Wind River Maintains Long-Standing #1 Ranking in Edge Operating System Platforms

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

• VDC Research ranks Wind River #1 edge OS leader.
• Wind River continues its long-standing global market leadership in the real-time operating system, commercial embedded Linux, and IoT and embedded OS categories.
• Wind River is also included as a leading vendor in VDC’s recent “Edge AI Development Solutions” report.

Wind River^®, a global leader in delivering software for the intelligent edge, today announced it once again topped the global real-time operating system (RTOS), commercial Linux, and IoT and embedded OS categories, according to the latest VDC Research report, “IoT & Embedded Operating Systems.” The findings underscore the continued worldwide market leadership of the company’s edge OS platforms, including VxWorks^®, Wind River Helix Virtualization Platform and Wind River Linux.

Wind River is also included as a leading vendor in VDC’s recent “Edge AI Development Solutions” report, ranking top three within the competitive landscape of companies providing edge AI development tools and related services.

“We are proud of our long-standing #1 ranking in the intelligent edge software market. With the increased use of AI, ML, and computer vision at the edge, platforms designed for mission-critical, data-intensive workloads are becoming essential across industries,” said Jay Bellissimo, president, Wind River. “With our DNA in real-time performance, security, and safety combined with our comprehensive software portfolio, Wind River enables the intelligent edge across the edge-to-cloud continuum to help our customers accelerate innovation and unlock new business opportunities.”

In VDC’s report, Wind River is ranked as the market leader in the following categories:

• RTOS global revenues at 32.8%, followed by the next vendor at 17.3%
• Commercial embedded Linux global revenues at 39.9%, followed by the next vendor at 10.3%
• IoT and embedded OS global revenues at 28.9%, followed by the next vendor at 13.5%

“Wind River’s long-standing leadership is a testament to their commitment to investment, innovation, and serving the market’s needs,” said Chris Rommel, executive vice president, VDC Research. “Their focus on safety, security, and performance positions them well to address the requirements of the next generation of intelligent edge systems.”

Wind River helps customers solve complex technological challenges on their journey toward the software-defined future. For more than four decades, innovation has been a part of the company’s DNA, with Wind River technology playing key roles in NASA space missions — such as the Artemis I mission, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers — and in monumental 5G milestones that include the world’s first successful fully virtualized 5G data session and building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world.

Recent honors for Wind River award-winning technology include a 2024 Military + Aerospace Electronics Silver Innovators Award for its DevOps solution, two 2024 Network X Winner Awards for its private cloud solution, a Leading Lights Award for Most Innovative Cloud Product, and a 2024 People’s Choice Stevie Award for Favorite New Product in the DevOps Solution category.

To learn more about Wind River, visit www.windriver.com, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, and Facebook.

About Wind River

Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for the intelligent edge. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of devices and systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability. Wind River software and expertise are accelerating digital transformation across industries including automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio supported by world-class global professional services and support and a broad partner ecosystem. To learn more, visit Wind River at www.windriver.com.

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