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Wind River Systems Joins The Open Group's Real-Time and Embedded Systems Forum

  • Wind River joined The Open Group's Real-Time and Embedded Systems Forum to further industry standardization of real-time and embedded systems.
  • Wind River will work with The Open Group's Real-Time and Embedded Systems Forum to ensure development of secure and reliable test and certification systems.

Alameda, Calif.--July 24, 2003--Wind River Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: WIND), the worldwide market leader in embedded software and services, today announced Wind River's membership to The Open Group's Real-Time and Embedded Systems Forum. The Open Group is a vendor and technology neutral consortium dedicated to enterprise integration, and the Real-Time Embedded Systems Forum is dedicated to growing the marketplace for standardized real-time and embedded systems. The Open Group includes leading companies from industry, government and academia such as IBM, Sun Microsystems, the Defense Information Systems Agency and the Embedded Systems Laboratory of MIT.
"With more than 20 years of experience in embedded systems and software, we are confident that Wind River will bring valuable insight and expertise to The Open Group's Real-Time and Embedded Systems Forum," said Allen Brown, President and CEO of The Open Group. "As an industry leader in real-time embedded solutions, Wind River's participation will add further credibility and increased value to the goals and mission of The Open Group's Real-Time and Embedded Systems Forum."
Through The Open Group's Real-Time and Embedded System Forum, Wind River will work with industry leading real-time and embedded systems vendors, along with corporate and government organizations, to promote and ensure standardization in the embedded industry. Specifically, Wind River will focus on driving security standards for embedded development. Wind River works with customers in five vertical markets--aerospace & defense, automotive, digital consumer, industrial and network infrastructure--and will work with the Open Group Real-Time and Embedded Systems Forum to address the challenges faced in real-time and embedded development in each.
"By working with The Open Group, Wind River will drive standardization for secure and reliable real-time and embedded systems while collaborating with suppliers, practitioners, and existing industry standards groups in order to define standards, and develop test and certification programs," said Steve Blackman, director of market development aerospace and defense for Wind River. "Wind River eagerly welcomes the opportunity to work with the Forum and share our wide range of experience in embedded development."
Additional information about the Real-Time and Embedded Systems Forum can be found at www.opengroup.org/rtforum/. This week, the Real-Time and Embedded Systems Forum is holding a meeting in Boston, MA. A complete agenda for the Real-Time and Embedded Systems Forum Conference is available here: conference agenda.

About Wind River
Wind River is the worldwide leader in embedded software and services. It provides market-specific embedded platforms that integrate real-time operating systems, development tools and technologies. Wind River's products and professional services are used in multiple markets including aerospace and defense, automotive, digital consumer, industrial, and network infrastructure. Wind River provides high-integrity technology and expertise that enables its customers to create superior products more efficiently. Companies from around the world turn to Wind River to create the most reliable products and to accelerate their time to market.

Founded in 1981, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California, with operations worldwide. To learn more, visit Wind River at www.windriver.com or call Wind River at 1-800-872-4977.

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Wind River Names Ken Klein to Board of Directors

  • Ken Klein, chief operating officer and board member of Mercury Interactive, joins Wind River's Board of Directors.
  • Klein brings extensive operational and sales expertise to Wind River.

Alameda, Calif.--July 24, 2003--Wind River Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:WIND), the market leader in embedded software and services, today announced that Ken Klein, chief operating officer and a board member of Mercury Interactive, the global leader in business technology optimization (BTO), has been named to Wind River's Board of Directors. Klein brings more than 20 years of experience to the Wind River Board. Klein's operational expertise will help Wind River continue to strengthen its position in the embedded systems market.


"Ken Klein will be a strong asset to Wind River, as he brings significant expertise in aligning technology with business goals," said Naren Gupta, interim CEO and vice chairman of Wind River Systems. "Klein's guidance will be invaluable in the continued success and growth of Wind River."

"Wind River has demonstrated leadership and strategic vision in the embedded software industry for more than twenty years," said Klein. "I look forward to being a part of Wind River's continued evolution, as the company transforms itself and the industry."

Klein has been with Mercury Interactive for 11 years and has held several executive positions in both operations and sales. Prior to joining Mercury Interactive, Klein served in various roles at Interactive Development Environments, Daisy Systems and Hughes Aircraft Company. Klein also serves on the board of Mercury Interactive, and the boards of Tumbleweed Communications and the University of Southern California's School of Engineering.

About Wind River Systems, Inc.
Wind River is the worldwide leader in embedded software and services. It provides market-specific embedded platforms that integrate real-time operating systems, development tools and technologies. Wind River's products and professional services are used in multiple markets including aerospace and defense, automotive, digital consumer, industrial, and network infrastructure. Wind River provides high-integrity technology and expertise that enables its customers to create superior products more efficiently. Companies from around the world turn to Wind River to create the most reliable products and to accelerate their time to market.


Founded in 1981, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California, with operations worldwide. To learn more, visit Wind River at www.windriver.com or call Wind River at 1-800-872-4977.

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WIND RIVER PLATFORMS Named 'Design Solution of the Year' at Electronics Industry Design Awards 2003

Alameda, Calif.--July 14, 2003--Wind River Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIND), the worldwide market leader in embedded software and services, today announced that its market-specific integrated embedded platforms, WIND RIVER(R) PLATFORMS were awarded 'Design Solution of the Year' at the Electronics Industry Design Awards 2003 in the United Kingdom.

WIND RIVER PLATFORMS received the 'Design Solution of the Year' Award in an industry vote against finalists Cadence Design Systems, picoChip Designs and Papst, and were recognized for the innovative application of hardware/software in design engineering and the problem solving abilities of design support teams.

"This award represents a great achievement for Wind River," said Steve Harris, regional director for Wind River. "We are honored that our industry peers cast their vote for WIND RIVER PLATFORMS and recognized the commitment of Wind River engineers to the delivery of a proven design solution for OEMs that enables more efficient and effective development of complex products."

Wind River set a new standard for the embedded industry with the launch of the first market-specific integrated embedded platforms, WIND RIVER PLATFORMS at the end of 2002. To date, Wind River has introduced market-specific platforms for the network infrastructure, aerospace and defense, consumer, industrial and automotive markets. WIND RIVER PLATFORMS include highly integrated, proven technology tuned for each market, allowing customers to improve development efficiencies, accelerate time to market and enhance product reliability.

About the WIND RIVER PLATFORMS
Wind River is going beyond the operating system by offering the most reliable integrated embedded platforms. With WIND RIVER PLATFORMS, manufacturers can now quickly build more complex and efficient products while delivering increased intelligence, connectivity and security without jeopardizing reliability. All WIND RIVER PLATFORMS tightly integrate a rich set of Wind River's market-leading operating systems, tools, connectivity software and management features with reference hardware and service credits to provide a complete foundation that meets the specific requirements of a vertical market. WIND RIVER PLATFORMS also include extensive source code. The depth of these platforms reduces project risk and enables developers to focus on differentiation and enhanced product performance.

About Wind River
Wind River is the worldwide leader in embedded software and services. It provides market-specific embedded platforms that integrate real-time operating systems, development tools and technologies. Wind River's products and professional services are used in multiple markets including aerospace and defense, automotive, digital consumer, industrial, and network infrastructure. Wind River provides high-integrity technology and expertise that enables its customers to create superior products more efficiently. Companies from around the world turn to Wind River to create the most reliable products and to accelerate their time to market.

Founded in 1981, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California, with operations worldwide. To learn more, visit Wind River at http://www.windriver.com or call Wind River at 1-800-872-4977.

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Jessica Miller
Global Corporate Communications

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Millinet Inc., Standardizes Embedded Development on WIND RIVER PLATFORM for Networking Equipment

Alameda, Calif.--July 02, 2003--Wind River Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: WIND), the worldwide market leader in embedded software and services, announced today that Millinet Inc., Seoul, Korea, a leading provider of high-speed data transmission equipment, selected WIND RIVER PLATFORM for Network Equipment (PLATFORM NE). With PLATFORM NE as Millinet's common embedded development platform, the company is tapping into Wind River's proven technology to build extremely reliable architectures and innovative networking and communications products that its customers demand. Citing Wind River's flexible subscription pricing model and pre-integrated technology, Millinet Inc. is the latest in a series of companies who are choosing to speed their time to market by standardizing on WIND RIVER PLATFORM for Network Equipment.

Why did Millinet choose Wind River? Because: Wind River enables innovation, allowing companies to rapidly build and deliver extremely reliable products to market more quickly than the competition. What Wind River has made possible are some truly remarkable things: A way to return safely from space. Accurate mapping of the human genome. 100% reliability, 43 million miles away from home. Safety at any speed. Wind River. Time and time again.

To learn more about Millinet, please go to www.millinet.co.kr

To learn more about Wind River please go to www.windriver.com

To learn more about WIND RIVER PLATFORM for Network Equipment please go to http://www.windriver.com/platforms/platformne/

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Jessica Miller
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