(openPR) - Wind River becomes the first commercial Linux provider to join the open source mobile platform consortium

Wind River announced that it has joined the LiMo Foundation to support the organization's mission to develop a Linux-based, open mobile communication device software platform. Founded by industry leaders Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics, and Vodafone, the LiMo Foundation aims to provide key benefits for the mobile industry including lower development costs, increased flexibility, and a richer mobile ecosystem - all of which contribute to the group's ultimate objective of creating compelling, differentiated and enhanced consumer experiences. In joining the Foundation as a Core Member, Wind River becomes the first commercial Linux platform and tools provider in the consortium, further demonstrating the company's leadership in Linux for mobile handsets and commitment to the mobile handset industry.

The Foundation's open mobile software platform will be created through a balanced and transparent contribution process. LiMo will provide an API specification, architecture, references to open source code, new source code based reference implementation components and specifications for referenced third party software. Wind River will work with the founders and other core members to complete a compelling mobile Linux platform system with integrated development tools, while also working on LiMo's other goals of minimizing fragmentation in mobile Linux and expanding a robust mobile Linux developer ecosystem.

With Wind River joining the Foundation, LiMo members now have a compliant Linux distribution, build system and integrated tool suite that they can leverage to build their respective handsets. Only Core Members may ship commercial products together with the LiMo middleware, and Wind River Linux will provide optimized solutions for any handset original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or operator seeking a LiMo-compliant operating system foundation.

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About Wind River

Wind River is the global leader in device software optimization (DSO). Wind River enables companies to develop, run and manage 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. To learn more, call 1-800-872-4977 or visit Wind River at www.windriver.com.