Lenovo and DeviceVM, Splashtop’s manufacturer, will announce plans this morning to ship Lenovo IdeaPad S10e netbooks with integrated Splashtop functionality. The program will be branded as “QuickStart,” but it’ll function essentially the same as any other Splashtop configuration — allowing users to run applications such as browsers, e-mail clients, and other Internet-based utilities right after hitting the power button, before the operating system even loads.

This is DeviceVM’s second big portable computing deal for Splashtop in recent months. The company secured rights to feature its program in ASUS’s Eee Box B202 Nettop systems back in August. At the same time, it announced $15 million in new funding, which was marked to be used for expansion into more global markets.

Silicon Valley-based DeviceVM has been around since 2006. Its first Splashtop-enabled machines shipped in October of last year as part of a previous deal with ASUS.

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The new Eee Box runs on an Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz processor with 1 GB of DD2 memory and Windows XP. DeviceVM has put together a customized version of Splashtop that’s being branded as Express Gate in the machines.

Splashtop functions as a pre-boot operating environment that lets you hit apps like browsers, e-mail, and other Web utilities right after you power up — without having to wait for your OS to boot. It’s been featured on other ASUS products in the past.

The second development: DeviceVM is preparing to announce a fresh round of funding — $15 million in Series C, led by New Enterprise Associates — to go along with the ASUS news. The company plans on using the money to expand to more markets around the world.

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