DeviceVM brings search to its ‘instant-on’ Splashtop software
DeviceVM is announcing plans today to make its Splashtop “instant on” software, which allows you to access basic services like email and web browsing while your computer is still booting up, even more useful by directly integrating web search into the software.
Previously, users could access web search in Splashtop by loading up their web browsers. But Senior Director of Product Management Dave Bottoms says instant-on users are focused on speed and on getting onto the… Continue Reading
DEMO: Xandros powers up laptops in seconds with Presto
Xandros said today that its Presto platform is capable of powering on laptops within seconds, giving users instant access to email, chat, web browsing, Skype and other compatible applications.
Now you don’t have to wait a couple of minutes for Windows XP or Windows Vista to boot. The New York company made its announcement at DEMO 2009, and its application is now available for computer makers. A consumer download version will become available for $19.95 on… Continue Reading
DeviceVM’s ‘instant on’ software gets another $15M
DeviceVM, a company that allows you to use your computer while it’s booting up, has raised another $15 million in funding.
The San Jose, Calif. company’s software is called Splashtop, and it comes preinstalled on PCs and motherboards. When those PCs are turned on, or when users hit a special key, they can use Splashtop within a few seconds to check their email, chat with friends, get on the Internet and more. (See screenshot below.) Although… Continue Reading
Ex-Googlers back DeviceVM, a company that loads your computer faster
DeviceVM, a maker of software that lets you check your email, chat and surf the web within seconds of turning on your computer, has raised a small third round of funding.
The backing, $1 million, comes from Merus Capital, the new firm founded by departed business development executives at Google and Microsoft.
The company hopes Merus can use its connections with computer manufacturers to get its software more widely distributed.
San Jose, Calif.-based DeviceVM’s software is called Splashtop,… Continue Reading
Splashtop, lets you hit PC start button, and browse instantly
Splashtop is a newly released technology that lets you browse the Internet within 20 seconds of pushing a PC’s start button. It has just gotten $10 million in venture capital to help it get to market.
See video below about how it works (RSS readers will have to visit site).
The technology is owned by DeviceVM, a San Jose, Calif. company. It works by offering you features without fully booting the computer. See full announcement here.
The company… Continue Reading
DeviceVM, latest PC virtualization co., raises $10M
DeviceVM is a secretive San Jose start-up founded in August that says it wants to make PC simpler to use with “virtualization” technology.
The co-founders are Mark Lee, Thomas Deng and Robert Ha, the same team that co-founded OSA Technologies, of San Jose, which was sold to Avocent in 2004 for $100 million.
It joins a host of companies entering the virtualization area. Virtualization is a loose term that can applied to a number of technologies. Loosely… Continue Reading