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OEM services Why Ubuntu?

Ubuntu products

Canonical's award-winning products meet a wide range of OEM and consumer requirements. All Canonical offerings support multimedia and connectivity formats including integrated Ethernet, Wi-Fi and 3G support.

 

Ubuntu Desktop Edition

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With Ubuntu Desktop, users can surf the web, read emails, create Microsoft-compatible documents and spreadsheets, edit images and much more. Ubuntu Desktop is ideal for OEMs wanting to deliver an elegant and simple desktop for education, corporate markets and general PC use.

 

Ubuntu Netbook Edition

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Ubuntu Netbook is a version of Ubuntu optimised for small-screened netbooks. It includes a simple interface that allows users to quickly find and organise their favourite online and offline applications. OEMs often choose Ubuntu Netbook when marketing direct to consumers via retail outlets or with network operators.

 

Ubuntu on ARM

Ubuntu on ARM provides a platform for the best collection of open-source applications and proprietary applications available on ARM. Core applications include Firefox 3.5, Chromium, Evolution email client, the Rhythmbox media player and OpenOffice.org. Highlights of the ARM distribution include DeviceTree support and ARM v7 Thumb2 optimisations and removal of unused packages, creating an optimised desktop. Ubuntu on ARM is available to OEMs with the Ubuntu Desktop or Ubuntu Netbook user experience, providing OEMs flexibility to choose the user experience that best meets the needs of their target markets.

 

Ubuntu in education

Canonical has a collection of (45+) open-source educational applications targeted at students, K-12 and beyond. Ubuntu in education can be delivered with a complete office suite, teaching and learning programs, pre-school resources and much more across a range of categories. The educational applications can be integrated to an existing Ubuntu distribution allowing OEMs the flexibility to choose the user interface that best meets their device characteristics and target markets. Learn more about Ubuntu in education

 

Ubuntu Server Edition

Ubuntu Server changes the server market for businesses by delivering the best of free software on a stable, fully supported and secure platform. Ubuntu can now be found in hundreds of businesses across the world delivering key services reliably, predictably and economically.

Learn more about Ubuntu Server (pdf)

 

Ubuntu Light: The web in seven seconds

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Ubuntu Light, powered by Unity, is a simplified version of Ubuntu. It's perfect as a companion to Windows for a fast web experience or as a standalone operating system for use in mobile or embedded devices. Typical startup times are seven seconds on a device with a solid state disk drive (SSD). Boot times can extend up to 20 seconds on hard disk drive (HDD) machines. PC OEMs can get Ubuntu Light now. Contact Canonical for more details. You can also test Unity on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS now.