The release of eBoostr version 2.0, a major update of its Windows XP acceleration software, was announced by MDO announces. By using available flash memory and free RAM as an extra layer of performance-boosting cache, eBoostr speeds up Windows and applications.By utilizing the flash memory, the product reduces application load time and improves responsiveness, as well as otherwise wasted free RAM resources to cache frequently accessed files and data. Windows XP does not utilize the available resources to its full potential, even if there's plenty of RAM. By implementing an alternative solution to ReadyBoost and SuperFetch technologies introduced in Vista, without requiring costly hardware or software upgrades, eBoostr makes Windows run smoother and big applications load faster.
To improve the performance of its newest version of Windows, the new Windows Vista, Microsoft introduced two new technologies. By pre-fetching and storing frequently accessed applications in the computer's fast memory instead of loading it from the slower hard disk, Microsoft SuperFetch utilizes the available free RAM to enhance Windows responsiveness and reduce load time for frequently used applications. Effectively adding yet another layer of performance-improving cache to the system, Microsoft ReadyBoost utilizes flash memory for the same purpose.
Microsoft has decided, unfortunately, against implementing ReadyBoost and SuperFetch in Windows XP and older versions of Windows. By giving Windows XP users a boost without them having to upgrade Windows, eBoostr allows you to get the benefits of these technologies.
Without upgrading hardware or Windows, eBoostr increases the performance of a PC. The new product makes Windows and applications more responsive by reducing accesses to the hard disk. By improving Windows XP memory utilization and caching most used files and data on a chip flash thumb drives, the acceleration technology provides a measurable performance increase. Effectively improving the performance of the entire system, eBoostr, unlike the traditional passive caching, analyzes how often the particular data and files are accessed, and pro-actively loads them into fast system memory or stores them onto a flash memory card.
eBoostr runs on any PC with Windows XP/2000/2003, and allows using up to 4 cache devices. The product supports USB thumb drives, flash memory cards (MMC, SD, CF, SDHC etc), as well as additional hard disks, and the only requirement is USB 2.0 version (USB 1.1 has a very low speed.)
