(openPR) - Wind River, the global leader in Device Software Optimization, announced the latest release of its industry-leading Commercial Grade Linux product line with specific new features geared towards consumer device and network equipment manufacturers. At its foundation is a pristine, unmodified, stable version of the Linux 2.6.14 kernel. The Linux editions of the Wind River General Purpose Platform, Platform for Consumer Devices and Platform for Network Equipment ship with the latest version of the company’s Eclipse-based device software development suite, Wind River Workbench 2.5 and include significant new enhancements to runtime performance and footprint size, networking protocols, security, file systems and hardware architectures.

Wind River’s Linux platforms start with the pristine, unmodified kernel downloaded from kernel.org. The platforms ship with all source code as it's delivered in the open-source community. An intuitive build methodology enables device manufacturers to customize and add differentiating value to their Linux build without ever losing sight of the clear path back to original source. All patches and packages in Wind River’s Linux platforms are available in open source. In addition to the advancements made in the 2.6.14 Linux kernel, Wind River leveraged additional patches, packages, and drivers developed in the open source community and integrated them into the distribution. These include hardware-specific drivers for additional processors and boards, updates to development tools, real-time performance and scheduling-related patches, high resolution timer patches, security, networking updates to IPv6, IPsec, and Mobile IPv6, the µClibc library and Busybox to reduce footprint and memory consumption, and dynamic power management.

Wind River Platform for Consumer Devices, Linux Edition 1.3, is an ideal fit for customers who require the specific Linux capabilities of mobile handheld, consumer electronics, and home entertainment device development projects. This Linux platform combines a high-performance Linux kernel with a Linux distribution that offers a fast-boot, small-footprint run-time environment ideal for memory-constrained devices.

With Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, Linux Edition 1.3, the company registers with the OSDL Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) 3.2 specification. CGL 3.2 is a key specification for equipment providers to use as the base of their Linux solutions. The platform combines a high-performance kernel environ¬ment with powerful networking applications, file systems, management, and security features together with CGL availability and serviceability features, support for popular ATCA telecom systems, and a highly-productive cross-development infrastructure. In addition, the platform follows the guidelines for prioritized functionality defined by the SCOPE Alliance’s Carrier Grade Linux Operating System profile. The platform supports all major COTS hardware platforms and enables manufacturers to deliver CGL with industry-standard ATCA hardware. It is optimized for a wide range of networking applica¬tions including IP Multimedia Subsystems, WiMax elements, Fixed-Mobile convergence and DSLAMs.

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About Wind River
Wind River is the global leader in device software optimization (DSO). Wind River enables companies to develop and run device software faster, better, at lower cost and more reliably. Wind River platforms are pre-integrated, fully standardized enterprise-wide development solutions. They reduce effort, cost and risk and optimize quality and reliability at all phases of the device software development process from concept to deployed product.

Founded in 1981, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California, with operations worldwide.