Wind River Systems Launches Professional Services Program

The Professional Services Program from Wind River Systems Inc. (Alameda, CA) is designed to help customers bring products to market quickly while reducing risk and cost. New developers with limited embedded experience, customers with demanding time-to-market requirements, and clients building next generation embedded devices will all benefit from this single, integrated source

To ensure the success of both the initial building phase of the Professional Services Program and its long-term ability to meet the needs of the evolving world of embedded software developers, Wind River selected professional services veteran Brad Murdoch to lead the program. Prior to joining Wind River as director of professional services, Murdoch was general manager of the 600-member global customer services unit for Unisys Corp's South Pacific region, including Australia and New Zealand. In addition, Murdoch has a strong background with complex installations and issues relating to large client organizations.

By outsourcing embedded systems consulting, design, development, and integration to the company experts, customers not only get access to embedded skills for implementing critical core software but can focus the skills of their own staff on delivering value-add. In addition, the program handles recruitment, training, and resource management, giving customers the benefits of additional specialists without the long-term commitment.