Leveraging his young technology HyperSpace, which allows the BIOS of a PC to run a software environment independently from the primary operating system, Phoenix Technologies plans to develop an embedded Linux to incorporate in their firmware. This environment
"alternative" will run in parallel to that Main , typically Windows, and can be invoked by the user at any time to perform disaster recovery, launch applications or access the Internet: everything even when Windows is not running .
The system will rest on the virtualization platform HyperCore, able to isolate the operating system incorporated into the firmware that is installed on disk. This makes the platform particularly suitable for both Phoenix to run antivirus and other security software, to allow users to surf the web without the risk of infecting the rest of the system with worms and other malware.
Firmware Linux-based Phoenix looks set to rival at least in part, with the platform SpashTop of DeviceVM , recently implemented by the Asus P5E3 Deluxe motherboard for PC. The biggest difference between the two technologies is that the Linux operating system at the base of SpashTop can not be run simultaneously in Windows: The purpose of this system is to offer users the ability to start in a few seconds to a graphical environment minimum terms from which you can access the Internet, listen to music and to correct errors on the disk.
Phoenix is \u200b\u200bdeveloping its embedded Linux environment with hardware and software manufacturers, and hopes to include applications for email, instant messaging, VoIP, multimedia file playback, diagnostics and recovery.
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