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Ubuntu Desktop 7.04 released

by Canonical on 16 April 2007

Boasts Windows Migration, Improved Networking, Graphics and Multimedia Support Canonical Ltd., the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, announce the availability of...

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Ubuntu 7.04 delivers on the promise of Open Source

by Canonical on 16 April 2007

While millions consider whether to pay for Vista, the Ubuntu project releases its secure, high performance, free desktop and server editions. For users...

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Launchpad 1.0 Beta released

by Canonical on 2 April 2007

Launchpad.net today started public beta testing of Launchpad 1.0, a web-based collaboration service that improves the flow of communication between different...

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Ubuntu receives Editor’s Choice Award from PC Welt

by Canonical on 26 March 2007

Canonical Ltd, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, today announced it has scooped another award for Ubuntu, its leading-edge Linux distribution. At the PC Welt...

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Ubuntu 7.04 Beta

by Canonical on 23 March 2007

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the beta release of Ubuntu 7.04. Ubuntu 7.04 is the most user-friendly Ubuntu to date and includes a ground-breaking...

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Canonical and NT+C Südwest GmbH partner to deliver Ubuntu Certified Professional training in Germany

by Canonical on 21 March 2007

Canonical Ltd, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, today announced it has signed an agreement with NT+C Network Training and Consulting Südwest GmbH, to deliver...

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Guadalinex to derive from Ubuntu

by Canonical on 14 March 2007

Guadalinex is a Debian based GNU/Linux distribution promoted by the government of Andalusia (Spain). It’s used in schools, public libraries, centers for...

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Ubuntu 5.10 reaches end-of-life on April 13th 2007

by Canonical on 14 March 2007

Ubuntu announced the release of 5.10 almost 18 months ago, on October 13th. As with the earlier releases, Ubuntu committed to ongoing security and critical...

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Canonical and SpikeSource partner to offer certified applications

by Canonical on 5 March 2007

Canonical Ltd, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, and SpikeSource, a provider of open source solutions, today announced that SpikeSource will certify its...

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Rosetta has been released

by Canonical on 15 February 2007

The Rosetta Translation Portal team is pleased to announce that the portal is now ready for widespread use. Rosetta’s goal is to make the process of...

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Ubuntu wins TUX award

by Canonical on 14 February 2007

Ubuntu and Kubuntu have been awarded the TUX Magazine Readers Choice Award for 2005 TUX Magazine is aimed at the new Linux user, and currently has over 50,000...

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Canonical and Linspire announce technology partnership

by Canonical on 8 February 2007

Canonical Ltd, the lead sponsor of the popular Ubuntu operating system, and Linspire, Inc. the developer of the commercial desktop Linux operating system of...