Canonical Releases World's Most Comprehensive, Up-to-Date Component Catalog for Linux

The database is available at www.ubuntu.com/certification/catalog.

2011-02-14

LONDON, ENGLAND, February 13, 2011 (Press-News.org) 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.

The catalogue gives ODMs a selection of over 1300 certified components from 161 manufacturers, making it the largest list of Linux-compatible components available. It takes advantage of Canonical's position at the heart of the server and PC industry, which enables the company to get components first as it deals globally with a huge range of manufacturers.

"There has not been a comprehensive, up-to-date freely available catalog like this for a long time," said Victor Palau, Platform Services Manager at Canonical. "By making this open and easily searchable we want to speed the component selection for Ubuntu machines, and allow us and our partner manufacturers to focus on the value-added user experience."

With this database, corporate buyers can specify the design of their Ubuntu desktops or servers from manufacturers much more efficiently. Individuals can be sure that the key components of the machine they are considering will work with their preferred Ubuntu or Linux distribution. The PC and server industry will also have a simple single source to publicize the work that they do in certifying Linux components and making that knowledge freely available.

The database is available at http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/catalog.

It builds on the work that the Ubuntu project has already done to list certified machines across the range of active releases of Ubuntu. Certified complete machines can be found at http://www.ubuntu.com/certification.

About Canonical Ltd.
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 http://www.canonical.com.

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