The Mobile Handset Industry has Changed Forever

On November 5^th, over 30 mobile industry heavyweights announced the formation of the Open Handset Alliance—a monumental change that will have a lasting impact on the way Linux-based handsets are developed and deployed. The Open Handset Alliance will create a complete, open, and freely available next-generation mobile platform called Android. Android will dramatically simplify the development and distribution of mobile applications—it is a Linux-based mobile platform that comes out of the box, ready for commercialization.

Wind River in the Open Handset Alliance
Open Handset Alliance device manufacturers and other OEMs may turn to Wind River to port the platform onto their respective hardware platforms and optimize it based on their specific requirements to deliver the greatest levels of silicon performance, including any necessary tuning of the Linux kernel. Further, Wind River will provide the Linux support necessary for OEMs and ISVs to complete their integrations quickly and effectively, dramatically simplifying the development and distribution of mobile applications. As a result, Linux-based phones will be brought to market faster with lower bill of materials costs.

Turn to Wind River
As a Linux commercialization partner, Wind River already has substantial Android expertise based on the optimization and integration work completed with the earliest Android designs. This unique knowledge, coupled with our deep understanding and experience in bringing Linux-based devices to market, creates a powerful combination for device manufacturers. Today, we help our customers develop, run, and manage the most sophisticated devices in the world, and for more than two decades—and in more than 300 million deployed devices—Wind River has provided the technologies and tools they need to build state-of-the-art products.

• Our customers mitigate their program risk by using our industry-leading, commercial-grade, Linux distribution and tools
• They rely on us to rigorously test and validate their Linux platforms
• They depend on us to train their development teams
• They trust us to support our products and assist them in supporting theirs
• They turn to us when they need to extend or customize their platforms
• They count on us to integrate and validate the latest technologies