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• Canonical gears Linux upgrade to the cloud

  By Paul Krill | 27 April, 2012 00:24

  Canonical is focusing on cloud deployments with an upgrade to its Ubuntu Linux distribution being unveiled on Thursday.

• Canonical gears Linux upgrade to the cloud

  By Paul Krill | 26 April, 2012 23:18

  Canonical is focusing on cloud deployments with an upgrade to its Ubuntu Linux distribution being unveiled on Thursday.

• Canonical gears Linux upgrade to the cloud

  By Paul Krill | 26 April, 2012 22:45

  Canonical is focusing on cloud deployments with an upgrade to its Ubuntu Linux distribution being unveiled on Thursday.

• Linux Foundation's open-source cloud conference set for August

  By Jon Gold | 25 April, 2012 14:29

  The Linux Foundation today announced that it would hold a symposium on the cloud, big data and open source this August in San Diego dubbed CloudOpen.

• Ubuntu founder pitches new tool for server provisioning

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 06 April, 2012 00:51

  Ubuntu developer Canonical is working on a new provisioning platform called Metal as a Service (MAAS), which will be used to activate new servers, on top of which a cloud can be deployed, founder Mark Shuttleworth said in a blog post on Wednesday.

• Who uses Ubuntu Linux, and why? Survey offers new insight.

  By Katherine Noyes | 03 April, 2012 04:39

  It's all too common to hear Linux portrayed by detractors as an operating system suitable only for longtime hackers and “hobbyists,” as it was put in one recent example.

• Ubuntu Linux 12.04 'Precise Pangolin' reaches final beta

  By Katherine Noyes | 31 March, 2012 06:17

  With just a few weeks remaining before the final release of Ubuntu Linux 12.04 "Precise Pangolin," Canonical has released the second and final beta version of the free and open source operating system.

• No unified stack soon for big data

  By Joab Jackson | 16 March, 2012 05:04

  Despite the growing interest in big data platforms, it may be some time before organizations will be able to deploy a standardized big data software stack, concluded a panel of speakers Wednesday during a virtual panel hosted by GigaOm.

• Android: Coming soon to a desktop near you?

  By Katherine Noyes | 25 February, 2012 05:16

  If ever there was a week to make plain the writing on the proverbial wall of the personal computing world, this week has been it.

• Ubuntu Android add-on designed to replace PCs

  By Joab Jackson | 22 February, 2012 05:29

  Canonical has unveiled software that will give Android smartphones the ability to run full desktop computer sessions on computer monitors and television sets.

• Ubuntu to feature command line shortcuts

  By Joab Jackson | 25 January, 2012 04:13

  Canonical will outfit the next release of its Ubuntu Linux OS with a new type of interface that will allows desktop users to execute functions for any program through a command line interface, or by voice command.

• Canonical demonstrates Ubuntu TV

  By Joab Jackson | 10 January, 2012 04:58

  Anticipating a growing market for smart television sets, Canonical will be demonstrating a version of its popular Ubuntu Linux OS that can be used for running TVs.

• Ubuntu targets smartphones, clouds

  By Tom Henderson | 19 December, 2011 17:27

  Ubuntu 11.10 has some jagged edges and documentation isn't easy to locate, but Canonical is certainly dreaming big with this latest update, dubbed Oneiric (dreamy) Ocelot.

• Canonical's Ubuntu Linux will battle for mobile developers

  By Paul Krill | 02 November, 2011 10:01

  Canonical, which has great ambitions to extend its Ubuntu Linux to such devices as smartphones and tablets, is prepared to reach out to developers to get them to build the applications necessary to make the platform successful. But the company will have its work cut out for it, given that established providers on the market have a substantial head start.

• Is Ubuntu Linux too late to the mobile game?

  By Katherine Noyes | 02 November, 2011 06:06

  Canonical certainly delivered some exciting news this week when it announced that its Ubuntu Linux distribution is on the way to tablets, smartphones, and TVs.