Intel Buys Wind River To Put a Computer In Every Toaster

GigaOM (Jun 4 2009)

1. Intel today said it plans to acquire Wind River Systems for $884 million — a deal that gives the world’s largest chipmaker control of development software and operating systems for devices that range from cell phones to routers. Intel last year made a big to-do about getting into the embedded market that supplies chips for consumer electronics, cars and industrial uses. It’s also planning to bring its low-power Atom x86 chips to cell phones by adding cellular radios. Wind River helped Intel adapt its Moblin OS for mobile Internet devices. Intel’s move isn’t only about growing into new markets, it’s also a sign that the computer is continuing to move further beyond the data center and desktops. All sorts of electronics (yes, even your toaster) are growing more complicated, and more of them are also are getting connected to the web (not yet on the toaster ... (Read Full Article)

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