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18 posts from April 2012
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS aims to conquer the enterprise desktop
By Canonical, 26 April 2012
Aimed at the enterprise desktop, the new Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is the only operating system to combine a free, open-source platform with five years of guaranteed...
Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS: certified, available and ready for the hyperscale world
By Canonical, 26 April 2012
Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS: certified, available and ready for the hyperscale world Available for download now, Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS combines the Essex...
A Précis for Precise
By Jane Silber, 24 April 2012
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,...
Speakers confirmed for the Ubuntu Cloud Summit
By Cezzaine Zaher, 20 April 2012
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...
Make your voice heard in the open standards debate
By Jane Silber, 20 April 2012
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...
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS certified on HP ProLiant servers: computing for the hyperscale era
By Mark Baker, 19 April 2012
Today, Canonical and HP announced that Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS is to be certified and supported by HP on its Proliant Systems:...
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server to be certified, supported on HP ProLiant systems
By Canonical, 19 April 2012
Companies to target hyperscale, cloud and big data customers Canonical today announced the imminent certification and support of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, a leading...
Watch out for Ubuntu! The E-Pebble smartwatch
By Canonical, 19 April 2012
In the year 2000 IBM showed off the WatchPad, a computer on your wrist, but one perhaps ahead of its time and still needing a little bit of design-love. Of...
Berlin: Typobau: Ubuntu Arabic Ausstellung/Exhibition
By Canonical, 19 April 2012
Some of original sketches for Ubuntu Arabic are about to go on display in Berlin! We’ve talked before about the work done by Rayan Abdullah on drawing and...
Configuring Keystone in OpenStack (Essex)
By Canonical, 16 April 2012
Keystone is an identity service written in Python that provides a pluggable back end, designed to support various protocols for authentication and...
System status menu refinements in Ubuntu 12.10
By Matthew Paul Thomas, 13 April 2012
For Ubuntu 12.04, we’re planning to merge the user and system menus, make major changes to the messaging menu, introduce a new sync menu, and retire the...
Canonical is Headline Sponsor of the OpenStack Design Summit & Conference
By Cezzaine Zaher, 13 April 2012
Canonical is proud to be one of the headline sponsors of the OpenStack Design Summit & Conference next week in San Francsico. Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth...