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116 posts from 2011
Quick wallpaper update
By Canonical, 17 August 2011
Just a quick update for those of you who are interested. As we speak the contributors whose images were selected for the last release of Ubuntu are sifting...
Cloud Foundry Platform as a Service (PaaS) in Ubuntu 11.10
By Canonical, 17 August 2011
Great news that Ubuntu 11.10 will include Cloud Foundry, an open source Platform as a Service (PaaS) that enables developers to build, deploy and run Cloud...
Dash takes shape for 11.10 Unity
By Mark Shuttleworth, 16 August 2011
Feature freeze for 11.10 brings the likely look and feel of Unity for this release into focus. We’ve moved from Dash Places to Scopes and Lenses, introduced...
Ubuntu Server for ARM processors
By Chris Kenyon, 16 August 2011
Fitting more computing capacity into a limited power envelope is one of the key challenges facing data centre designers today. It impacts companies whether...
Why Buy An Ubuntu Certified System?
By Victor Tuson Palau, 15 August 2011
What do Chianti wines, Organic foods, and Spanish Ham have in common with Ubuntu Certified? The simple answer is that they all stand for quality. Chianti is...
Ubuntu Arabic, in print!
By Canonical, 15 August 2011
A beta of Ubuntu Font Family Arabic, in print as part of the testing and debugging process for the Arabic coverage.The magazine is an intriguing tri-lingual...
Thunderbird & Evolution Usability Testing
By Canonical, 4 August 2011
Recently we hired an external consultant to compare the usability of 2 email clients: Thunderbird and Evolution. I have taken some highlights from the report...
Ubuntu helps bridge the digital divide in rural India
By Canonical, 4 August 2011
Powering servers and desktops for rural networking pioneer Summary Airjaldi’s vision is to provide broadband services in rural India where terrain is...
New game titles in the Ubuntu Software Center
By Canonical, 3 August 2011
We’ve recently added a few titles to the Ubuntu Software Center and have been hard at work on getting more diverse applications landed there. BEEP! by Big Fat...
Canonical launches technical support for Ubuntu on most popular public clouds
By Canonical, 28 July 2011
Full support and systems management services from the Ubuntu experts ready to go for most popular OS on the open public cloud Canonical today announces the...
Canonical announces the Ubuntu Advantage Partner Programme for resellers
By Canonical, 25 July 2011
Global network of Canonical partner organisations to bring local delivery of services to businesses deploying Ubuntu London 25th July 2011: Canonical today...