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LinuxDevices: Wind River Hops on Embedded Linux Bandwagon

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“Wind River Systems, by far the world’s largest embedded
software company, today launched its first official support for
embedded Linux. For its initial foray into the embedded Linux
market, the company has decided to target its $4,000 visionProbe II
hardware bring-up tool at embedded Linux system-level software
development. Company officials say they plan a step-by-step
approach toward embedded Linux, suggesting more Linux-related
announcements lie ahead for the embedded software giant.

“Wind River currently owns roughly 30% of the embedded software
market, according to Gartner Dataquest Principal Analyst Daya
Nadamuni, as quoted by the San Jose Mercury News, a staggering
figure considering that as much as half of all embedded OS and
kernel development is handled in-house and never outsourced at
all…”

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