Phoenix has released a new technology that offers mobile PC users the ability to instantly fire up certain applications without using Windows by simply pressing a single button.

HyperSpace is a platform built on a virtual machine manager or hypervisor called HyperCore that is embedded in the BIOS. It is designed to allow mobile PC users to quick-boot access to commonly used application bypassing the Windows operating system.

Basically, during the booting process, mobile PC users will have to press a function key to enter the HyperSpace platform to run certain applications.

Phoenix is now in the process of collaborating with various OEMs for the adoption and delivery of this technology. With HyperSpace, PC vendors can embed certain software applications into the mobile PC than could directly run from the startup.

Applications that run with HyperSpace can work completely independent of operating system. These applications can be many and varied, and most likely include frequently used software like instant messaging, e-mail, Web browsing, shopping, or video playback.

HyperSpace promises reduced waiting time in running applications, and lowers battery consumption. Since the platform doesn’t require Windows, it could allow system restoration and fault fixing on location or remotely. Likewise, the technology also delivers a more locked-down system against malware and virus.

According to Woody Hobbs, the chief executive officer of Phoenix Technologies, the company is already working with some PC makers on HyperSpace, though he declined to name them. The company expects that HyperSpace-enabled laptops will reach the market in the second quarter of next year.

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Entry was posted on Wednesday, November 7th, 2007 at 8:47 am under Microsoft.

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