Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Wind River Systems, Inc. have announced that Wind River will port its Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) and Workbench development suite to Sun's UltraSPARC T2 chip multithreading (CMT) processor. Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, Linux Edition, will be the first carrier grade Linux for Sun's CMT processors. Sun's Netra Carrier Grade rack servers and ATCA blades will be the first CMT systems to run Wind River Carrier Grade Linux.

"Sun has taken an important step today in becoming a mainstream processor vendor for the embedded market," said Mike Knudsen, vice president of marketing for Sun's Microelectronics unit. "The embedded industry is at the cusp of a shift toward CMT architectures, and Sun is poised to be a serious player in that market. Today is a milestone in our emergence as a processor vendor to the broader industry."

"Today's device designs demand more processing power, higher reliability, and increased application intelligence," said John Bruggeman, chief marketing officer for Wind River. "Combining Sun's CMT processing technology with Wind River's industry-leading Carrier Grade Linux platform and tool suite for multicore application development, delivers a solid foundation from which device software developers can design smart, high-performance applications with a competitive edge."