Rightware
{{Short description|Finnish software company}}
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{{Infobox company
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| logo =
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| type = Private
| foundation = 2009
| location_city = Helsinki
| location_country = Finland
| area_served = Global
| key_people = Tero Koivu, Co-Founder & Co-CEO;
Qiang Qian, Co-CEO
| brands = Kanzi UI framework, Kanzi Services
| industry = Information Technology
| num_employees = 140-150
| homepage = {{url|rightware.com/}}
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Rightware is a Finnish software development company that provides automotive graphics software tools and services. These include services in gaming, graphics, and UI development, with a particular focus on the automotive industry. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. Rightware has offices in Detroit, Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Brighton, and Munich.
History
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Rightware was founded in December 2009 after Futuremark spins off its Mobile & Embedded Benchmark unit.
In January 2011, Rightware released their UI design software called Kanzi, and demonstrated a stereoscopic 3D home screen for Android made by Kanzi at Mobile World Congress 2011.{{cite web |author=Kyle Thibaut |date=12 February 2011 |title=Exclusive: Images And Video Of Rightware's Stereoscopic 3D Android Interface | TechCrunch |url=http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/02/12/images-and-video-of-rightwares-stereoscopic-3d-android-interface |accessdate=22 June 2012 |publisher=Crunchgear.com}}
In 2013, it was announced that Audi was using Rightware's Kanzi software for developing digital user interfaces for Audi cars.{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/01/29/rightware-finds-a-home-for-its-kanzi-user-interface-in-car-computers-and-mobile-devices |title=Rightware finds a home for its Kanzi user interface in car computers and mobile devices |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |date=30 January 2013 |website= |publisher=VentureBeat |accessdate=30 September 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/01/rightware-kanzi-car-dashboard/ |title=Rightware's Kanzi Interface May Soon Power Your Car Dashboard |last=Nguyen |first=Hubert |date=29 January 2013 |website= |publisher=Übergizmo |accessdate=30 September 2013}} The first commercial vehicle (Audi A3) with Kanzi technology was shipped in June 2012.{{cite web |url=https://www.audi-mediaservices.com/publish/ms/content/en/public/hintergrundberichte/2012/03/08/networked_mobility/user_controls_and.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003135802/https://www.audi-mediaservices.com/publish/ms/content/en/public/hintergrundberichte/2012/03/08/networked_mobility/user_controls_and.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=3 October 2013 |title=User controls and display in the new Audi A3 |last= |first= |date=8 March 2012 |website= |publisher=Audi |accessdate=30 September 2013}} At CES 2014, Audi revealed its fully digital Virtual Cockpit instrument cluster, created using Rightware Kanzi.
In 2013, Rightware raised another $5.2 million in venture capital funding.{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/14/rightware-series-b/ |title=Finnish Startup Rightware Closes $5.2M Series B To Drive Global Growth Of Its Embedded UI Creation Tool Business |last=Lomas |first=Natasha |date=14 May 2013 |website= |publisher=TechCrunch |accessdate=30 September 2013}}
On May 7, 2015,Rightware sold its benchmark business{{cite web |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/9244/rightwares-benchmark-division-acquired-by-basemark |title=Rightware's BenchMark Division Acquired By Benchmark |last=Chester |first=Brandon |date=8 May 2015 |website= |publisher=AnandTech |accessdate=26 August 2015}} Rightware divested its graphics benchmarking business to Basemark, a newly formed Helsinki-based company, in a management buyout deal.
In 2015, Rightware announced that it was collaborating with Nissan.{{Cite web |title=Nissan uses Rightware user interface for Gripz concept car |url=http://telematicsnews.info/2015/09/17/nissan-uses-rightware-user-interface-for-gripz-concept-car_s6175/ |access-date=31 March 2016 |publisher=Telematics News |archive-date=12 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412102513/http://telematicsnews.info/2015/09/17/nissan-uses-rightware-user-interface-for-gripz-concept-car_s6175/ |url-status=dead }}
In 2016, Rightware announced the founding members{{Cite web |date=6 January 2016 |title=Rightware Kanzi Partner Program Announces Founding Members at CES 2016 {{!}} Rightware |url=http://www.rightware.com/rightware-kanzi-partner-program-announces-founding-members-at-ces-2016/ |access-date=31 March 2016 |website=www.rightware.com}} of its Kanzi Partner Program.
In 2016, Rightware stated that over 15 car manufacturers were using its Kanzi software for creating user interfaces.{{Cite web |title=Rightware: Finns help car industry to go digital {{!}} Tekes |url=https://www.tekes.fi/en/tekes/results-and-impact/cases1/2016/rightware-finns-help-car-industry-to-go-digital/ |access-date=31 March 2016 |website=www.tekes.fi |archive-date=23 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423124202/https://www.tekes.fi/en/tekes/results-and-impact/cases1/2016/rightware-finns-help-car-industry-to-go-digital/ |url-status=dead }}
In 2017, Kanzi powers 35 automotive brands. Rightware becomes a subsidiary of ThunderSoft.
During 2021, Rightware announced the release of Kanzi One, an android compatible all in one HMI tool for automobile's cockpits.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-04 |title=Rightware Releases Kanzi One, the First All-in-One Automotive HMI Tool for the Advanced Intelligent Cockpit |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220103005425/en/Rightware-Releases-Kanzi-One-the-First-All-in-One-Automotive-HMI-Tool-for-the-Advanced-Intelligent-Cockpit |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}}
Products
= Kanzi One =
Kanzi One is a commercial package including the Kanzi UI framework and a variety of feature packs for further enhancing the HMI in relation to connectivity, mapping, visual effects, 3D vision, and preview capabilities.
Kanzi framework:
- Kanzi Studio: the core HMI development tool, used by designers and embedded engineers to create and customize user interfaces that run on embedded hardware.
- Kanzi Engine: real-time graphics engine, combining physically based rendering with an automotive-grade runtime.
Feature packs:
- Kanzi Connect
- Kanzi Maps
- Kanzi Particles
- Kanzi Shapes
- Kanzi Stereoscopy
- Kanzi VR
Services
Rightware also provides worldwide engineering and design service.{{cn|date=March 2025}}