FlashVOS, Inc. of Houston, TX today announced the first and only Super Operating System (SOS), allowing different operating systems for the Intel and AMD x86 architectures to simultaneously and peacefully co-exist on the same machine. The SOS software is totally independent of -- but fully compatible with -- products from Microsoft and other software vendors.

Until now, using multiple operating systems -- including Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 3.1, Linux, OS/2, MS-DOS, etc. -- on the same machine was difficult, if not downright risky. "Users resorted to tricks or hoped that the various operating systems did not clobber each other during installations or use," explains Schumann Rafizadeh, CEO of FlashVOS. "We created SOS to eliminate the need to use a separate machine for each operating system."

The patented SOS creates a special file-storage mechanism called a "filing cabinet," working much like its real world counterpart. "Each cabinet drawer groups together the disk partitions used by a particular operating system," says Paul Willmann, Head of Software Development at FlashVOS. "To install a new operating system, just add a new cabinet drawer. Switching operating systems is fast and easy; just a click at boot time."

Not that building the SOS was easy. FlashVOS engineered the utility from the ground up over a five-year period and engaged in exhaustive testing. The results are, naturally, very impressive. Users can create, delete, copy, archive, and format any operating system partition without using Microsoft's products. Even better, each operating system runs in a safe, secure environment protecting each operating system from the others. "The SOS is totally transparent with no execution time overhead," explains Willmann. "Each operating system thinks it is the only one installed."

In a world with a multiplicity of operating system choices, the SOS from FlashVOS gives users the freedom to experiment. Curious about Linux? Want to try out the latest Microsoft Windows release without upgrading your current installation? Need to run applications using an earlier version of Microsoft Windows? The SOS allows all of this and more, without reinstalling any operating systems or purchasing new hardware.

A free trial version is downloadable from the company's Website, located at www.FlashVOS.com.