Canonical

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

1486 posts by Canonical

AdAction drives ad-serving performance with Ubuntu and Membase Server

by Canonical on 14 April 2011

New server-side solution delivers high throughput and zero downtime Summary AdAction, a leader in the ad-serving business, tracks consumer behaviour online...

ShipIt comes to an end

by Canonical on 5 April 2011

It’s with some regret that we are announcing the end of the ShipIt Programme and the CD distributor programme. When we started ShipIt in 2005 broadband was...

LVM convert 10,000 corporate desktops to ubuntu with services from Canonical

by Canonical on 5 April 2011

Canonical today announced the successful migration of 10 000 desktops to Ubuntu by German insurance company LVM Versicherung. The project was undertaken with...

Narwhal spotted at Lambeth Bridge

by Canonical on 1 April 2011

We always knew Google Maps was good! Google Maps did prove its accuracy; when we looked out of the window from the 27th floor down towards Lambeth Bridge...

Ubuntu Software Centre adds Darwinia and Uplink

by Canonical on 24 March 2011

London, March 24 2011: Canonical today announced the addition of Darwinia and Uplink, games by renowned publisher Introversion to the Ubuntu Software Center....

Moodlerooms boosts reliability with Ubuntu Server and Ubuntu Advantage

by Canonical on 16 March 2011

Ubuntu Advantage subscription service resolves issues, fast Summary Solution provider Moodlerooms provides a range of educational tools for universities and...

Ubuntu Netbook Edition folded into Ubuntu for next release

by Canonical on 9 March 2011

One of the benefits of the direction that’s been taken with the next release of Ubuntu is that there is no longer a need for a separate netbook edition. The...

Introducing Overlay Scrollbars in Unity

by Canonical on 3 March 2011

One of our goals in the Unity design effort is maximising immersion in content, and reducing the amount of chrome and clutter needed around that content....

Ubuntu, the cloud OS

by Canonical on 2 March 2011

We made a small flurry of announcements last week, all of which were related to cloud computing. I think it is worthwhile to put some context around Ubuntu...

Legislators in Kerala, India work better with Ubuntu laptops

by Canonical on 17 February 2011

Tens of thousands of dollars saved on software licensing Summary The Government of Kerala wanted to provide 141 members of its legislative assembly with new...

Thunderbird in the Usability Lab!

by Canonical on 16 February 2011

I have just completed sessions of usability testing of Thunderbird. This time, I had the pleasure of working with Andreas Nilsson, who came to London to...

DanRabbit on the Ubuntu One Desktop

by Canonical on 16 February 2011

Hey Ubuntu One and Design fans! This is my first post here, and I have to say I feel priveledged to be able to write to you all. Recently I’ve been working...