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Wind River to Acquire DSP Technology from Eonic Systems
The key technology components of Virtuoso include a small footprint kernel optimized for DSP, an advanced virtual single processor (VSP) architecture for multicore distributed applications, and tools to enable customers to rapidly design, debug, and deploy a variety of applications with processing-intensive requirements. In addition, the VSP technology provides a heterogeneous communication and synchronization run-time solution enabling the creation of muticore embedded systems containing different combinations of reduced instruction set computers and complex instruction set computers (RISCs/CISCs), DSPs, and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Through this acquisition of technology and expertise, Wind River is uniquely positioned to provide every type of embedded software developer — regardless of the type of programmable silicon building block used — the tools they need in this challenging and ever-expanding market.
Today's announcement places Wind River at the forefront of one of the fastest growing segments of embedded technology. Acquiring Eonic's DSP operating system in addition to its development team is part of Wind River's overall strategy to provide complete development environments for the entire continuum of next-generation embedded solutions.
"With muticore solutions growing as steadily as general embedded technology, many of our customers have asked for Wind River tools to integrate DSP solutions with other Wind River technologies," said Tom St. Dennis, president and CEO of Wind River. "With the acquisition of Virtuoso, Wind River gives original equipment manufacturers a proven DSP RTOS and the sophisticated tools they need to develop embedded DSP solutions that integrate directly with other Wind River technologies for smart devices."
"We are pleased that Wind River has recognized the benefits of the technology currently known as Virtuoso and that customers throughout the world will now be able to leverage that technology as part of the Wind River value proposition," said Jos Wynen, president and COO of Eonic Systems, nv. "Existing customers of Virtuoso will benefit from the technology becoming available through the worldwide Wind River sales and support channel."
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 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 in sixteen countries worldwide.
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