Wind River Showcases Android on Qualcomm's Snapdragon Platform

First Technology Demonstration at CES 2009

ALAMEDA, CA - January 8, 2009 - Wind River (NASDAQ: WIND), the global leader in Device Software Optimization (DSO), today announced that the company developed software code that will enable open source software Android to run on large screen-sized mobile computing devices on Snapdragon^TM chipsets from Qualcomm Incorporated.  The combination of Wind River and Qualcomm will create opportunities for mobile manufacturers and operators to quickly build new generations of pocketable devices. Wind River and Qualcomm will be providing technology demonstrations of Android mobile software running at WVGA resolution on Snapdragon chipsets at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 8-11, 2009. 

"Wind River has long been a key member of the Open Handset Alliance, and we are now taking that participation to the next level by developing this solution to enable Android on Qualcomm's Snapdragon chipsets," said Jason Whitmire, general manager of the Mobile segment at Wind River. "Our work will help drive the availability of Android-based Snapdragon mobile computing devices in the market by allowing device manufacturers to commercialize their products much faster and more easily."

"Android broke new ground in mobile functionality and user interfaces, and Qualcomm believes there is a logical fit between the expanded capabilities of the software and of our Snapdragon chipsets for mobile computing devices," said Mark Frankel, vice president of product management for Qualcomm Incorporated. "We are very excited about Wind River's work to enable support for Android on Snapdragon chipsets."

To view demonstrations of Android on Snapdragon chipsets, please contact the Wind River and Qualcomm contacts listed at the top of this news release. The demonstrations will be available by appointment only.

More information about Wind River's mobile solutions is available at http://www.windriver.com/solutions/mobile-handsets/ [1].

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, Calif., with operations worldwide. To learn more, visit Wind River at www.windriver.com [2].

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