Editing Instant-on (section)

==Timeline==
*In October 2007, [[ASUS]] introduced an instant-on capability branded "Express Gate" on select motherboards, using DeviceVM's [[Splashtop OS|Splashtop]] software and dedicated flash memory.
*In May 2008, [[Asus]] shipping "Express Gate" based on Splashtop to its notebooks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.splashtop.com/press_releases_detail.php?Id=23 |title= Splashtop comes to ASUS Notebooks - Splashtop Instant-On Desktop from DeviceVM|website=www.splashtop.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022051940/http://www.splashtop.com/press_releases_detail.php?Id=23 |archive-date=October 22, 2008}}</ref>
*In July 2008, [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]] started shipping [[Splashtop OS|Splashtop]] on its Voodoo notebooks, calling it "Instant On Solution (IOS)."
*In October 2008, [[Lenovo]] started shipping [[Splashtop OS|Splashtop]] on its [[netbooks]], calling it "QuickStart."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://splashtop.com/press_releases_detail.php?Id=23 |title=splashtop.com |date=February 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230011715/http://splashtop.com/press_releases_detail.php?Id=23 |archivedate=December 30, 2010 }}</ref>
*[[Dell Computer Corporation]] announced on 13 August 2008 that they would support "instant on" in their Latitude line of laptops, leveraging "a dedicated low-voltage sub-processor and OS that can enable multi-day battery life and which provides "near-instant access to e-mail, calendar, attachments, contacts and the Web without booting into the system’s main operating system (OS)...<ref>{{cite news | first=Mike | last=Elgin | title=Dell targets 19-hour laptop at 'digital nomads' | date=August 15, 2008 | publisher=Computer World | url=http://blogs.computerworld.com/dell_targets_19_hour_laptop_at_digital_nomads | access-date=August 15, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820020822/http://blogs.computerworld.com/dell_targets_19_hour_laptop_at_digital_nomads | archive-date=August 20, 2008 | url-status=dead }}</ref>"  This OS will be running a [[Linux]] variant.<ref>{{cite news | first=Adrian | last=Kingsley-Hughes | title=Are "instant on" notebooks the future? | date=August 13, 2008 | publisher=ZDNet | url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=2400 | access-date=August 15, 2008 | archive-date=October 14, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014193500/http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=2400 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
*In January 2009, [[LG]] started shipping [[Splashtop OS|Splashtop]] on its netbooks, calling it "Smart On."
*In June 2009, [[Acer Inc.|Acer]] started using [[Splashtop OS|Splashtop]] on its [[netbook]], calling it "RevoBoot."
*In June 2009, [[Sony]] started installing an instant-on browser-only version of [[Splashtop OS|Splashtop]] software on its Vaio NW laptops.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.splashtop.com/press_releases_detail.php?Id=39 |title= Splashtop Adopted by Sony Notebook PCS - Splashtop Instant-On Desktop from DeviceVM|website=www.splashtop.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925104043/http://www.splashtop.com/press_releases_detail.php?Id=39 |archive-date=September 25, 2009}}</ref>
*In September 2009, [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]] announced<ref name="hp">{{cite web|url=http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2009/090915xb.html|title=Filter News Results &#124; HP Newsroom Filter News Results|publisher=hp.com|accessdate=2014-02-11}}</ref> that it will ship a number of [[netbooks]] and commercial notebooks with a "Quick Web" instant-on feature, which also utilizes [[Splashtop OS|Splashtop]] software.
*In September 2009, [[Asus]] shipped EeePC [[netbooks]] with "Express Gate," based on [[Splashtop OS|Splashtop]].
*In October 2009, [[Samsung]] partnered with [[Phoenix Technologies]] to offer instant-on notebooks and netbooks.<ref name="phoenix">{{cite web|url=http://investor.phoenix.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=417063 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026015649/http://investor.phoenix.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=417063 |archive-date=2009-10-26 |url-status=dead |title=Phoenix Technologies Ltd - Press Releases |accessdate=2014-02-11 }}</ref>
*In November 2009, [[Dell]] shipped Latitude commercial notebooks, with Latitude On Reader and Latitude On Flash features, based on [[Splashtop OS|Splashtop]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.splashtop.com/press_releases_detail.php?Id=44 |title= DeviceVM Introduces Splashtop for Business; Instant-On Platform Offers Fast, Secure Access to Cloud Computing - Splashtop Instant-On Desktop from DeviceVM|website=www.splashtop.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010050319/http://www.splashtop.com/press_releases_detail.php?Id=44 |archive-date=October 10, 2009}}</ref>
*In November 2009, Google open source ChromeOS alpha.<ref name="blogspot2">{{cite web|url=http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/releasing-chromium-os-open-source.html|title=Official Blog: Releasing the Chromium OS open source project|publisher=googleblog.blogspot.com|accessdate=2014-02-11}}</ref>
*In November 2009, [[Acer Inc.|Acer]] shipped [[Splashtop OS|Splashtop]] on its Aspire One [[netbooks]], called "InstaBoot."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.splashtop.com/press_releases_detail.php?Id=40 |title= Splashtop Instant-on Platform Kick-Starts the Internet on the Newest Line of Nettop Computers from Acer - Splashtop Instant-On Desktop from DeviceVM|website=www.splashtop.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221033758/http://www.splashtop.com/press_releases_detail.php?Id=40 |archive-date=December 21, 2009}}</ref>
*In December 2009, Mandriva published an Environment called "Mandriva InstantOn"
*By end of 2009, [[Splashtop OS|Splashtop]] has shipped on over 30&nbsp;million PCs.
*In early 2010, Canonical, the sponsors for the Ubuntu Operating System, will have an instant-on proposition released to market. Information may be released at the CES show in Las Vegas, January 2010.
*In June 2010, [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]] buys Phoenix's [[HyperSpace (software)|HyperSpace]].<ref name="phoenix2">{{cite web|url=http://investor.phoenix.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=479903 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628211304/http://investor.phoenix.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=479903 |archive-date=2010-06-28 |url-status=dead |title=Phoenix Technologies Ltd - Press Releases |accessdate=2014-02-11 }}</ref>
*In 2010, DeviceVM projected [[Splashtop OS|Splashtop]] will ship on over 100&nbsp;million PCs.
*In October 2010, Apple introduced the new MacBook Air as a next generation notebook that will use flash memory technology that enables the ability of instant-on.
*In February 2011, Splashtop OS released as a free download.