Automotive Industry Leaders Continue to Join Kanzi Partner Program to Define Next-generation HMIs

DETROIT, June 8, 2016 --

The Kanzi ecosystem keeps expanding with the addition of LG Electronics, Wipro, HCL Technologies, Mentor Graphics, Neusoft and Heinekampdesign 

Rightware, a leading provider of user interface design software for the automotive industry, proudly announces the expansion of its Kanzi Partner Program with new members of leading automotive companies at TU-Automotive Detroit 2016. The Kanzi Partner Program is a global ecosystem of companies working together to create Human-Machine-Interfaces (HMIs) for future cars by fully utilizing Rightware's Kanzi® UI software.

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New members including LG Electronics, Wipro, HCL Technologies, Mentor Graphics®, Neusoft and Heinekampdesign have joined the Kanzi Partner Program (KPP) in order to strengthen their positions in the automotive industry and benefit from the Kanzi ecosystem. Each new member has been qualified as either a Kanzi Delivery Partner or Kanzi Technology Partner. The continued growth of the Kanzi Partner Program both illustrates and strengthens the position of Kanzi as a leader in the automotive UI software market.

Kanzi customers will benefit from the new partnerships by having access to an even wider range of Kanzi experts, including Tier 1 and Tier 2 companies, SoC and GPU vendors, operating system vendors, design studios and other automotive technology companies.

The demand for Kanzi technology continues to grow 

Since the Kanzi Partner Program announced its founding members at CES 2016, an increasing number of automotive companies have applied for the program. As the momentum of the Kanzi Partner Program continues to grow, even more resources and knowledge will become available to automotive manufacturers. The Kanzi Partner Program helps manufacturers use Kanzi to deliver stunning user experiences in next-generation automotive HMIs such as digital instruments clusters, infotainment systems and head-up displays. Kanzi has already been chosen by more than 15 leading automotive OEMs and over 10 Tier 1 companies and is on pace to power more than 25 million cars by 2022.

Rightware is actively inviting more members to join the Kanzi Partner Program. Participation is free for all members and any necessary legal frameworks are being kept to an absolute minimum in order to make the participation as smooth and easy as possible.

For more information about the Kanzi Partner Program, please visit http://www.rightware.com/kpp/

About Rightware 

Rightware® is the market leader in advanced user interface technology, serving the automotive industry and other embedded industries with its Kanzi® software product family for rapid user interface design and deployment. Featured on Deloitte's "Fast 50" list of fastest growing tech companies in 2015, Rightware is headquartered in Finland and has presence in US, Germany, UK, France, Italy, China, South Korea, and Japan. Learn more at: http://www.rightware.com

Please contact us for further details:

Ville Ilves, President, Rightware Inc. (Head of KPP)
Phone: +1-408-502-1017
Email: ville.ilves@rightware.com  
 
Ying Xiong, Marketing Manager (KPP Coordinator)
Phone: +358-50-386-3444
Email: ying.xiong@rightware.com  

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