--- title: Blog posts tagged "Europe" description: Canonical makes open source secure, reliable and easy to use, providing support for Ubuntu and a portfolio of enterprise-grade technologies. Founded in 2004, Canonical operates globally with team members in over 80 countries. url: https://canonical.com/blog/tag/europe?format=md --- # Blog posts tagged "Europe" #### [54% of European enterprises want long term open source support: how Ubuntu Pro + Support delivers](https://canonical.com/blog/54-of-european-enterprises-want-long-term-open-source-support-how-ubuntu-pro-support-delivers) Europe’s open source ecosystem is at a turning point. The Linux Foundation’s Open Source as Europe’s Strategic Advantage: Trends, Barriers, and Priorities for the European Open Source Community amid Regulatory and Geopolitical Shifts report shows organizations across the continent are broadly adopting open source software (OSS). But adopt --- Company #### [Tele2 begins major shift to cloud with Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/tele2-begins-major-shift-to-cloud-with-canonical) Tele2, one of Europe’s most innovative telecom operators, announced today that it will move its Network and IT infrastructure to the cloud to pave the way for future investment and network build out to 5G. This move puts Tele2 at the vanguard of the move to Network Function Virtualisation (NFV), a once in a generation change --- Cloud and server #### [Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition launches globally](https://canonical.com/blog/meizu-pro-5-ubuntu-edition-launches-globally) Highest specification Ubuntu phone launches internationally with Meizu Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition available for pre-order during Mobile World Congress 2016 Host of new features: the fifth Ubuntu device launched by Canonical and partners in 12 months Chinese smartphone manufacturer Meizu, jointly with Canonical, announces the global launch --- Phone and tablet #### [JT Global standardises mission-critical production system on Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/jt-global-standardises-mission-critical-production-system-on-ubuntu) Virtualised Ubuntu environment delivers datacentre power and cooling savings of £2,800 per year Summary JT Global, formerly Jersey Telecom, is a leading communications provider in the Channel Islands. It delivers ADSL services to 38,000 subscribers via an extensive IT infrastructure that incorporates public DNS servers, authentication ser --- Cloud and server #### [Skalica City Hall reduces costs by 70 per cent with Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/skalica-city-hall-reduces-costs-by-70-per-cent-with-ubuntu) Landscape systems management simplifies maintenance Summary Based in Slovakia, the Skalica City Hall IT team must provide a reliable and easy-to-use desktop infrastructure to 120 users. The team found that its existing Microsoft Windows XP-based environment was too expensive to upgrade. It decided to switch to Ubuntu Desktop Edition and a --- Desktop #### [La Gendarmerie Nationale upgrades 85,000 PCs to Ubuntu Desktop Edition](https://canonical.com/blog/la-gendarmerie-nationale-upgrades-85000-pcs-to-ubuntu-desktop-edition) Summary La Gendarmerie Nationale's IT team must ensure that the police force can provide a responsive and cost-effective service nationwide. With growing IT infrastructure costs, the organisation decided to review its existing Microsoft based environment. After switching from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org and Internet Explorer to Fir --- Cloud and server #### [The UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital maximise resources with standardised infrastructure](https://canonical.com/blog/the-ucl-institute-of-child-health-and-great-ormond-street-hospital-maximise-resources-with-standardised-infrastructure) Canonical partner Fry-IT implements a high-performing infrastructure based on Ubuntu Server Edition The UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital wanted to replace the disparate server infrastructure on which their joint website was running. The Institute of Child Health decided to introduce a cost-effective solution --- Company #### [Film site reduces upgrade times from days to minutes](https://canonical.com/blog/film-site-reduces-upgrade-times-from-days-to-minutes) Kinopoisk (http://www.kinopoisk.ru/), a Russian film website similar to IMDb, needed to implement a new server infrastructure that would simplify maintenance and scale to meet its future requirements. After testing a range of server technologies, the company chose to introduce 15 servers based on Ubuntu Server Edition. As a result, it has --- Company #### [PlusServer deploys Landscape Dedicated Server and achieves a rapid return on investment](https://canonical.com/blog/plusserver-deploys-landscape-dedicated-server-and-achieves-a-rapid-return-on-investment) Summary German hosting provider PlusServer AG runs 70 per cent of its internal systems and 15 per cent of customer servers on Ubuntu. To reduce time spent on routine maintenance and improve control over updates, the company rolled out Landscape Dedicated Server from Canonical. With Landscape, PlusServer administrators can manage multiple --- Company #### [Ubuntu provides a secure and easily accessible system for german pilots](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-provides-a-secure-and-easily-accessible-system-for-german-pilots) Enhanced security, outstanding support and reduced maintenance times – Ubuntu was the optimal choice for Contact Air GmbH. Summary Contact Air is a regional airline operating exclusively for Lufthansa German Airlines. They run a fleet of 13 turboprop aircraft flown by 120 pilots using notebooks for performance calculations, logging, train --- Desktop #### [Ubuntu delivers significant cost-savings for specialist sports school](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-delivers-significant-cost-savings-for-specialist-sports-school) Stability, reduced maintenance and significant cost-savings – Ubuntu proved an outstanding choice for Skegness Grammar School. Background Skegness Grammar School is a small selective school on the Lincolnshire coast. It acts as a specialist college for sport for nearly 800 pupils, and has a boarding provision for around 60. Alistair Crust --- Desktop #### [Canonical and the Ubuntu UK community invite you to the “Ubuntu In Business” event on July 13th in central London](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-and-the-ubuntu-uk-community-invite-you-to-the-ubuntu-in-business-event-on-july-13th-in-central-london) A new kind of tech event sees advocates combine to bring the open-source message direct to UK businesses Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, and the Ubuntu UK Community are jointly hosting an event aimed at introducing Ubuntu direct to UK businesses. Ubuntu is extremely popular with desktop users and widely used in UK datacentres as --- Desktop #### [Andalusia deploys 220,000 Ubuntu desktops in schools throughout the region](https://canonical.com/blog/andalusia-deploys-220000-ubuntu-desktops-in-schools-throughout-the-region) Summary The Andalusian Regional Government, Spain, wanted to improve access to IT in schools throughout the region. It asked IT services company infrastructure to connect 2,000 schools in Andalusia. Isotrol implemented 220,000 Ubuntu-based workstations in more than 2,000 schools throughout the region. Now, technology plays an integral rol --- Desktop #### [Dell answers customer calls for Linux in Europe](https://canonical.com/blog/dell-answers-customer-calls-for-linux-in-europe-2) Dell today unveiled two consumer PCs in Europe – the Inspiron 6400n and the Inspiron 530n – with the Ubuntu 7.04 Linux operating system factory installed. Available now in the United Kingdom, Germany and France, the systems are Dell’s first steps to meet the needs of the Linux enthusiast community outside of the United States. --- Desktop #### [Canonical and NT+C Südwest GmbH partner to deliver Ubuntu Certified Professional training in Germany](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-and-ntc-sudwest-gmbh-partner-to-deliver-ubuntu-certified-professional-training-in-germany) Canonical Ltd, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, today announced it has signed an agreement with NT+C Network Training and Consulting Südwest GmbH, to deliver 'Ubuntu Certified Professional' (UCP) training in Germany. NT+C will deliver official courses across Germany from May 2007. Two five day courses, Ubuntu Professional Courses 1 & 2, --- Desktop #### [Guadalinex to derive from Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/guadalinex-to-derive-from-ubuntu) Guadalinex is a Debian based GNU/Linux distribution promoted by the government of Andalusia (Spain). It’s used in schools, public libraries, centers for elderly people and special info centers on over 100,000 PCs. Recently, Guadalinex announced that the next version would be based on Ubuntu. A translations of their justification is includ --- Desktop 1. *Previous page* 2. [1](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/europe?format=md&page=1) 3. [2](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/europe?format=md&page=2) 4. [*Next page*](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/europe?format=md&page=2)