‘Ubuntu Friendly’ Hardware Certification Program Maturing

If Canonical had its way, OEMs would make sure Ubuntu ran well on their hardware before shipping it. But most OEMs don’t, so Ubuntu developers have resorted to the next best thing: crowd-sourcing hardware validation to users via the Ubuntu Friendly program, which is almost ready for prime time. Here’s the scoop. We first covered [...]

Canonical Sees Seven Opportunities for Ubuntu Partners

Seeking to promote Ubuntu to resellers and distributors, Canonical is making a surprise appearance this week at CompTIA Breakaway in Washington, D.C. Here, Canonical is outlining seven potential profit opportunities for partners that back Ubuntu, a Linux distribution that has mobile, desktop, server and cloud computing capabilities. Equally important, Canonical is promoting Landscape — a [...]

Canonical Launches Ubuntu Linux Channel Partner Program

Canonical, promoter of Ubuntu Linux, has finally announced a new channel partner program called Ubuntu Advantage (UA).  It sounds like Paul Holt, VP of corporate services at Canonical, essentially becomes the company’s channel chief. Ubuntu certainly has a strong following in certain niche PC markets. But can Canonical finally master the channel? Here’s the update. [...]

Canonical, Nuxeo Partner on Document Management Solution

Canonical continues to not only expand its vendor partnerships, but also integrate its product solutions with the addition of Nuxeo DMS to the Ubuntu Partner Repository. Here are the details, and what they say about Canonical’s long-term strategy. As of July 11, 2011, Nuxeo’s open source Document Management System is available as a package in [...]

Ubuntu 11.04: What to Expect in Every Open Source Flavor

With Ubuntu 11.04 nearly upon us, it’s time to take a look at the features which headline this latest and greatest version of the world’s most popular open source operating system. Here’s a look, broken down by Ubuntu flavor … First, though, some quick notes for those in the dark: Set to be officially released [...]

Ubuntu switches search back from Yahoo! To Google

Ubuntu will continue to use Google as the default search engine for Firefox in its upcoming 10.04 “Lucid Lynx” release, effectively ending a brief testing phase with Yahoo! Earlier this year Canonical announced it was dropping Google in favour of Yahoo! as the default search engine for is distribution of Firefox. However, no formal release [...]

Dell Brings Specialized Cloud Computing Infrastructure To The Mainstream

Building on years of customer collaboration as the infrastructure partner for some of the world’s largest cloud service providers and hyperscale data center operators, Dell today announced new solutions, systems and services designed to help more customers build efficient and affordable cloud computing and hyperscale data center installations. The News: New integrated cloud infrastructure solutions [...]

16 things that could be improved in Ubuntu 10.04

In this post I’m going to list 16 things that I think could be improved in Lucid. I’m going to try my best to address the issues in detail and offer solutions. Of course, all of this is also a matter of opinion too. The object of this post is to make you think about [...]

Ubuntu: Canonical’s Partner Program Scores 2 Wins

Canonical’s channel partner program for Ubuntu, the fast-growing Linux distribution, took two promising steps forward this week. One step involves a vote of confidence from a key consulting company. The other step involves a key move in the government market. Here are the details. On the consulting front, The Linux Box of Ann Arbor, Mich., [...]

Ubuntu Tweak 0.5 Finally Released

After ten days’ of UTCOM’s online, I’m proud to announce the release of Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.0! It’s a very important version of Ubuntu Tweak, it has new fresh interface, the ability to sync data from the website and lots of new options added. Let’s go and see what’s new with Ubuntu Tweak 0.5. First, let’s [...]