HP Buys Instant-On Linux Tech For $12 Million

June 16, 2010

HP Buys Instant-On Linux Tech For $12 Million

By Doug Caverly

Here's a bit of good news for the Linux industry: Hewlett-Packard is spending $12 million to improve its standing in this field. And HP's not taking its sweet time to perform some R&D, either, instead acquiring tech created by Phoenix Technologies.

Specifically, this deal involves "the assets related to Phoenix's HyperSpace, HyperCore and Phoenix Flip instant-on and client virtualization products." Or a fast-booting Linux operating system, in other words. So speed appears to be of the essence in more ways than one.

The fact that HP wants to get its hands on the tech so fast is a nice sign that it expects interest in Linux to take off. The fact that the Linux tech is supposed to offer "instant on" capabilities is then a nice sign that it will actually do so, since that's a feature consumers are sure to appreciate.

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