NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

• New Security Profile for Wind River Linux addresses growing security vulnerabilities as more devices become connected and intelligent.
• Updated Carrier Grade Profile for Wind River Linux includes support for the latest Linux kernel 3.10 LTSI release.
• Both software profiles are compatible with the Yocto Project, which allows improved cross-platform compatibility and component interoperability.

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

• New Security Profile for Wind River Linux addresses growing security vulnerabilities as more devices become connected and intelligent.
• Updated Carrier Grade Profile for Wind River Linux includes support for the latest Linux kernel 3.10 LTSI release.
• Both software profiles are compatible with the Yocto Project, which allows improved cross-platform compatibility and component interoperability.

EMBEDDED LINUX CONFERENCE – SAN JOSE, Calif. – April 29, 2014 – Wind River®, a world leader in delivering software for intelligent connected systems, has announced Security Profile for Wind River Linux, a software offering certifiable to the Common Criteria General Purpose Operating System (GPOS) Protection Profile up to Evaluation Assurance Level 4 (EAL 4). With increasing connectivity among devices, using a well-established, standards-based approach such as Common Criteria during development can help address security concerns around the Internet of Things (IoT). Additionally, Wind River has released the latest version of Carrier Grade Profile for Wind River Linux, a turnkey platform for customers to meet Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) requirements.

Security Profile is a high value add-on software profile for Wind River Linux that delivers new security capabilities to help developers combat against future threats arising from the growth of IoT. Key features—including a hardened kernel, secure boot, a security-focused user space, and the Yocto Project Compatible Wind River Linux base—seamlessly integrate with validation tools, documentation, and hardware support.

"With the Internet of Things, the needs around device connectivity and security are growing more complex, yet companies are under pressure to keep to tighter development schedules and budgets," said Dinyar Dastoor, vice president of product management at Wind River. “Our new Security Profile for Wind River Linux provides a secure and reliable industry standard computing platform that allows customers to shorten development lifecycles and get to market faster with the security, performance, and user experience required for today’s increasingly intelligent and connected devices across a range of industries.”

"With rising movements like the Internet of Things, developers are facing new complexities as they work on projects that demand higher levels of security, intelligence, and performance,” said Mike Woster, chief operating officer at The Linux Foundation. "Wind River has long been an open source champion and continues to pave the way for developers to take advantage of the latest Linux innovations and overcome new hurdles.

Using Security Profile, customers can leverage the breadth and depth of multi-industry security best practices incorporated into the Common Criteria protection profile. In addition, where Common Criteria evaluation is necessary, Security Profile reduces the cost and schedule of developing, certifying, and maintaining a full-featured Linux distribution in the Common Criteria evaluation scheme. Security Profile includes certification evidence for the functional and assurance requirements to become certifiable. By demonstrating that their products work on a certifiable platform from Wind River, developers can work through the traditionally complicated and expensive certification process much faster. With help from Wind River, customers can achieve faster time to market and meet the security needs of a diverse range of industries such as aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial and networking.

Wind River commercial support, including flaw remediation evaluated to Common Criteria EAL 4+, extends across the Wind River Linux product portfolio, including the new Security Profile. This provides customers with extremely responsive issue resolution, which is especially key as security issues are often well underway before a public announcement is released.

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Jessica Miller
Global Corporate Communications

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

• Toshiba is using Wind River Simics to develop application software for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) on image recognition SoCs.
• The addition of Simics technology provides Toshiba and its customers with the power of an accelerated software development platform.
• Simics demonstrated more than double the performance over Toshiba’s previous simulation solution.

ALAMEDA, Calif. — April 14, 2014 — Wind River®, a world leader in delivering software for intelligent connected systems, announced that Toshiba is using Wind River Simics® to develop automotive application software on image recognition system-on-chip (SoC) platforms. Providing full system simulation and breakthrough development techniques, the added Simics capabilities can help Toshiba’s automotive customers increase their productivity by transforming their software development processes to be faster and more efficient.

The Toshiba image recognition SoCs, the TMPV75 Series, are applicable to advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) with automotive video cameras. These SoCs can process image data captured from multiple cameras to detect and recognize objects and their motions in order to assist or alert drivers.

As the automobile becomes more sophisticated and connected, the requirements of automotive devices become increasingly complex as well. As a result, software development for automotive devices is at greater risk for delays. The ability to realize savings during development and testing cycles is a significant advantage. As a full system simulator, Simics provides the power to simulate any type of system and anticipate roadblocks sooner than ever, or easily test and solve difficult debugging challenges. By using Simics, customers can speed their simulations and gain new flexibilities to minimize risk and potential rises in cost during the development process.

"Given the complicated nature of advanced automotive applications, there are many risks that could slow the development process. Additionally, the role of software is increasing in the automotive environment, which adds to this complexity," said Kazuteru Saginao, assistant to general manager, technical marketing division, Electronic Devices & Storage Sales Center at Toshiba Corporation Semiconductor & Storage Products Company. "Wind River Simics provides the power to get ahead of development challenges. Also, Wind River’s long history and expertise in the automotive market provided us with an additional layer of confidence."

"As automotive capabilities become richer, the importance of software will continue to grow. Software has become a key element in nearly every embedded system. When serving the complex automotive market, the ability to gain new efficiencies and speed is a competitive advantage. Wind River Simics can provide customers like Toshiba with powerful capabilities to transform and accelerate their development," said Michel Genard, vice president and general manager of Simics at Wind River. "And by using Simics to develop, test, and overcome problems much sooner in the development cycle, Toshiba's customers also can get to market faster, create higher quality code, and stay in control of costs."

Simics can help teams change their approach to development, pinpoint and address problems faster, and deliver a high-quality product to market more quickly. With Simics, testing and debugging can take place much earlier and become more efficient due to unique techniques such as fault injection, inspection of any element within the system, and precise and repeatable reverse execution. Simics also improves efficiency and collaboration across hardware, software, and QA teams regardless of their location by providing shared access to a full system simulation, snapshot functionality, and greater visibility, helping all teammates stay on the same page.

More information about Simics can be found at www.windriver.com/products/simics.

About Wind River
Wind River, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel® Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), is a world leader in delivering software for intelligent connected systems. The company has been pioneering computing inside embedded devices since 1981, and its technology is found in more than 1 billion products. Wind River offers the industry's most comprehensive embedded software portfolio, supported by world-class global professional services and support, and a broad partner ecosystem. Wind River delivers the technology and expertise that enables the innovation and deployment of safe, secure, and reliable intelligent systems. To learn more, visit Wind River at www.windriver.com.

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Jessica Miller
Global Corporate Communications