Wednesday, July 29, 2009
The Moblin Weblog
Check out The Moblin Weblog and yesterday's posting by Alan Zeichick:
Phoenix Technologies is the one of the premiere behind-the-scenes companies in the computer business. The company’s Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) code and chips have powered PCs for decades. The coolest software from Phoenix is called HyperSpace(tm), and Phoenix will now “align” HyperSpace with Moblin.
Phoenix describes HyperSpace as “a compact and secure application environment on the PC that runs side-by-side with a traditional OS such as Microsoft Windows Vista. This new environment gives PC users the benefit of having key productivity and lifestyle applications available ‘instant-on’ on their PCs in a very predictable fashion, while at the same time being able to run all of their Windows applications at full performance. Using applications on HyperSpace such as a DVD player while Windows is in suspended mode, enables PC users to extend their PC’s battery life.”
That’s the Windows story — currently, HyperSpace only works with Windows XP and Windows Vista. However, Phoenix says it will now be focusing on Moblin-based Linux, running on netbooks and nettops.
Alan went on to quote from our press release about our alignment with Moblin. He summed up his posting with a "Pretty neat, eh?" The answer to this is obvious: Yes, indeed!
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
"HyperSpace(tm) is a Boon for Mobile PC Users"
On the "Cool New Technologies" blog, Sharon Lobo wrote about HyperSpace(tm) and how it's a "boon for mobile PC Users." Here's a sampling of the entire posting:
Over the years, processing speed of computers has increased by leaps and bounds. However the duration of the computer's boot process has more or less remained the same. In this age, when businesses believe in the mantra "Time is Money", this miniscule boot-up time can mean a lot. To address this issue BIOS maker--Phoenix Technologies has developed HyperSpace, an instant-on platform.
Read the entire blog here:
http://coolteckcheck.blogspot.com/2009/07/surf-net-even-while-your-pc-is-booting.html
Over the years, processing speed of computers has increased by leaps and bounds. However the duration of the computer's boot process has more or less remained the same. In this age, when businesses believe in the mantra "Time is Money", this miniscule boot-up time can mean a lot. To address this issue BIOS maker--Phoenix Technologies has developed HyperSpace, an instant-on platform.
Read the entire blog here:
http://coolteckcheck.blogspot.com/2009/07/surf-net-even-while-your-pc-is-booting.html
Monday, July 20, 2009
Tech Generation Blog: Thumbs Up on HyperSpace, Thumbs Down on Chrome OS
Interesting reading: Rob Enderle's TG Daily blog about Google's Chrome OS. Here's a sampling:
"...If Google wanted to run against Windows 7, which is the ideal target as Windows 7 is no Vista and once users move to it, they are unlikely to move again. Google needs to be in market this year. There are several products that are virtually identical to what Google is planning on building, suggesting they could have simply bought one. The best is Phoenix Hyperspace(tm), a product that was designed to emulate the Apple experience. It would have worked well with Google Apps and had a fast and compliant browser.
"Designed by the firm most famous for selling BIOS, they could have acquired the company cheaply and gotten a suite of products that would have strengthened their much needed OEM relationships for the coming fight with Microsoft. With Hyperspace, they could have had a product in the market now and be ramping during the time when Microsoft is weakest and before Apple’s own program started.
"Granted, initially they would only be on netbooks - not ARM based Smartbooks (which aren’t ready yet anyway) - but they would have hit the market at the ideal time for their now accelerated strategy. Instead, Google is going to reinvent the wheel a year after Windows 7 (and about the time Windows 7 SP1 is due) window opened and that typically doesn’t end well..."
Read the entire posting, here:
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/43308/113/
"...If Google wanted to run against Windows 7, which is the ideal target as Windows 7 is no Vista and once users move to it, they are unlikely to move again. Google needs to be in market this year. There are several products that are virtually identical to what Google is planning on building, suggesting they could have simply bought one. The best is Phoenix Hyperspace(tm), a product that was designed to emulate the Apple experience. It would have worked well with Google Apps and had a fast and compliant browser.
"Designed by the firm most famous for selling BIOS, they could have acquired the company cheaply and gotten a suite of products that would have strengthened their much needed OEM relationships for the coming fight with Microsoft. With Hyperspace, they could have had a product in the market now and be ramping during the time when Microsoft is weakest and before Apple’s own program started.
"Granted, initially they would only be on netbooks - not ARM based Smartbooks (which aren’t ready yet anyway) - but they would have hit the market at the ideal time for their now accelerated strategy. Instead, Google is going to reinvent the wheel a year after Windows 7 (and about the time Windows 7 SP1 is due) window opened and that typically doesn’t end well..."
Read the entire posting, here:
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/43308/113/
Friday, July 17, 2009
Can Netbooks Do Business?
In a Tom's Guide blog by Barry Gerber, we found this nugget:
"...most other current netbooks should be happiest running Google’s newly announced Chrome web-based operating system or Phoenix Technologies’ similar HyperSpace OS for laptops and notebooks...."
Remember, HyperSpace is here and now. Chrome isn't even going to be availabe for another year and a half...
Read the full story here:
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/hp-asus-netbook-notebook,review-1343.html
"...most other current netbooks should be happiest running Google’s newly announced Chrome web-based operating system or Phoenix Technologies’ similar HyperSpace OS for laptops and notebooks...."
Remember, HyperSpace is here and now. Chrome isn't even going to be availabe for another year and a half...
Read the full story here:
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/hp-asus-netbook-notebook,review-1343.html
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Responding to Googorilla's News of Instant-On OS
Since "Googorilla" announced last week it will be "releasing it's own lightweight Linux platform" (Chrome OS), our CEO Woody Hobbs has been telling everyone that this validates Phoenix Technologies' product HyperSpace - an operating environment that provides PCs and netbooks with instant-on access to the web, all day computing with battery power savings, and, like a mobile phone, always connected to the best available network.
Yesterday, when we announced that HyperSpace would be aligned with Intel's Moblin project and focus "on commercialization" with OEMs & ODMs it created a lot of buzz and industry-watching bloggers weighed in.
Here's what Ryan Paul of Ars Technica offered:
BIOS manufacturer Phoenix Technologies announced plans on Monday to launch a new version of its Linux-based HyperSpace environment that will use some components of Intel's Moblin platform. The move reflects Moblin's growing traction among vendors, but it is also Phoenix's response to the recent revelation that Google is building its own Linux operating system.
HyperSpace, which was first introduced by Phoenix in 2007, is an "instant-on" Linux environment designed to run in a slim hypervisor that is part of the BIOS. It uses its own power management framework that boosts battery life.
HyperSpace can be used by itself on a netbook or shipped alongside a conventional Windows installation. It provides a simple user interface and an assortment of applications for common tasks, including a Web browser and ThinkFree's Java-based office suite...
Google says that Chrome OS will be distributed under an open source license and will be available to use at no cost. This could seriously undermine the relevance of HyperSpace, which Phoenix commercially licenses to OEMs. Phoenix is banking on the technical advantages and greater maturity of its platform, characteristics that the company believes will make its offering a better value for hardware manufacturers...
Probably, the key element to keep in mind here is that "Googorilla" announced they will have their Chrome OS available for consumers at THE END OF 2010. That's a long time from now and HyperSpace is here and now...
Read Ryan Paul's complete article titled "Instant-on Linux vendors respond to Chrome OS" on Ars Technica here:
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/07/instant-on-linux-vendors-respond-to-chrome-os.ars
Yesterday, when we announced that HyperSpace would be aligned with Intel's Moblin project and focus "on commercialization" with OEMs & ODMs it created a lot of buzz and industry-watching bloggers weighed in.
Here's what Ryan Paul of Ars Technica offered:
BIOS manufacturer Phoenix Technologies announced plans on Monday to launch a new version of its Linux-based HyperSpace environment that will use some components of Intel's Moblin platform. The move reflects Moblin's growing traction among vendors, but it is also Phoenix's response to the recent revelation that Google is building its own Linux operating system.
HyperSpace, which was first introduced by Phoenix in 2007, is an "instant-on" Linux environment designed to run in a slim hypervisor that is part of the BIOS. It uses its own power management framework that boosts battery life.
HyperSpace can be used by itself on a netbook or shipped alongside a conventional Windows installation. It provides a simple user interface and an assortment of applications for common tasks, including a Web browser and ThinkFree's Java-based office suite...
Google says that Chrome OS will be distributed under an open source license and will be available to use at no cost. This could seriously undermine the relevance of HyperSpace, which Phoenix commercially licenses to OEMs. Phoenix is banking on the technical advantages and greater maturity of its platform, characteristics that the company believes will make its offering a better value for hardware manufacturers...
Probably, the key element to keep in mind here is that "Googorilla" announced they will have their Chrome OS available for consumers at THE END OF 2010. That's a long time from now and HyperSpace is here and now...
Read Ryan Paul's complete article titled "Instant-on Linux vendors respond to Chrome OS" on Ars Technica here:
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/07/instant-on-linux-vendors-respond-to-chrome-os.ars
Monday, July 13, 2009
HyperSpace brings Instant-on, Fast Boot to Moblin-compliant systems
Phoenix(R) Announces HyperSpace(TM) Integration With Moblin for Intel Processor Based Netbooks and Nettops
MILPITAS, Calif., July 13, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Phoenix Technologies Ltd.(R) (Nasdaq: PTEC), the leader in PC 3.0(TM) products, services and embedded technologies, today announced that HyperSpace, its revolutionary instant-on and always connected operating environment for mobile computers, is now aligned with the Moblin project and that Phoenix will focus on commercialization of HyperSpace with OEMs and ODMs.
Moblin is an optimized open source Linux technology framework for Intel(R) Atom(TM) Processor-based devices such as netbooks, nettops and MIDs (mobile internet devices). The combination of Moblin and HyperSpace technologies will result in a new, instant-on, visually rich and user friendly Internet and mobile computing experience. Phoenix's BIOS experience and patented technology brings world class features to the Moblin initiative such as all-day and always-connected computing...
Read the entire press release here:
http://investor.phoenix.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=395882
MILPITAS, Calif., July 13, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Phoenix Technologies Ltd.(R) (Nasdaq: PTEC), the leader in PC 3.0(TM) products, services and embedded technologies, today announced that HyperSpace, its revolutionary instant-on and always connected operating environment for mobile computers, is now aligned with the Moblin project and that Phoenix will focus on commercialization of HyperSpace with OEMs and ODMs.
Moblin is an optimized open source Linux technology framework for Intel(R) Atom(TM) Processor-based devices such as netbooks, nettops and MIDs (mobile internet devices). The combination of Moblin and HyperSpace technologies will result in a new, instant-on, visually rich and user friendly Internet and mobile computing experience. Phoenix's BIOS experience and patented technology brings world class features to the Moblin initiative such as all-day and always-connected computing...
Read the entire press release here:
http://investor.phoenix.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=395882
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Phoenix CEO Weighs in on Google Chrome OS
PC World article titled "Google’s Chrome OS: Not the first Web-based OS" by Todd R. Weiss was posted this morning. It was written in response to the announcement by the Internet beast - from here on to be known as "Googorilla" - that they had a web-based operating system that would do for PCs what Phoenix Technologies' HyperSpace(tm) has been doing for some time now - boot up instantly and avoid waiting for Windows when it's not necessary to use the Web and use email, etc.
Here's the most important section of the PC World article:
"...we did hear from Woody Hobbs, the president and CEO of Phoenix Technologies, the makers of the HyperSpace OS.
'It is great that Google has validated our vision and is bringing an alternative (to Microsoft) operating system to Netbooks and Nettops,' Hobbs wrote in an e-mail.
'We support all platforms and standards in this space,' he wrote.
The company even makes HyperSpace available as a consumer download that includes instant access to the Internet and an office applications suite, including word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software. Hobbs said that his company has been in this marketplace for 10 years."
Read the entire article here:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/168123/googles_chrome_os_not_the_first_webbased_os.html
Here's the most important section of the PC World article:
"...we did hear from Woody Hobbs, the president and CEO of Phoenix Technologies, the makers of the HyperSpace OS.
'It is great that Google has validated our vision and is bringing an alternative (to Microsoft) operating system to Netbooks and Nettops,' Hobbs wrote in an e-mail.
'We support all platforms and standards in this space,' he wrote.
The company even makes HyperSpace available as a consumer download that includes instant access to the Internet and an office applications suite, including word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software. Hobbs said that his company has been in this marketplace for 10 years."
Read the entire article here:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/168123/googles_chrome_os_not_the_first_webbased_os.html
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Phoenix CTO Quoted in Article on Quick-Booting PCs
From a NetworkWorld article:
"'The role of quick-boot capabilities is changing as new operating systems and PC form factors come out,' said Gaurav Banga, the chief technology officer at Phoenix. 'The company wants instant-on laptops to mimic the functionality of smartphones, so the company's focus is on adding smartphone-like functions including voice and gaming applications,' Banga said.
But more importantly, Phoenix wants to bring down the boot time for PCs so people can surf the Web or edit documents quicker, Banga said. In previous tests, access to HyperSpace(tm) software on a netbook hovered at under 10 seconds after a cold laptop boot. The company wants to try to bring that down to just a few seconds while adding applications that don't drain battery power..."
Read the entire article here: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070709-quick-boot-laptops-ready-for-a.html
"'The role of quick-boot capabilities is changing as new operating systems and PC form factors come out,' said Gaurav Banga, the chief technology officer at Phoenix. 'The company wants instant-on laptops to mimic the functionality of smartphones, so the company's focus is on adding smartphone-like functions including voice and gaming applications,' Banga said.
But more importantly, Phoenix wants to bring down the boot time for PCs so people can surf the Web or edit documents quicker, Banga said. In previous tests, access to HyperSpace(tm) software on a netbook hovered at under 10 seconds after a cold laptop boot. The company wants to try to bring that down to just a few seconds while adding applications that don't drain battery power..."
Read the entire article here: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070709-quick-boot-laptops-ready-for-a.html
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
HyperSpace is More than an Instant-On OS
HyperSpace is much more than just instant-on environment. It also about saving energy and staying connected.
Saving Energy
You can do all your Web-based activities in HyperSpace to preserve precious battery life. You'll be able to use your notebook up to 30% longer if you mainly use HyperSpace and only use Windows when absolutely necessary.
It's as easy as pressing a button: press the "F4" button and you'll be in Windows to edit a PowerPoint presentation or create a spreadsheet. When you're done, press "F4" again to switch back to HyperSpace awhile Windows automatically goes to sleep.
Staying Connected
With HyperSpace, you’re also always connected wherever you are. It jumps on the best available network, so there’s no more need to re-configure your laptop when you’re on the go.
HyperSpace and Phoenix technology are taking PCs to the next level of efficiency and convenience, where your smartphone resides. Your computer is now always on, always available, always connected, and energy efficient.
Saving Energy
You can do all your Web-based activities in HyperSpace to preserve precious battery life. You'll be able to use your notebook up to 30% longer if you mainly use HyperSpace and only use Windows when absolutely necessary.
It's as easy as pressing a button: press the "F4" button and you'll be in Windows to edit a PowerPoint presentation or create a spreadsheet. When you're done, press "F4" again to switch back to HyperSpace awhile Windows automatically goes to sleep.
Staying Connected
With HyperSpace, you’re also always connected wherever you are. It jumps on the best available network, so there’s no more need to re-configure your laptop when you’re on the go.
HyperSpace and Phoenix technology are taking PCs to the next level of efficiency and convenience, where your smartphone resides. Your computer is now always on, always available, always connected, and energy efficient.
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