Wind River and Cavium Networks provide Multicore Device Software Optimization on OCTEON Multicore MIPS64 Processors

— Cavium Networks, a world leader in networking, security and embedded processor solutions and Wind River, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIND), the global leader in Device Software Optimization (DSO), today announced that Wind River® Platform for Network Equipment, Linux Edition and Wind River VxWorks 6.1 is available on Cavium Networks' OCTEON Multi-core MIPS64 based processor family.

Wind River's commercial-grade Linux platforms contain a fully tested and validated Linux distribution based on the latest Linux 2.6 kernel technology. At the platform's core is an open cross-build system, leveraging "pristine-source" packages and managing individual patches to build the Linux run-time distribution transparently for a specific device. Wind River Linux platforms feature SMP support for the Cavium Networks OCTEON Multi-core MIPS64 Processor.

Wind River VxWorks platforms are based on the world’s most widely adopted RTOS. Built on a highly scalable, deterministic, hard real-time kernel, VxWorks enables companies to scale and optimize their run-time environment using only the specific technologies required by their device. From the smallest footprint requirement to the highest performance level, VxWorks gives developers the flexibility to build their optimal solution quickly and easily while meeting cost, quality, and functionality requirements.

The OCTEON™ Processor family consists of 1 to 16 MIPS64 based cnMIPS™ cores providing up to 16GHz of 64-bit compute processing on a single chip. Additionally, OCTEON incorporates the most advanced multi-layer application acceleration for networking control, data and services applications. The OCTEON Processor family integrates up to 8 Gigabit ports, up to dual SPI-4.2, PCI-X, up to 144-bit DDR2 controller, up to dual 18-bit RLDRAM II controllers, on-chip packet processing, QoS, TCP, compression / decompression, encryption and pattern matching acceleration hardware to deliver a substantial price, performance and power benefit over alternative solutions.

Availability
Early Access versions of both VxWorks and Wind River Linux platforms on OCTEON CN38XX-EVB-NIC4 platform are available today from Cavium Networks with general availability from Wind River planned for Q4 2006.

About Wind River
Wind River is the global leader in device software optimization (DSO). Wind River enables companies to develop, run and manage device software faster, better, at lower cost and more reliably. Wind River platforms are pre-integrated, fully standardized enterprise-wide development solutions. They reduce effort, cost and risk and optimize quality and reliability at all phases of the device software development process from concept to deployed product.

Founded in 1981, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California, with operations worldwide. To learn more, visit Wind River at http://www.windriver.com or call 1-800-872-4977.

About Cavium Networks
Cavium Networks is a world leader in Security and MIPS® Based Single & Multi-Core Processors for networking, wireless, storage and control plane applications. Cavium Networks offers a broad portfolio of integrated, software compatible processors and accelerator boards ranging in performance from 10 Mbps to 20+ Gbps that enable secure, intelligent functionality in SOHO/SME, enterprise and service provider network equipment. Cavium Networks processors are supported by a rich ecosystem of software, silicon and ODM hardware solutions from leading vendors in networking, unified threat management (UTM), wireless, voice, operating system, Java, motherboard and other areas. Cavium Networks is headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley in Mountain View, CA with development centers in Marlboro, MA and Hyderabad, India. For more information, please visit: http://www.caviumnetworks.com.