Modernizing Legacy Systems for Intelligence at the Edge
In today's rapidly evolving landscape, the need for more intelligence at the edge while supporting legacy applications poses a significant challenge for industries. Wind River Helix Virtualization Platform offers a cutting-edge solution to this dilemma by enabling organizations to quickly adapt to modern software and cloud deployment practices without compromising long-standing software. With Helix Platform, legacy applications can remain unchanged while seamlessly coexisting with new applications. This innovative approach empowers businesses to leverage the benefits of a consistent, scalable, and agile platform across diverse edge devices.
Key Benefits of Wind River Helix Virtualization Platform
The Helix Virtualization Platform from Wind River provides a host of benefits that make it a standout solution for consolidating multi-OS and mixed-criticality applications onto a single edge compute software platform. By offering support for multiple use cases, including highly regulated applications requiring robust time and space partitioning, the platform caters to a wide range of industry needs. Additionally, the platform's capability to combine multiple workloads without certification requirements and support mixed criticality scenarios sets it apart as a versatile and adaptable solution.
Robust DevSecOps Capabilities
Wind River Helix Virtualization Platform boasts industry-leading RTOS technology with robust time and space partitioning, safety-certified functionality, and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) certification evidence. Trusted by over 9,000 companies and utilized in over 550 safety certification programs, the platform offers a secure and reliable environment for critical infrastructure solutions. Moreover, its support for multiple operating systems, including VxWorks RTOS, Wind River Linux, and open source Linux, ensures flexibility and compatibility across a variety of deployments.
Enhanced Cost Efficiency and Risk Mitigation
By facilitating support for a wide range of industry standards, Wind River Helix Virtualization Platform streamlines application consolidation and future-proofing processes. The platform's robust partitioning capabilities, coupled with tools like Wind River Workbench IDE and Wind River Simics simulation, contribute to reduced costs, complexity, and risks associated with critical infrastructure solutions. Furthermore, the platform simplifies certification requirements for ISO 26262 automotive safety, IEC 61508 industrial functional safety, and DO-178C airborne system safety, enhancing compliance and regulatory adherence.
Market-Specific Use Cases
In the automotive industry, the demand for connected, autonomous, and electric vehicles necessitates a new approach to designing and developing compute systems. Wind River Helix Virtualization Platform addresses this need by enabling the consolidation of various functions and safety criticality levels into a unified platform. This ensures seamless integration of different types of applications and supports future scalability and innovation in automotive computing.