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]]> By: Cautiously Optimistic: CrunchBase Q2 Report Shows Upticks In VC Funding and Exits http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/04/intel-to-acquire-wind-river-systems-for-approximately-884-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2871952 Cautiously Optimistic: CrunchBase Q2 Report Shows Upticks In VC Funding and Exits Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:52:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=70490#comment-2871952 [...] deals included Glaxo SmithKline buying Stiefel for $3.8 billion, Intel acquiring Wind River for $884 million, OpenText snatching Vignette for $310 million and Intuit buying PayCycle for $175 [...] [...] deals included Glaxo SmithKline buying Stiefel for $3.8 billion, Intel acquiring Wind River for $884 million, OpenText snatching Vignette for $310 million and Intuit buying PayCycle for $175 [...]

]]> By: The Venture-Backed IPO Pokes Its Head Out Of The Water In 2nd Quarter, M&A Still Meh http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/04/intel-to-acquire-wind-river-systems-for-approximately-884-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2831465 The Venture-Backed IPO Pokes Its Head Out Of The Water In 2nd Quarter, M&A Still Meh Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:30:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=70490#comment-2831465 [...] average M&A deal size shot up to $198 million, no doubt boosted by Intel’s $884 million acquisition of Wind River Systems and NetApp’s $1.5 billion acquisition of Data Domain. However, Internet deals still [...] [...] average M&A deal size shot up to $198 million, no doubt boosted by Intel’s $884 million acquisition of Wind River Systems and NetApp’s $1.5 billion acquisition of Data Domain. However, Internet deals still [...]

]]> By: Intel Set To Acquire Wind River Systems For Approximately 884 Million | patio umbrella http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/04/intel-to-acquire-wind-river-systems-for-approximately-884-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2809252 Intel Set To Acquire Wind River Systems For Approximately 884 Million | patio umbrella Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:33:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=70490#comment-2809252 [...] Intel Set To Acquire Wind River Systems For Approximately 884 Million Posted by root 9 minutes ago (http://www.techcrunch.com) Intel said today that it plans to acquire wind river systems subsidiary of intel under its software and services group umbrella see my blog at http linuxpundit wordpress com 2009 06 04 leave comment click here to cancel your reply powered by personforce l Discuss  |  Bury |  News | Intel Set To Acquire Wind River Systems For Approximately 884 Million [...] [...] Intel Set To Acquire Wind River Systems For Approximately 884 Million Posted by root 9 minutes ago (http://www.techcrunch.com) Intel said today that it plans to acquire wind river systems subsidiary of intel under its software and services group umbrella see my blog at http linuxpundit wordpress com 2009 06 04 leave comment click here to cancel your reply powered by personforce l Discuss  |  Bury |  News | Intel Set To Acquire Wind River Systems For Approximately 884 Million [...]

]]> By: Jay Cuthrell http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/04/intel-to-acquire-wind-river-systems-for-approximately-884-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2784542 Jay Cuthrell Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:39:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=70490#comment-2784542 Just thinking about how much VxWorks is out there in the military, aviation, etc... markets. Staggering. Just thinking about how much VxWorks is out there in the military, aviation, etc… markets. Staggering.

]]> By: Intel、組込ソフトウェア開発のWind River Systemsを約$884Mにて買収見込み http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/04/intel-to-acquire-wind-river-systems-for-approximately-884-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2783557 Intel、組込ソフトウェア開発のWind River Systemsを約$884Mにて買収見込み Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:17:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=70490#comment-2783557 [...] ［原文へ］ [...] [...] ［原文へ］ [...]

]]> By: Bill Weinberg http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/04/intel-to-acquire-wind-river-systems-for-approximately-884-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2783109 Bill Weinberg Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:58:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=70490#comment-2783109 The acquisition is consistent with ongoing consolidation in the embedded software and hardware marketplace. There's actually a rich back story - see my blog at http://linuxpundit.wordpress.com/2009/06/04 The acquisition is consistent with ongoing consolidation in the embedded software and hardware marketplace. There’s actually a rich back story – see my blog at http://linuxpun....com/2009/06/04

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="711562108">Wei Zhu</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/04/intel-to-acquire-wind-river-systems-for-approximately-884-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2783106 Wei Zhu Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:57:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=70490#comment-2783106 Wow. That's an interesting move, considering the dominant position Wind River has in RTOS. Wow. That’s an interesting move, considering the dominant position Wind River has in RTOS.

]]> By: Mark Sigal http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/04/intel-to-acquire-wind-river-systems-for-approximately-884-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2783062 Mark Sigal Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:35:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=70490#comment-2783062 My guess is that the net out is a 1+1=<2 outcome but that Intel factored that into the price that they paid for the company. If anything, Wind River's inability to breakout, despite a once Microsoft-like position of dominance, is a by-product of their failure to meaningfully go "up the stack" and away from their historical focus on the silicon layer as a primary differentiation point. In other words, if Wind River had enabled the next generation of Cisco and Apple killers by providing more differentiated OEM-in-a-Box offerings, ala what Google is now trying to do with Android, they would not be staring at a $900M market cap and relatively flat revenues, margins and stock price. In fairness to them, it's not like anyone else stands out as knocking the ball out of the park in the embedded domain, so this is perhaps just the last chapter (for now) in a book that began when Wind River and Integrated Systems merged back in 1999. But to be clear, there is very little software systems DNA within Intel, despite the fact that there are many thousands of software engineers within the company. Hence, barring a pretty serious religious conversion, software will always be the conduit to sell more silicon, which gates the likelihood of truly innovative solutions coming out of the combined entity. (Disclosure: I sold a company - Rapid Logic - to Wind River, and had two portfolio companies that Intel was an investor in, so based on 12+ years of direct experience). Cheers, Mark -- READ: Innovation, Inevitability and Why R&D is So Hard http://thenetworkgarden.com/weblog/2008/06/innovation-inev.html My guess is that the net out is a 1+1=<2 outcome but that Intel factored that into the price that they paid for the company.

If anything, Wind River’s inability to breakout, despite a once Microsoft-like position of dominance, is a by-product of their failure to meaningfully go “up the stack” and away from their historical focus on the silicon layer as a primary differentiation point.

In other words, if Wind River had enabled the next generation of Cisco and Apple killers by providing more differentiated OEM-in-a-Box offerings, ala what Google is now trying to do with Android, they would not be staring at a $900M market cap and relatively flat revenues, margins and stock price.

In fairness to them, it’s not like anyone else stands out as knocking the ball out of the park in the embedded domain, so this is perhaps just the last chapter (for now) in a book that began when Wind River and Integrated Systems merged back in 1999.

But to be clear, there is very little software systems DNA within Intel, despite the fact that there are many thousands of software engineers within the company.

Hence, barring a pretty serious religious conversion, software will always be the conduit to sell more silicon, which gates the likelihood of truly innovative solutions coming out of the combined entity.

(Disclosure: I sold a company – Rapid Logic – to Wind River, and had two portfolio companies that Intel was an investor in, so based on 12+ years of direct experience).

Cheers,

Mark
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READ: Innovation, Inevitability and Why R&D is So Hard
http://thenetwo...ation-inev.html

]]> By: Intel to Purchase Wind River Systems for $884 Mil | Business Pundit http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/04/intel-to-acquire-wind-river-systems-for-approximately-884-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2783031 Intel to Purchase Wind River Systems for $884 Mil | Business Pundit Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:10:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=70490#comment-2783031 [...] embedded software company Wind River Systems for $884 million, or common stock at $11.50/share. TechCrunch has more: Intel said today that it plans to acquire Wind River Systems, maker of software for embedded [...] [...] embedded software company Wind River Systems for $884 million, or common stock at $11.50/share. TechCrunch has more: Intel said today that it plans to acquire Wind River Systems, maker of software for embedded [...]

]]> By: Intel to Purchase Wind River Systems, Continue Mobile Processor Push | adrianmott.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/04/intel-to-acquire-wind-river-systems-for-approximately-884-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2783000 Intel to Purchase Wind River Systems, Continue Mobile Processor Push | adrianmott.com Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:37:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=70490#comment-2783000 [...] Just saw this: Intel is acquiring Wind River Systems, the embedded chip manufacturer for $884 Million, or around $11.50 per share.  Wind River’s technologies are seemingly everywhere - but perhaps most notably, their embedded OS runs the humanoid Honda robot Asimo.  Their technology is also within lots of military communication devices and car communication technology. [...] [...] Just saw this: Intel is acquiring Wind River Systems, the embedded chip manufacturer for $884 Million, or around $11.50 per share.  Wind River’s technologies are seemingly everywhere – but perhaps most notably, their embedded OS runs the humanoid Honda robot Asimo.  Their technology is also within lots of military communication devices and car communication technology. [...]

]]> By: anonymous http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/04/intel-to-acquire-wind-river-systems-for-approximately-884-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2782987 anonymous Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:24:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=70490#comment-2782987 vertical integration. smart move. vertical integration. smart move.

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