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Canonical's Landscape goes local
News Canonical is introducing a version of its hosted Ubuntu system management tool that can be installed locally in a company's datacentre. Until now, the web-based console for Ubuntu Linux system administrators has only been available as a service...
[August 5, 2009, 17:32]
Canonical joins Linux Foundation
News Canonical, the company that sponsors the Linux-based operating system Ubuntu, has joined the Linux Foundation. Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth has been a member of the Linux Foundation board since early 2007.
[August 19, 2008, 12:35]
Canonical distributes Parallels via desktop update
News Canonical, the commercial sponsor of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, will on Thursday begin making commercial applications available to Ubuntu users directly through the desktop, in a step designed to simplify software installation.
[February 6, 2008, 16:17]
Canonical goes 'edgy' with latest Ubuntu
News Canonical on Thursday plans to release the new "Edgy Eft" version of its Ubuntu Linux, which includes a faster boot-up process. Canonical releases Ubuntu updates every six months; the previous 6.06 "Dapper Drake" arrived in June, a few weeks late.
[October 26, 2006, 9:05]
Canonical releases distributed VCS
News Canonical, the company behind the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, has released a content-development tool designed to move development into the internet age. The software, whose name recalls Eric Raymond's open-source manifesto The Cathedral and...
[December 17, 2007, 16:17]
Canonical hits back at Microsoft in netbook spat
Blog Canonical, the company that sponsors the Ubuntu Linux distribution, has attacked a Microsoft blogger's claims about why Windows netbooks outsell their Linux counterparts. Both MSI - a leading netbook PC OEM - and Canonical - the vendor supporting...
[April 14, 2009, 17:47]
Canonical refines mobile Ubuntu Linux
News Ubuntu backer Canonical has pinned down some broad feature lists for its upcoming version of Linux for smaller mobile devices. The first full release of the software, which will permit video, sound and full-featured internet browsing, is due to...
[June 7, 2007, 8:30]
Canonical releases Gutsy Gibbon
News Canonical has announced the release of Gutsy Gibbon, version 7.10 of its Ubuntu Linux operating system. Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, hopes that the release will spearhead Ubuntu's push into the server and other markets over the next...
[October 22, 2007, 12:36]
Canonical offers humans to Ubuntu-using enterprise
Blog Canonical has introduced a new class of support for enterprises using Ubuntu - the Premium Service Engineer or PSE. Describing PSEs as 'virtual team members' for an enterprise's internal Ubuntu support, the company says that they'll provide direct...
[September 3, 2009, 16:12]
Canonical releases Ubuntu MID Edition
News Canonical on Tuesday released its first publicly available developer edition of Ubuntu for mobile internet devices. Canonical will release new versions of the software on the same six-month cycle as it uses for the desktop version of the open...
[June 25, 2008, 9:20]
Ibex server features could be key for Canonical
Blog Intrepid Ibex, the 8.10 release of Ubuntu due this Thursday, is not a milestone for servers, but it comes at a time when Canonical, the commercial backer of the operating system, is starting to emphasise the server side of its business.
[October 28, 2008, 15:03]
Canonical dismisses Ubuntu security concerns
News Concerns over the security of the Ubuntu Linux distribution arose this week, when five out of eight local community servers sponsored by Canonical had to shut down. Canonical moved quickly to minimise the issue and reassure users that the OS is...
[August 16, 2007, 17:53]
Canonical hits back at Microsoft in netbook spat
Blog Comment It's interesting how LeBlanc casually slips in one little twist which completely changes the basis of a point. I think that he is probably right in saying that a large percentage of the Linux Netbook returns happen because the customers expected...
[April 16, 2009, 7:47]
Canonical hits back at Microsoft in netbook spat
Blog Comment Most of the figures I've seen indicate that when presented with similarly spec'd netbooks with an option to buy one with either WinXP or a decent Linux distro (as one example, the Dell Inspiron Mini 9), then Linux is selected by about a 3rd of...
[April 16, 2009, 9:02]
Canonical hits back at Microsoft in netbook spat
Blog Comment Well spoken Mr. Watson. More people today want a secure environment, and that keeps windows out completely. And as far as hardware support, you don't have to hit the internet searching for drivers, and downloading no telling what else embedded with...
[April 15, 2009, 12:14]
Ubuntu 'Intrepid Ibex' due on Thursday
News Canonical will release the newest version of its Ubuntu version of Linux on Thursday, chief executive Mark Shuttleworth said on Monday; but the company's profitability isn't on such a fast track. I think this downturn is going to be very good for...
[October 28, 2008, 7:57]
Ubuntu's Intrepid Ibex: A peek at what to expect
News Canonical released desktop and server versions of Ubuntu 8.10, aka Intrepid Ibex, on Thursday. Ubuntu and many other open-source software projects are hosted at Canonical's Launchpad site. The download is available on the Ubuntu website.
[October 30, 2008, 9:19]
IBM pushes into Africa with Ubuntu alliance
News IBM and Canonical have released a software package for Linux netbooks and thin clients, in a bid to push IBM's office productivity suite in emerging markets such as Africa. All the applications are based on open standards and run on Canonical's...
[September 23, 2009, 16:52]
Shuttleworth: Open-source desktops need a facelift
News Canonical, the leading backer of the Ubuntu version of Linux, is hiring a team to help make open-source software on the desktop more appealing and easier to use. The company plans to sign up designers and specialists in user experience and...
[September 11, 2008, 16:23]
Ubuntu makes second stab at enterprise servers
News Canonical, the Linux distribution maker best known for the Ubuntu Linux desktop operating system, has taken the wraps off a new release of the server edition of its product. Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server Edition, only the second Ubuntu release aimed at...
[April 23, 2008, 12:35]
