Intel To Acquire Wind River Systems For $884 Million

imageIntel (NSDQ: INTC) has agreed to acquire software company Wind River Systems for about $884 million, the semiconductor giant announced Friday, a move that would help gets its chips into more consumer devices, including smartphones and mobile internet devices,

The $11.50 a share in cash represents a 44 percent premium over Thursday’s closing price for Wind River, which makes operating systems for a number of devices, including car entertainment systems, smartphones and even the Mars expoloration rover, Spirit. Currently, Intel

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