"[Intel] managed to find time to pen a check in the amount of $884 million in order to fully acquire the aforesaid embedded systems company. The reason? Intel knows the CPU business is morphing into something entirely more elaborate, and it reckons a solid presence in the embedded devices segment (MIDs, UMPCs, etc.) is necessary to keep those profits up in the future."
also see: Intel buying Wind River for $884M
"Wind River specializes in helping companies manage and develop software, especially for embedded systems and wireless products. The two companies previously worked together to develop an open, extensible, Moblin-based Linux platform for mobile Internet devices."
