• Intelligent, connected device software is the next technology hotbed for innovation and growth
• Wind River along with Red Hat is turning device software into a strategic weapon

ALAMEDA, Calif., May 25, 2004 - Wind River Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: WIND,) the global leader in device software optimization (DSO), today outlined its vision of how the intelligent connected device will be the next hotbed of innovation and growth in the technology sector – revolutionizing markets as they exist today. Speaking with customers in San Jose, Ken Klein, Wind River's chairman, chief executive officer and president, predicted a major shift in device software. In his speech, Mr. Klein declared that companies not actively building connectivity and intelligence into their products today will not survive past the next wave of technology innovation and growth.

For manufacturers, device software will be the critical determining factor for a company's success or failure. Car navigation systems, home appliances, pacemakers and robots are examples of devices that rely on increasingly complex, connected and intelligent software for the features and functionality that end-users demand. In fact, a mere two percent of the world's microprocessors go into traditional IT–PCs and servers. The other 98% goes into devices.

"Software innovation in the past has focused on 'traditional IT' systems," said Stephen Balacco, analyst, of Venture Development Corporation. "The next technology wave is device software that creates new scenarios for connected smart devices. Software is increasingly the key driver of competitive advantage for manufacturers building more technologically advanced devices and will raise the notions of what embedded systems are capable of doing."

Wind River is working with key semiconductor partners and Red Hat to optimize the device software development process, thereby enabling companies to create and enter new markets. Wind River and its partners are committed to providing device manufacturers with the products and services they require to innovate and drive sustainable competitive advantage for their business. Device software optimization enables companies to make their software a strategic weapon.

"The enterprise, desktop and device have collided and customers are now seeking simplicity in the management of securing complex infrastructures," said Mike Evans, vice president of partner development at Red Hat. "With Wind River and Red Hat, companies can standardize device software development across the enterprise."

"An increasingly intelligent, connected world of devices brings new challenges in complexity for the device manufacturer such as security, standards, and how to drive down costs while increasing quality," said Klein. "Intelligent software presents a huge opportunity for device manufacturers; however, many of them have no real expertise in software development. Companies need to develop a software strategy, and by partnering with Wind River on this initiative, we will enable leading manufacturers to catapult to the next level of innovation and thrive in the global economy."

About Wind River
Wind River is the market leader in device software optimization. Wind River enables companies to develop and run software faster, better, at a lower cost and more reliably. Wind River Platforms tightly integrate a rich set of market-leading operating systems, development tools and middleware with services to provide a complete foundation that meets the specific requirements of a vertical market. Wind River's products and professional services are used in multiple markets including aerospace and defense, automotive, digital consumer, industrial, and network infrastructure. 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 800-872-4977.

Wind River Systems and the Wind River Systems logo are trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc., and VxWorks is a registered trademark of Wind River Systems, Inc. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Third party marks and brands are the property of their respective holders.

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• Adoption of a Linux strategy recognized by SD Times 100 as visionary
• Customer and industry reaction to dual operating system strategy extremely positive

ALAMEDA, Calif., May 20, 2004 - Wind River Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: WIND,) the global leader in device software optimization (DSO), today announced that it was named to the SD Times 100. The second annual SD Times 100 list honors leading companies in software development that are “plotting a course for the industry to follow.” Given the highest acknowledgment in its category, editors selected Wind River in recognition of the company’s recent move to open its business model to embrace Linux.

In February, Wind River announced an industry-shifting partnership with Red Hat to develop a Linux distribution specifically for the device software optimization market. Red Hat's Linux will be the foundation of Wind River’s Linux-based Platforms and will be integrated with Wind River's industry-leading development tools, middleware and services. Wind River now supports a dual operating system strategy, and will continue to offer Wind River Platforms based on its market-leading proprietary operating system, VxWorks ® .

"We are thrilled that SD Times has recognized Wind River’s ‘visionary’ leadership position in device software optimization," said John Bruggeman, worldwide vice president of marketing and chief communications officer for Wind River. “Wind River knew that supporting customers on both proprietary and open source architectures was a strategic imperative. This recognition by SD Times, along with the incredibly positive reaction from our customers, is tremendous validation that our decision to partner with Red Hat and embrace Linux was spot on.”

Red Hat is the leading commercial open source Linux company and supports the largest Linux distribution with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Wind River is the market share leader in commercial device software optimization with its proprietary real-time operating system, VxWorks, and VxWorks based Wind River Platforms. By building Wind River Platforms based on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux, customers will have access to the most widely deployed Linux technology that is fully embraced by the open source community. For the first time, developers will be able to standardize device software development across the enterprise with VxWorks, Linux or both.

About Wind River
Wind River is the market leader in device software optimization. Wind River enables companies to develop and run software faster, better, at a lower cost and more reliably. Wind River Platforms tightly integrate a rich set of market-leading operating systems, development tools and middleware with services to provide a complete foundation that meets the specific requirements of a vertical market. Wind River's products and professional services are used in multiple markets including aerospace and defense, automotive, digital consumer, industrial, and network infrastructure. 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 800-872-4977.

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• Wind River Platform for Network Equipment used as foundation for Airspan's wireless DSL subscriber station
• Airspan gets to market faster than the competition with Wind River

 

ALAMEDA, Calif., May 12, 2004 - Wind River Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: WIND), the global leader in device software optimization (DSO), today announced that Airspan Networks (NASDAQ: AIRN), a leading worldwide equipment provider of wireless DSL networks, chose Wind River Platform for Network Equipment as the foundation for its next generation Broadband Wireless WiMAX Subscriber Station. Wind River's integrated Platform for Network Equipment provides the operating system, management, protocols and tools to provide Airspan a significant time to market advantage.

Airspan Networks is one of the market's first vendors to offer 802.16a products. WiMAX (802.16d) is the latest entry in the wireless networking technology space, poised to be a low-cost, high performance alternative to DSL, cable modem or other network access technologies. Equipment can be installed on existing structures like buildings or poles, and has a range of up to 30 miles, at speeds up to 70 Mbit/second. Because Wind River is the only DSO vendor that provides all the necessary development components?real-time embedded operating system, device management, high performance router stack and middleware technologies?in one integrated and tested Platform for Network Equipment, Airspan is able to accelerate time to market and ensure reliability of its end product.

"We chose to work with Wind River for our WiMAX platforms because the integrated development solution is guaranteed to speed our time to market," said Paul N. Senior, vice president of marketing at Airspan Networks. "WiMAX based technology is set to skyrocket and provide wireless DSL access to even the most congested metropolitan areas. Wind River is playing a critical role in the process, helping us establish first to market advantage."

"Wind River continues to be the only DSO vendor that provides a robust and integrated development platform," said Yuvel Tsuk, regional director Middle East for Wind River. "Customers like Airspan turn to Wind River to help get them up and running quickly in emerging markets, where time to market and extreme reliability are paramount."

About Wind River
Wind River is the market leader in device software optimization. Wind River enables companies to develop and run software faster, better, at a lower cost and more reliably. Wind River Platforms tightly integrate a rich set of market-leading operating systems, development tools and middleware with services to provide a complete foundation that meets the specific requirements of a vertical market. Wind River's products and professional services are used in multiple markets including aerospace and defense, automotive, digital consumer, industrial, and network infrastructure. 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 800-872-4977.

Wind River Systems and the Wind River Systems logo are trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc., and VxWorks is a registered trademark of Wind River Systems, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies.

WiMAX, "WiMAX Forum" and "WiMAX CERTIFIED" are marks of the WiMAX Forum

 

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• Company's global breadth and technical depth enables same day software updates
• Spokespeople available to discuss TCP security issues

ALAMEDA, Calif., May 10, 2004 - Wind River Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: WIND), the global leader in device software optimization (DSO), successfully helped its customers to address the security threat posed by vulnerabilities in the TCP network protocol that leaves connected devices, traditional computers and servers open to denial-of-service attacks. Wind River released immediate software updates for its VxWorks operating system within hours of the official announcement, enabling its customers to safeguard their products quickly and efficiently. Wind River's global breadth and technical expertise allowed the company to be a first responder.

TCP is the foundation of most networks, including the Internet. The current security vulnerability stems from a shortcoming in the original TCP specification and affects all software that uses it, leaving any computer system or device that is connected to a network open to denial-of-service attacks.

"With the flow of information between the Internet, enterprise, desktop and connected device, Cybersecurity is a paramount concern. The ability for a company to respond immediately to a new security issue and quickly provide its customers with secure systems is critical. Wind River's successful management of the TCP vulnerability illustrates how they understand their customers," said Stephen Balacco, embedded software analyst, Venture Development Corporation.

"As the leader in device software optimization, it is our duty to set the standard for addressing security threats and helping our customers diminish risk wherever possible," said Dave Fraser, chief marketing officer, Wind River. "We are able to do this through the depth and breadth of our engineering team and our investment in customer support infrastructure. No other device software company in this market can come close to this level of service and responsiveness." Wind River customers can find information about the TCP vulnerability and download software patches for the VxWorks operating system at: https://secure.windriver.com/windsurf.

About Wind River
Wind River is the market leader in device software optimization. Wind River enables companies to develop and run software faster, better, less expensively and more reliably. Wind River Platforms tightly integrate a rich set of market-leading operating systems, development tools and middleware with services to provide a complete foundation that meets the specific requirements of a vertical market. Wind River's products and professional services are used in multiple markets including aerospace and defense, automotive, digital consumer, industrial, and network infrastructure. 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 800-872-4977.

Wind River Systems and the Wind River Systems logo are trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc., and VxWorks is a registered trademark of Wind River Systems, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies.

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• Wind River enables development, connectivity and remote management of leading Wi-Fi access points for industry leader
• Wind River DSO solutions enable Proxim to build devices faster, better, at a lower cost and more reliably

ALAMEDA, Calif., May 10, 2004 - Wind River Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: WIND), the global leader in device software optimization (DSO), today announced that Proxim Inc. (NASDAQ: PROX) selected Wind River technology as the foundation for its ORiNOCO AP-600ԠWi-Fi access point. The industry-leading 802.11 access point was developed using Wind River's VxWorks⠲eal-time operating system (RTOS), development tools and built-in TCP/IP networking software.

Wi-Fi technology, driven by the widely adopted 802.11 wireless Ethernet standard, has emerged worldwide as the wireless means of network connectivity in coffee shops, airports, hotels and office buildings. The Proxim ORiNOCO AP-600 Access Point is a fully Wi-Fi compliant, single-radio access point available in every radio standard: 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g. Wind River's DSO technology enabled Proxim to get this device to market faster, better, less expensively and more reliably.

The wireless local area network (WLAN) market has shown remarkable resiliency, with strong growth rates exceeding many analysts' expectations even in the midst of a technological economic downturn. According to Cahners In-Stat, the overall WLAN market will grow from 3.3 million total units shipped in 2000 to 23.6 million total units shipped in 2005.

"As a leading provider of wireless LAN technology for 802.11-enabled access points and residential gateways, we look to Wind River as an important software and tools partner in enabling us to bring our entire range of products to market," said Geoffrey Smith, vice president of Engineering, LAN Division at Proxim. "Wind River was able to provide us with the required components and leading-edge technology we require to get our product to market, as well as the ability to support us locally at all development sites worldwide."

"Timely and reliable support for leading edge technology, such as IPv6, SNMP, and the IEEE-802.11 standards are some of the many reasons that Wind River has established a leadership position in broadband access and connectivity devices such as DSL and cable modems, wireless access points, and residential gateways," said Sayeed Choudhury, director of market development for digital consumer at Wind River. "We are extremely pleased that a leading company such as Proxim has and continues to leverage Wind River's Platforms to develop 802.11 wireless access points to wired and wireless-enabled broadband gateways."

About Wind River
Wind River is the market leader in device software optimization. Wind River enables companies to develop and run software faster, better, less expensively and more reliably. Wind River Platforms tightly integrate a rich set of market-leading operating systems, development tools and middleware with services to provide a complete foundation that meets the specific requirements of a vertical market. Wind River's products and professional services are used in multiple markets including aerospace and defense, automotive, digital consumer, industrial, and network infrastructure. 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 800-872-4977.

Wind River Systems and the Wind River Systems logo are trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc., and VxWorks is a registered trademark of Wind River Systems, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies.

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WHAT:
Michel Genard, vice president, platform marketing, Wind River and Ian Knight, regional director, enterprise group, Red Hat will co-present at Connections 2004. During their presentation, they will discuss how "Reliability, Security and Interoperability" are key strategic drivers in the enterprise, desktop and device markets. They will also explore how, through their recently formed partnership, the co-existence of open-source and commercial systems will enable consumer electronics manufacturers to build devices better, faster, at a lower cost and more reliably.

WHERE:
The Wyndham Anatole
Dallas, Texas 75207

WHEN:
Thursday, May 6, 2004
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. CDT

WHY:
By 2009, more than 14 billion devices will need to connect to each other and to enterprise applications. Today, most companies use a device software development model that is inefficient and insufficient. Developers struggle in-house with a mix of different silicon architectures, operating systems, middleware, and development tools. Add to this the lack of an industry standard Linux distribution for the Device Software Optimization (DSO) market that has slowed adoption of Linux technology within the device space and made it difficult for this segment to fully harness the power of open source. Red Hat and Wind River are uniquely positioned to help companies leverage the heterogeneous development model that is rapidly being adopted in the consumer electronics industry.

For further information or to schedule a meeting with Wind River executives, please contact Wind River public relations at windriverpr@windriver.com

About Wind River
Wind River is the market leader in device software optimization. Wind River enables companies to develop and run software faster, better, at a lower cost and more reliably. Wind River Platforms tightly integrate a rich set of market-leading operating systems, development tools and middleware with services to provide a complete foundation that meets the specific requirements of a vertical market. Wind River's products and professional services are used in multiple markets including aerospace and defense, automotive, digital consumer, industrial, and network infrastructure. 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 800-872-4977.

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• Bosch Rexroth standardizes on Wind River General Purpose Platform for its device software development
• Bosch Rexroth turned to Wind River for a technology Platform that won't fail under pressure

ALAMEDA, Calif.--May 4, 2004--Wind River, the global leader in device software optimization (DSO), today announced that Bosch Rexroth AG selected Wind River's VxWorks General Purpose Platform as the technology standard for its motion control devices. Bosch Rexroth purchased the General Purpose Platform as part of Wind River's enterprise-licensing model. Under the enterprise licensing agreement, the company will receive regular upgrades to the device software Platform, ensuring Bosch Rexroth continually has the most current technology available for its customers and their products.

"We needed an efficient, commercial off-the-shelf solution that wouldn't fail under pressure," said Dr. Karl Tragl, Managing Director Technology, Electronic Drives and Controls at Bosch Rexroth. "By building our motion control devices on Wind River's technology, we are confident that we are developing our products with the industry's most reliable platform. We can now focus on developing the features and functionality that add increased value for our customers."

Rexroth IndraLogic and Rexroth IndraMotion are Bosch Rexroth's two new families of automation systems that provide easier, more open and flexible motion control devices in the industries Bosch Rexroth serves such as industrial automation, electronic assembly, material handling and automotive body and assembly. By using Wind River's VxWorks General Purpose Platform, which includes Wind River's integrated development tools and professional services, Bosch Rexroth is able to ensure the reliability of its products and greatly accelerate its time to market.

"Bosch Rexroth continues to turn to Wind River's technology because it provides proven reliable solutions for their motion control device needs," said Georg Birkmaier, Regional Director Central Europe, Wind River. "By working with Wind River's VxWorks General Purpose Platform, Bosch Rexroth can continually focus its efforts on building innovative devices faster, better, at a lower cost and more reliably."

For more information about Wind River, please visit www.windriver.com

For more information about Bosch Rexroth AG, please visit www.boschrexroth.com

About Wind River
Wind River is the market leader in device software optimization. Wind River enables companies to develop and run software faster, better, at a lower cost and more reliably. Wind River Platforms tightly integrate a rich set of market-leading operating systems, development tools and middleware with services to provide a complete foundation that meets the specific requirements of a vertical market. Wind River's products and professional services are used in multiple markets including aerospace and defense, automotive, digital consumer, industrial, and network infrastructure. 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.

Wind River Systems and the Wind River Systems logo are trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc., and VxWorks is a registered trademark of Wind River Systems, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies.

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• Single Platform used across multiple projects increases development efficiencies
• Platform enables Samsung to develop a complete range of devices from resource constrained portable digital audio MP3 players to feature-rich digital televisions

ALAMEDA, Calif.--May 3, 2004--Wind River Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:WIND), the global leader in device software optimization (DSO), today announced that Samsung Electronics' Digital Media Business, a global leader in digital convergence technologies has selected Wind River's Platform for Consumer Devices as the major device software platform for future product development. Samsung also is an early adopter of Wind River's new production license free enterprise license business model, enabling it to easily leverage the class-leading technologies within Wind River's platform to develop a wide range of digital consumer electronics.

Samsung Electronics' Digital Media (DM) business develops a wide array of digital consumer electronics, including digital televisions, digital set top boxes, DVD Players and recorders, digital home audio players, and home and office printers.Selecting a reliable and scalable embedded foundation and software development tools for such a wide range of products is a complex technical and business challenge. After significant evaluation of many options, Samsung DM chose Wind River's Platform for Consumer Devices as the foundation for digital consumer electronics devices.

Kil Su Eo, vice president at Samsung Electronics, Digital Media Business said, "Wind River's Platform for Consumer Devices provides us with a reliable and modular base from which we can develop a complete range of devices from resource constrained portable digital audio MP3 players to feature-rich digital televisions. We are very pleased to work with the leader in device software optimization, and plan to continue to leverage Wind River products."

Samsung also evaluated key business criteria, and found Wind River's new production license free business model complementary to their needs. The enterprise-licensing model will enable the Digital Media Business to add new product lines quickly using Wind River's Platforms with no additional cost in a product's bill of materials.

This agreement builds upon and cements a long-standing history of successful product deployment between the two companies. Products from Samsung Digital Media Business with Wind River's device software include a wide array of DVD players and recorders, digital set top boxes, digital televisions, digital Imaging printers and digital video on demand recorders.

"Wind River is enabling a connected home, where consumers can easily and reliably share data, video and audio throughout the house. By providing a reliable and scalable development platform, Wind River allows Samsung to continue to bring innovative products to market quickly," said Sayeed Choudhury, director of business development for Wind River's digital consumer group. "We are also pleased to announce that Samsung is the first leading consumer electronics manufacturer to leverage Wind River's new production license free business model, thereby optimizing the software within each product."

About Wind River
Wind River is the market leader in device software optimization. Wind River enables companies to develop and run software faster, better, at a lower cost and more reliably. Wind River Platforms tightly integrate a rich set of market-leading operating systems, development tools and middleware with services to provide a complete foundation that meets the specific requirements of a vertical market. Wind River's products and professional services are used in multiple markets including aerospace and defense, automotive, digital consumer, industrial, and network infrastructure. 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 800-872-4977.

Wind River Systems and the Wind River Systems logo are trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc., and VxWorks is a registered trademark of Wind River Systems, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies.

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