Why load Windows or other complex operating systems when you just want to send an email or surf the Web a few moments? With a simplified interface than enough for some uses, many manufacturers incorporate into their laptops and motherboards small operating systems that load only a few essential softwares and thus provide an immediate access, or almost, to Internet. Mandriva released its InstantOn, a mini operating system based on Mandriva 2010, which allows to connect in less than ten seconds to Firefox and Thunderbird.
Not very known to the general public but widely used by the computer industry, the open source operating system Unix-compatible adhesive to ongoing trends: virtualization, storage and multiprocessor architectures.
We usually involve the mysterious U.S. intelligence agency NSA (National Security Agency) to feats of espionage, high technology, but the organization is also very involved in improving software security.
According to rumors, Microsoft will release Windows Mobile 7 in March next year, and we hope that Microsoft will not spoil it, since Windows Mobile is far behind its competitors in operating systems. With any luck, Windows 7 will be good news because competition is always beneficial to consumers, ultimately.
Google released the source code of its future operating system based on Linux. Choosing a OS 100% Web reserved for netbooks can stir up many questions. 
