Phoenix Technologies’ is currently looking to collaborate with OEMs to provide what is being described as a starting point for “PC 3.0″. The new platform is essentially a BIOS-based virtualized environment. Appropriately named ‘Hyperspace’, the platform enables instant-on booting which bypasses Windows for quick access to your most frequently used applications.

Phoenix has described this as “an innovative platform that promises to ignite a PC revolution.” Not only would this “instant-on” method save time, it could offer a significant increase in battery life because this virtualization process bypasses the core operating system. Press release

Phoenix Technologies’ is currently looking to collaborate with OEMs to provide what is being described as a starting point for “PC 3.0″. The new platform is essentially a BIOS-based virtualized environment. Appropriately named ‘Hyperspace’, the platform enables instant-on booting which bypasses Windows for quick access to your most frequently used applications.

Phoenix has described this as “an innovative platform that promises to ignite a PC revolution.” Not only would this “instant-on” method save time, it could offer a significant increase in battery life because this virtualization process bypasses the core operating system. Press release