Canonical

Canonical produces Ubuntu, provides commercial services for Ubuntu's users, and works with hardware manufacturers, software vendors and cloud partners to certify Ubuntu.

1529 posts by Canonical

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Chicago-based financial services company chooses Ubuntu and cuts server infrastructure by 70 per cent

by Canonical on 4 October 2010

Financial services company Equitec was running its mission-critical, proprietary trading software on 100 Windows-based servers. After experiencing a series of...

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Film site reduces upgrade times from days to minutes

by Canonical on 4 October 2010

Kinopoisk (http://www.kinopoisk.ru/), a Russian film website similar to IMDb, needed to implement a new server infrastructure that would simplify maintenance...

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Ubuntu is the open source platform of choice for Oxford Archaeology

by Canonical on 4 October 2010

Out with the proprietary software and in with open source. Moving to Ubuntu is proving to be an excellent decision by Oxford Archaeology. Background Oxford...

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PlusServer deploys Landscape Dedicated Server and achieves a rapid return on investment

by Canonical on 4 October 2010

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...

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Ubuntu emoticons

by Canonical on 1 October 2010

“Say hello to my little friends…” I’ve just completed a set of emoticons that more closely follow our visual identity to replace the defaults on the Canonical...

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This week in design – 1 October 2010

by Canonical on 1 October 2010

It’s _almost_ there. Happy “so close to release I can almost taste the Ubuntinis” Day everyone! And if you’ve not tried an Ubuntini, well you should. The next...

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Ubuntu supports technology-enabled teaching at The Johns Hopkins University

by Canonical on 30 September 2010

Cost-effective, easy-to-use and reliable, Ubuntu proved to be the open source platform of choice on which to build a support system for technology-enabled...

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Ubuntu provides a secure and easily accessible system for german pilots

by Canonical on 30 September 2010

Enhanced security, outstanding support and reduced maintenance times – Ubuntu was the optimal choice for Contact Air GmbH. Summary Contact Air is a regional...

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Ubuntu proved the optimal choice for a non-profit radio station

by Canonical on 30 September 2010

Simplicity in switching, ease-of-use, great client/server side management and outstanding reliability – Ubuntu proved the best choice for KRUU-FM Radio...

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Locatrix deploys mobile applications on Ubuntu

by Canonical on 30 September 2010

Locatrix Communications is a developer of mobile location-based application services, for deployment by enterprises and mobile network operators. The...

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Ubuntu enables advanced computer research into killer diseases

by Canonical on 30 September 2010

Delivering training courses to researchers in developing countries – Ubuntu was the first choice for The Wellcome Trust Sangar Institute. Background The...