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Embedded Software and Operating Systems
News Release from: Wind River Systems
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 31 October 2003
Comet programme targets automotive
telematics
Wind River Systems has joined the Community Enabling Telematics (Comet) partnership programme, a co-operative association launched by Renesas Technology America.
Wind River Systems has joined the Community Enabling Telematics (Comet) partnership programme, a co-operative association launched by Renesas Technology America Comet members are working to deliver integrated platform-based telematics solutions that help end-users accelerate the development of automotive devices
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Wind River's participation in the Comet programme signifies the company's commitment to building and growing long-term relationships with other industry leaders within the automotive market.
Through collaboration, the Comet programme will help promote industry standardisation, thus supplying proven integrated platform-based solutions to the automotive market that allow customers to focus on their core differentiators.
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The Comet programme aligns closely with Wind River's approach to the Wind River Platform for Car Infotainment, because it recognises the importance of integrated technologies for customers looking to improve development efficiencies, accelerate time to market and enhance product reliability.
By co-operating with key partners in the Comet programme, Wind River can continue to help set the pace for standardisation in the embedded software industry.
"Wind River recognises that partner integration is a key component in developing effective platform-based solutions for our automotive customers", said Marc Serughetti, Director of Marketing for Automotive, Industrial, Aerospace and Defence at Wind River.
"By working with Comet, we can leverage the expertise of key partners, such as Tilcon, StoneStreet One and Access, to develop and deliver solutions that help our customers build automotive devices and, ultimately, accelerate time-to-market, lower costs, and reduce the risk associated within the integration process".
Wind River also works with 14 of the 18 other Comet member companies as part of its Wind River Partner Programme.
The Wind River Partner Programme aims to develop and build valuable relationships with companies that offer integrated and complementary products to Wind River technologies.
By working together, Wind River and its partners can draw from each other's technology proficiencies and products to successfully develop integrated solutions that satisfy customers' demands in strategic markets, such as automotive.
Wind River joins the following Wind River Partners in the Comet programme: Access, Clarity, Fonix, IBM, Immersion, Mindready, M-Systems, Renesas, Sirf, Scansoft, Solid, StoneStreet One, Tilcon and WiPro.
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