Software promotes PC mobility, safety, and security.

MokaFive Jan 12, 2007

Press Release Summary:

LivePC Engine(TM) lets users carry several virtual Linux and Windows computers on USB fingertip drive and run them on any Windows PC without any installation. Streaming virtual PCs to USB drives, program keeps PCs live with automatic security patches and software updates while also backing up data. LivePC lockdown capabilities enable accidentally installed malware to vanish upon reboot. No personal user information is ever left behind.

Original Press Release:

moka5(TM) Sets a New Standard for PC Mobility, Safety and Security

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 7 -- moka5(TM) announced today its participation in the CES conference held in Las Vegas, January 8-12, 2007. moka5 unveils the LivePC Engine(TM), which allows consumers to carry several virtual computers on their USB fingertip drive or iPod and run them on any Windows PC without any installation. For the first time, consumers can carry their personal Linux and Windows computers, all on a USB stick.

Above and beyond mobility, the LivePC Engine makes computing with a fingertip drive easy and secure. The LivePC Engine streams virtual PCs to the USB drives, keeps the PCs live with automatic security patches and software updates while backing up the user's data. The engine can also lock down the LivePCs so accidentally installed malware vanishes upon a reboot. Moreover, the LivePC Engine isolates the guest LivePCs from the host computer, so errors and malware on the guest cannot corrupt the host. For example, a guest LivePC cannot crash the host computer or install any viruses on it.

"Many mobility solutions today tend to further escalate the potential security risk in computing," said Dan Boneh, Stanford University professor and founder of Voltage Security. "moka5 is the only mobility company that actually makes computing more secure than before."

With the LivePC Engine, internet cafes and hotel business centers can now safely let visitors run operating systems and applications of their choice. Visitors can run their own LivePCs off their personal USB drive with the guarantee that no personal information is left behind.

Companies can manage their worker's home-based computers by distributing LivePCs to employees. Road warriors can carry LivePCs with confidential data on an encrypted fingertip drive. Hardware disasters can be recovered by streaming LivePCs onto any working PC and software crashes can be recovered with a LivePC reboot. Students can stream university-provided educational LivePCs onto a USB drive in a single click. Examples of the MIT Athena computing environment and the Stanford Linux environment for students can be found in the public LivePC library at www.moka5.com.

Also available in this community-contributed library is the moka5 Fearless Browser(TM). The Linux-based Fearless Browser is not susceptible to Windows malware. It also prevents eavesdropping, guards against phishing and anonymizes the web traffic so nobody knows where the user comes from and where he/she is visiting. Other examples of LivePCs include the one-laptop-per- child OS for students in the third world; get-democracy-an internet programmable video recorder; and Songbird - a digital jukebox.

"Consumers have always loved what their PCs did for them but not what it took to operate and maintain them. Now moka5 will let consumers buy services from our partners that free them from worrying about all the details so all they have to do is use their PC like a television," said Bill Raduchel, former CTO of AOL Time Warner and a moka5 director.

Also featured in the moka5 booth at CES is an all-in-one Windows XP game controller. Consumers can carry the controller, plug it into any Windows PC, play their favorite games and download new games, all without any software or driver installation. "This is the first time where consumers get to enjoy portable 3D gaming with the full security of virtualization," says Monica Lam, founder and CEO of moka5. "Our technology turns the PC into a safe and universal platform for all kinds of consumer electronic devices."

A beta version of the LivePC Engine is available at www.moka5.com. moka5's products will be available for demonstration at CES, booth #69528 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center.

About moka5

Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, moka5 develops and markets virtual computer technology for the real world. With its patented technology, moka5 provides an engine for development and broad distribution of virtual computers, called LivePCs. moka5 is a spin-off from Stanford University and one of Khosla Venture's inaugural companies. For more information, visit www.moka5.com.

About Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures delivers venture assistance, strategic advice and capital to entrepreneurs determined to build companies with a lasting impact. The firm was founded in 2004 to help entrepreneurs extend the potential of the Internet in new ways and to support breakthrough scientific work in areas from bio refineries to new semiconductors. The firm's capital comes entirely from its own partners and a portion of all profits are donated to charitable causes, with an emphasis on micro-finance, education, environment and affordable housing. Khosla Ventures is based in Menlo Park, California.

CONTACT: Lisa Henderson, lisa@moka5.com, +1-650-596-5732, press@moka5.com