WINDOWS CE & VXWORKS FEEL THE IMPACT OF EMBEDDED LINUX

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WINDOWS CE & VXWORKS FEEL THE IMPACT OF EMBEDDED LINUX
10 August 2004 - Venture Development Corporation

The 2004 Embedded Software Strategic Market Intelligence Program by Venture Development Corporation estimates worldwide shipments of embedded Linux operating systems, add-on components and related services at $65.2 million in 2003.

This current research also estimates that embedded Linux revenues will reach $118.5 million by 2006, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 22%.

Based on VDC's end-user survey, embedded developers currently using Linux most frequently cited Windows CE/.NET, Wind River Systems' VxWorks, and proprietary in-house developed/no formal OS, as the operating system used for their previous project.

VDC analyst Stephen Balacco explains, 'In the past, consumer electronics and industrial automation devices have been major markets for Windows CE.NET. However, we now see a trend toward use of embedded Linux in these devices.' He continues, 'In addition, we expect the displacement of VxWorks will primarily be the result of telecom/datacom requirements consolidating around carrier-grade Linux. As for users of in-house developed operating systems, migrating to Linux offers a middle-ground solution that offers a foundation for blending roll-your own and off-the-shelf that includes a combination of source code, control, and minimal licensing costs.'

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Venture Development Corporation (VDC) is an independent technology market research and strategy consulting firm that specializes in a number of industrial, embedded, defense and niche enterprise IT markets. VDC has been operating since 1971, when graduates of the Harvard Business School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology founded the firm. Today, we employ a talented collection of analysts and consultants who offer a rare combination of expertise in the market research process; experience in technology product and program management, and formal training in engineering and marketing. VDC's clients include thousands of the largest and fastest growing tech suppliers in the world and the most successful investors participating in the markets we cover.

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