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All you need to know about the fast, free, and user friendly
Ubuntu desktop operating system.


Canonical
2 January 2013

Ubuntu comes to the phone, with a beautifully distilled interface and a unique full PC capability when docked

News Desktop

Leading open PC platform with huge global following announces mobile version for network operators, OEMs and silicon vendors Fast, beautiful interface for entry level smartphones Unique PC experience on superphones when docked with a monitor, keyboard and mouse Ubuntu raises the bar for mobile UI design, for richer and...

Canonical
2 January 2013


Canonical
14 December 2012

Top 10 questions about Ubuntu

Article Cloud and server

It’s the end of the year, we met with lots of people from all around the world, at various conferences and events and wherever they were from and whatever their role in IT was, the same questions always seem to come back. So we thought we’d list the top 10 questions we get, here, for

Canonical
14 December 2012


Canonical
4 December 2012

Windows 8 part 3: Don’t let legacy apps block the benefits of open source

Article Desktop

Hidden away in the dark corner of every business there are monsters that scare the bejesus out of many an IT manager. They are little legacy applications, often unsupported by their creators, running on old spreadsheets, an ageing Access database or arcane Word macros. Now, big legacy applications, the kind that big...

Canonical
4 December 2012


Canonical
4 December 2012

How will consumerisation of personal devices affect the choice of OS?

News Desktop

Best of our webinars – (Relates to content in this webinar) Along with the cloud, one of the big trends in corporate IT in recent years is the consumerisation of personal computing. Telecoms contracts have made smartphones affordable for nearly everyone, encouraging many business people to start using their iPhone or...

Canonical
4 December 2012


Canonical
29 November 2012

Ubuntu and BitNami

Videos Cloud and server

Learn why BitNami uses Ubuntu on Amazon Web Services to help developers adapt their applications to work on the desktop, the server and the cloud.

Canonical
29 November 2012


Canonical
12 November 2012

Windows 8 part 2: Licensing complexity

News Desktop

Last time we talked about how Windows 8 brings a dramatic shift to user experience. Today we’re going to explore whether businesses can escape the Window’s licensing complexity for a simpler, more cost-effective approach. It comes round like Christmas. And just as family rows over who-sleeps-where and who-eats-what are...

Canonical
12 November 2012


Canonical
26 October 2012

Top 10 questions about Ubuntu Server

White paper Desktop

What’s different about Ubuntu Server? Is it secure enough to use in my business? Will it work on my hardware? Whether you’ve already deployed Ubuntu in your business or are just starting to consider it, we know that you’re bound to have questions as have others before you. We have asked our customer-facing technical heads

Canonical
26 October 2012


Canonical
18 October 2012

Ubuntu 12.10 breaks down the barrier between the PC and the web

News Desktop

Ubuntu 12.10 integrates the desktop and the Internet, enabling people to easily access content and applications – whether the live locally or online. Ubuntu 12.10 makes it possible to integrate the most popular web-based applications as if they were native applications Ubuntu 12.10 is the perfect alternative for anyone...

Canonical
18 October 2012


Canonical
17 October 2012

Manage thousands of desktops, servers and cloud instances with Landscape

White paper Cloud and server

Landscape provides a single, easy-to-use, browser-based control panel, through which you can manage your machines from anywhere. With a fully scriptable API, you can integrate it with your current Linux management tools, extending their capabilities and giving you the power to do more with fewer resources. Most...

Canonical
17 October 2012


Canonical
8 October 2012

Windows 8 migration? Let’s open the debate

News Desktop

It’s the CIO’s nightmare scenario. The chief executive boots up on a Monday morning and spits coffee and pastry as he struggles in vain to find the essential application feature once close to his fingertips. The look and layout of a vital business program has changed with a software upgrade and now the company’s most

Canonical
8 October 2012


Canonical
21 September 2012

Ubuntu Server Edition for the enterprise

White paper Desktop

In this white paper, we’ll take a look at how Ubuntu’s unique dual-release cycle can bring the best innovations from the open-source world to your test and development machines. We’ll also examine the rigorous testing and quality assurance that goes into ensuring a robust, stable and flexible platform for your...

Canonical
21 September 2012


Canonical
21 September 2012

Ubuntu Desktop for the enterprise

White paper Desktop

Ubuntu has become a serious contender for businesses looking for desktop alternatives. As an open-source system, it offers huge licensing savings over proprietary technologies. And it’s far leaner and easier to customise, which helps you minimise management costs and get more from your older hardware. This paper looks...

Canonical
21 September 2012


Canonical
21 September 2012

Five golden rules for Ubuntu migration

Article Desktop

The enterprise desktop is ripe for change. And if you’re thinking about how to make it happen then our latest guide is for you. This new, free ebook will show you why moving to Ubuntu is easier than you think. It’s really not the headache that people would have you believe. As long as you

Canonical
21 September 2012


Canonical
21 September 2012

Crunch time on the enterprise desktop

Article Desktop

The enterprise desktop is ripe for change. With support for Windows XP coming to an end, it’s time to find a better way. This ebook is about that better way. It’s a short, easy-to-read guide to why Ubuntu is a better choice than Windows

Canonical
21 September 2012