GoAhead Software Integrates Powerful Component Self-Management Tools with Wind River System's Tornado Development Environment

Business Wire, June 30, 1998

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 1998--GoAhead Software, Inc. today announced that it has integrated its award winning management platform with Wind River Systems, Inc's (NASDAQ:WIND) Tornado(tm) development environment.

Embedded developers can use GoAhead's technology to incorporate automated problem detection, self-diagnostics, auto-recovery and configuration management into a variety of networked embedded devices.

"We are very excited about our partnership with Wind River Systems, the industry leading provider of real-time operating systems and development tools," said Ken Hosac, Senior Business Development Manager, GoAhead Software, Inc. "GoAhead, together with Wind River, gives customers the ability to empower networked embedded devices with self-management and inter-communication. Quite simply, GoAhead and Wind River enable smart solutions."

"GoAhead Doctor provides Wind River customers valuable management software for embedded devices," said Tracy Butler, director of product marketing at Wind River Systems. "We are pleased to welcome GoAhead Software as a member of our Wind Link(tm) partner program."

New Partnership Enables Smart Applications

Having networked embedded devices manage themselves leverages their intelligence and unique capabilities to resolve issues as close to the source as possible, where much of the understanding and knowledge of a problem resides. GoAhead delivers a management engine and development environment that provides for the embedding of automated proactive self-management capabilities. Devices using GoAhead's platform have greater reliability, autonomy and reduced cost of ownership. Companies leveraging GoAhead's technology get to market faster, use scarce development resources more effectively and deliver more competitive products. Developers using Wind River's Tornado development environment can now use GoAhead to give their networked embedded devices the intelligence demanded of all devices and can also meet the requirement of reduced time-to-market for new products.

GoAhead Software, Inc.

Headquartered in Redmond, Wash., GoAhead Software has taken the lead in developing software for access, control and management of embedded devices. For hardware and software developers, GoAhead provides the means for efficiently integrating automated self-management and reporting technologies. Devices using GoAhead technology are more effectively managed and controlled increasing reliability and reducing cost of ownership. Additional information about GoAhead and its products can be found on its web site at http://www.goahead.com.

GoAhead, GoAhead Doctor, and the GoAhead Software logo are all trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of GoAhead Software Inc. Tornado, VxWorks, Wind River Systems are all trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of Wind River Systems Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of their respective companies.

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