From across Canonical

Canonical debuts at Computex 2012

Canonical will be exhibiting at Computex in Taipei, June 5th – 9th, 2012, Asia’s largest ICT trade show. We will be at the show alongside some our partners and biggest names in the industry. At the booth (at M0106 in the Nangang exhibition hall) we will be showcasing new products and services, including Ubuntu for [...]

John Bernard

4^th June 2012

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Humble Indie Bundle 5 comes to the Ubuntu Software Centre

Canonical News, Desktop, Partners

Good news for Ubuntu gamers! We’re excited to be partnering with the Humble Indie Bundle for their newest collection of incredible games, which is available now. This means that following the purchase of the games from Humble Bundle, Ubuntu users will be able to install their games on Ubuntu more easily than ever, using the [...]

David Pitkin

31^st May 2012

21 Comments

Ubuntu ARM Server AMI on Amazon EC2

Cloud, Engineering

Have you been wondering if your Web application will work with the new generation of Hyperdense ARM Servers? Now you can easily find out by using Ubuntu and Amazon Web Services. For over 4 years, Canonical has been supporting Linux on ARM. Ubuntu Server 12.04 is our first Long Term Support on ARM. As a [...]

Victor Tuson Palau

25^th May 2012

4 Comments

A UDS restrospective

Canonical News, Cloud, Desktop, Engineering, Server

The Ubuntu Developer Summit last week was an incredible event. The energy, excitement and passion around Ubuntu was palpable in the sessions, hallways and the neighbouring streets and restaurants. (The riot police were there for the Occupy protest, not UDS!) Over 650 attendees came from all over the world, the local environs, and we even [...]

Jane Silber

18^th May 2012

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The new Business Desktop Remix is out now

Canonical News, Desktop

Today, we released the latest version of the Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix, based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Most businesses deploying Ubuntu on corporate desktops perform a similar set of tasks – from removing consumer-focused applications and integrating with existing infrastructure, to installing commercial software for application virtualisation. Designed for corporate and government organisations evaluating Ubuntu [...]

Gary Ekker

10^th May 2012

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Calxeda delivers ARM powered Cloud

Cloud, Server

On Monday, Calxeda, one of the leading innovators bringing revolutionary efficiency to the datacenter, unveiled their new EnergyCore reference server live onstage with Mark Shuttleworth at the Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS) in Oakland California. The choice of UDS at the venue to unveil the new hardware to the world was flattering and underlines how the [...]

Mark Baker

8^th May 2012

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A Précis for Precise

Canonical News, Cloud, Desktop, Server, Services

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS will be released to the world this Thursday and it’s going to be fantastic. We’ve known for quite a while that Ubuntu is not only beautiful, but also usable and robust for individuals and a great platform for app developers. Those traditions continue in 12.04, with the added bonus of long term [...]

Jane Silber

24^th April 2012

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Speakers confirmed for the Ubuntu Cloud Summit

Cloud, Server

The first Ubuntu Cloud Summit, hosted by Canonical and Redmonk, takes place in Oakland, California on May 8th and the speakers are now confirmed. It promises to be a riveting day for anyone interested in cloud strategy. If you haven’t secured your ticket yet, there’s still time – but hurry. They are disappearing fast. Presenting [...]

Cezzaine Haigh

20^th April 2012

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Make your voice heard in the open standards debate

open source

If you’re a keen follower of all things open source, you might already know about the UK Government’s consultation on open software standards. In short, the Government wants to reduce its IT costs and improve interoperability across all its departments and agencies; sensible aims, indeed. It is therefore considering making the adoption of open standards [...]

Jane Silber

20^th April 2012

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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS certified on HP ProLiant servers: computing for the hyperscale era

Cloud, Server

Today, Canonical and HP announced that Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS is to be certified and supported by HP on its Proliant Systems: http://www.canonical.com/content/ubuntu-1204-lts-server-be-certified-supported-hp-proliant-systems This is a huge announcement for us at Canonical. It’s also testament that HP sees real business benefits in offering certified and supported Proliant systems with Ubuntu Server. Arguably, however, the most [...]

Mark Baker

19^th April 2012

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