The Linux Box to market Ubuntu to US enterprise users

THE LINUX BOX TO MARKET THE UBUNTU 
 
operating system TO U.S. ENTERPRISE USERS
 
ANN ARBOR, Mich., February 16, 2010 One of the most rapidly growing and popular operating
systems, Ubuntu, is taking a significant run at the U.S. business and enterprise market thanks to
a new partnership between The Linux Box and software developer Canonical Ltd., the company behind
Ubuntu.
 
Launched in October 2004, Ubuntu is one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions in the
world with more than 10 million users.  With users in homes, schools, businesses and governments
around the world, Ubuntu is a powerful and secure open source operating system for desktops,
laptops, netbooks and servers. Ubuntu contains all the applications you need and will always be
free of charge. With the values of open source software at its core, Ubuntu costs nothing to
download or update.
 
As an official Canonical Silver Solution Provider Partner, The Linux Box will sell, install and
support customized Ubuntu-based solutions to organizations running Linux systems.  It will also
provide businesses with large-scale migration deployment support and training services for cloud
computing infrastructures and enterprise desktop alternatives.
 
"Combining forces with The Linux Box enables many more US businesses in every industry to embrace
Ubuntu as their end-to-end open source data center solution," said Steve George, director of
corporate services at Canonical. "We look forward to Ubuntu being The Linux Box's best-of-breed
open source solution."
 
The Linux Box is an established bespoke software development consultancy that customizes open
source projects for clients across a variety of sectors, providing professional services for
organizations looking to gain competitive advantage, reduce IT costs and increase the control they
have over their open source technologies.  
 
"Ubuntu's game-changing operating system model is catching on with original equipment manufacturers
and business organizations of all sizes," noted Elizabeth Ziph, CEO and co-founder of The Linux
Box.  "We hope to help educate enterprises to Ubuntu's solid performance characteristics and to
expand its market share."
 
For more information about Ubuntu, or to inquire about enterprise sales, contact
sales@linuxbox.com.
 
About Canonical
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 - an ever-popular and fast-growing open-source operating system. It aims to
ensure that Ubuntu is available to every organization and individual on servers, desktops, laptops
and netbooks. 
 
Canonical partners with computer hardware manufacturers to certify Ubuntu, provides migration,
deployment, support and training services to businesses, and offers online services direct to end
users. Canonical also builds and maintains collaborative, open-source development tools to ensure
that organizations and individuals can participate fully in innovations within the open-source
community. For more information, please visit www.canonical.com. 
 
About The Linux Box
Founded in 1999, The Linux Box (www.linuxbox.com) is a professional services organization
specializing in open source technology and the Linux platform in the server and cluster
environments.  It provides software development and customization services to a broad range of
clients in industries ranging from energy and financial services to government, life sciences and
the utilities.
 
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