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Jane Silber
21 October 2011

Canonical realigns to better serve our customers

Ubuntu Canonical News

Canonical has grown dramatically over the last several years. This growth is driven by increasing demand for our services and products by end users, businesses and partners, and by investment to deliver our part of the future of free software.  As Ubuntu’s position in the marketplace and as the leading free software platform has matured, ...


Canonical
21 October 2011

Ubuntu 12.04 to feature extended support period for desktop users

Desktop News

Five-year Long Term Support (LTS) makes Ubuntu a compelling choice for the business desktop London, October 21st, 2011: Canonical today announced it would be extending the support and maintenance period for its upcoming Long Term Support (LTS) release of Ubuntu for desktop users from three years to five years. The move comes in response t ...


Victor Tuson Palau
18 October 2011

Ubuntu 11.10 on ARM

Ubuntu Server

I have been using Ubuntu 11.10 on ARM now for a couple of days and I have to say: It is great! Ubuntu has had a long history of supporting ARM Systems on a Chip (SoC) since 2008, but Ubuntu 11.10 is a significant milestone. Introducing.. Ubuntu Server on ARM – Technology Preview Canonical announced ...


admin
18 October 2011

Vodafone Webbook with Ubuntu software launched in South Africa

Desktop News

Canonical today announces that Vodacom, the African subsidiary of Vodafone, has launched the Vodafone Webbook, which is available to users exclusively with the Ubuntu software. The goal of the product is to bring an affordable, full-featured online computing experience to millions of young South Africans to whom owning a personal computer ...


Canonical
16 October 2011

Thanks a billion! Ubuntu on Google Webfonts

Ubuntu Design

Kudos to everyone using the Ubuntu Font Family on their websites as a web font! This week the total to date reached over one billion requests—and it’ll go up even faster if you add Ubuntu Mono and Ubuntu Condensed to your sites too. Shortly after the Ubuntu Font Family was added to Google Webfonts directory, ...


Canonical
13 October 2011

Next webinar with Mark Shuttleworth on Ubuntu Cloud

Ubuntu Cloud

November 16th – 2pm UK time After years of development and fine tuning, the cloud vision of true computing elasticity is finally a reality. The question now is how organisations can best take advantage of the latest cloud technologies to optimise their IT, scale infrastructure and services in near-real time, and make the most of ...


Canonical
11 October 2011

So you’ve decided to make an Ubuntu promotional video

Ubuntu Design

We made a video outlining what makes Ubuntu 11.10 so great and you can make one too in your language using this guide and assets. ...


Canonical
10 October 2011

Transforming the home PC with Ubuntu 11.10

Desktop News

London, 10 October, 2011: Millions of home users give their computers a new lease of life with Ubuntu each year. The upcoming version, Ubuntu 11.10, has substantial benefits for those looking for the latest personal cloud and web technologies, as well as those running on older hardware. Highlights of the new release include the extensive ...


Canonical
10 October 2011

From client to cloud, Ubuntu 11.10 sets the pace for business IT

Desktop News

London, October 13th, 2011: The latest iteration of products, tools and services that help businesses deploy open-source cloud-oriented infrastructure with Ubuntu at the core have been announced. With Ubuntu 11.10 for desktop, server and cloud, Canonical delivers open platform solutions for all key parts of business technology infrastruct ...


Canonical
6 October 2011

Ubuntu Powers HP Public Cloud

Ubuntu Cloud

Today our CEO Jane Silber announced at the OpenStack Conference in Boston that HP has chosen Ubuntu as one of the initial lead host and guest operating system powering their Public Cloud. HP and Canonical are working closely together during the current private beta to make certain that we provide the most secure, scalable, business-class ...


Canonical
6 October 2011

Thanks Steve!

Ubuntu Notes

Steve Jobs has been an incredible influential individual to our lives, and especially to our jobs. Thanks to his vision and his drive he made people love, and be proud of, something that before was grey and hidden under our desks. As designers we should be very grateful for having witnessed such a remarkable story ...