operations worldwide.

Wind River Systems, the Wind River Systems logo, How Smart Things Think, WindNet, Tornado and VxWorks are registered trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies or organizations

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BAE SYSTEMS Deploys Chemical Detection System Using Wind River's Integrated Embedded Technology

ALAMEDA, Calif., Aug 8, 2002 - Wind River Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:WIND), a leading provider of software and services for connected devices, today awarded BAE SYSTEMS its "Cool Customer Design" award for the company's JCAD ChemSentryTM. JCAD ChemSentry was developed using Wind River's Tornado® development environment and runs the VxWorks® real-time operating system (RTOS) and network management software. JCAD ChemSentry provides local detection and early warning of chemical agents and toxic industrial chemicals for affected vehicles, equipment, and personnel.

By using the JCAD ChemSentry, military and first responder personnel are quickly able to identify the presence of chemical agents. The unit can be hand-held, installed in vehicles and aircraft, or network installed for perimeter defense. The ChemSentry can be used to detect unwanted chemicals at sporting events, airports and other locations host to large gatherings.

"BAE SYSTEMS chose Wind River technology in the design of our JCAD ChemSentry because of the environment it operates in," said Ronda Foster, BAE SYSTEMS Vice President and General Manager. "We need strong off-the-shelf solutions that don't fail under pressure. Using proven technology, we are able to concentrate on implementing the features that make JCAD ChemSentry such a powerful tool without worrying about the robustness of the underlying technology."

The BAE SYSTEMS JCAD ChemSentry detects, identifies, quantifies, warns, and reports the presence of nerve, blister, and blood agents and provides real-time detection of toxic industrial chemicals. The unit is capable of accumulating and reporting miosis-level cumulative concentrations of one chemical agent, while still providing a rapid alarm response indication to a high concentration exposure from a different agent. It can store up to 72 hours of cumulative dosages and chemical alarms in its on-board memory for hazard level reporting or download, and may also be used as a surface contamination survey instrument to pre-sort vehicles, equipment, and personnel.

"In light of recent worldwide events, never has homeland security been more important," said Steve Blackman, director of marketing for Wind River's Aerospace and Defense business unit. "Wind River has a long history of providing reliable and secure solutions for the aerospace and defense market, and continues to sharpen its focus on this market. We're especially proud to provide companies like BAE SYSTEMS the technology they need to develop and deploy products that ultimately help save people's lives."

In addition to utilizing Wind River operating system technology, the JCAD ChemSentry also implements Wind River's Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) network management tool. This allows remote management and configuration of individual devices and helps individual units communicate with one another as well as other portable devices. The unit interfaces to the user with a digital / graphic liquid crystal display, and provides for external data interface via an RS-232 port. Weighing less than two pounds, it is capable of operating under a variety of external power sources as well as in a wide range of temperatures, altitudes and environmental conditions including blowing sand and rain, freezing rain, salt fog, and salt spray. JCAD ChemSentry is the commercial variant of the Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD), the next generation chemical agent point detection system developed by BAE SYSTEMS for all U.S. joint service military chemical point detection applications. JCAD, which also uses the Wind River technology, is now entering final validation testing prior to fielding.

About Wind River
Wind River is a worldwide leader in embedded software and services for creating connected smart devices. Wind River provides software development tools, real-time operating systems, and advanced connectivity software for use in products throughout the Internet, telecommunications and data communications, digital imaging, digital consumer electronics, networking, medical, computer peripherals, automotive, industrial automation and control, and aerospace/defense markets. Wind River is How Smart Things Think™. Founded in 1983, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California, with operations worldwide.

Wind River Systems, the Wind River Systems logo, VxWorks, WindNet, and How Smart Things Think are trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies.

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Jessica Miller
Global Corporate Communications