ALAMEDA, Calif., 16 May 2007.Wind River Systems Inc., maker of device software optimization (DSO) solutions, and Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX, and CompactPCI products for the aerospace and defense (A&D) market, have entered into a business partnership.
Curtiss-Wright's Linux Center of Excellence, located in San Diego, will support Wind River's General Purpose Platform, Linux Edition and the Wind River Real-Time Core for Linux solution as the company's standard Linux operating environments for use on its x86-based platforms.
Curtiss-Wright has offered VxWorks as its standard out-of-the-box RTOS solution for its rugged COTS board product line. As a result of this expanded strategic partnership, embedded system integrators now will be able to more easily and rapidly deploy Wind River Linux and VxWorks solutions for rugged deployed military systems, mitigating their risk and speeding time to market.
Offering solutions to support the rugged deployed marketplace, the Curtiss-Wright COTS Continuum strategy has standardized on providing comprehensive Wind River VxWorks support, one of the most established and widely deployed real-time operating system solutions.
Curtiss-Wright's COTS Continuum initiative optimizes interoperability across its product lines and empowers customers and solution providers to leverage new computing technologies without the cost and risk associated with adopting new software and hardware interfaces.
Curtiss-Wright expands its ability to meet growing industry demands by offering Wind River Linux and Real-Time Core on its Intel x86-based board products.
Curtiss-Wright is Wind River's first board vendor strategic partner in the industry to standardize on VxWorks, Wind River Linux, and Real-Time Core.
Wind River Linux solutions are engineered, integrated, tested, validated, and maintained by Wind River's service and support.
