Canonical provides engineering, online and professional services to Ubuntu partners and customers worldwide. As the company behind the Ubuntu project, Canonical is committed to the production and support of Ubuntu %u2013 an ever-popular and fast-growing open-source operating system. It aims to ensure that Ubuntu is available to every organisation and individual on servers, desktops, laptops and netbooks.
Canonical today announced that for the first time it was making publicly available its complete database of certified components for Ubuntu and Linux -- rapidly reducing the time-to-market for Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) working on Ubuntu or Linux machines.
Ubuntu 10.10 launch in October drew strong partner interest. Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, announced today the signing of several significant partnerships following the release last month of Ubuntu 10.10.