Migration

10 reasons to migrate

by Canonical on 11 February 2011

The computing world is extremely polarised when it comes to proprietary vs. open source, and a million industry voices tell a million different stories. Even...

Skalica City Hall reduces costs by 70 per cent with Ubuntu

by admin on 16 December 2010

Landscape systems management simplifies maintenance Summary Based in Slovakia, the Skalica City Hall IT team must provide a reliable and easy-to-use desktop...

AMTRON delivers 28,000 Ubuntu-based PCs to students in Assam

by Canonical on 10 November 2010

India-based government information and communication technologies (ICT) provider The Assam Electronics Development Corporation (AMTRON) needed to provide...

La Gendarmerie Nationale upgrades 85,000 PCs to Ubuntu Desktop Edition

by Canonical on 10 November 2010

Summary La Gendarmerie Nationale's IT team must ensure that the police force can provide a responsive and cost-effective service nationwide. With growing IT...

Wikimedia chooses Ubuntu for all of its servers

by Canonical on 4 October 2010

Background Most people with a passing acquaintance with a browser or Google search know Wikipedia, the web-based encyclopedia spanning topics from the...

Oakland University replaces UNIX with Ubuntu

by Canonical on 4 October 2010

Company overview Oakland University, a state-supported college in Rochester, Mich., teaches some 18,000 students across its liberal arts, business...

Chicago-based financial services company chooses Ubuntu and cuts server infrastructure by 70 per cent

by Canonical on 4 October 2010

Financial services company Equitec was running its mission-critical, proprietary trading software on 100 Windows-based servers. After experiencing a series of...

Ubuntu is the open source platform of choice for Oxford Archaeology

by Canonical on 4 October 2010

Out with the proprietary software and in with open source. Moving to Ubuntu is proving to be an excellent decision by Oxford Archaeology. Background Oxford...

Ubuntu proved the optimal choice for a non-profit radio station

by Canonical on 30 September 2010

Simplicity in switching, ease-of-use, great client/server side management and outstanding reliability – Ubuntu proved the best choice for KRUU-FM Radio...

Andalusia deploys 220,000 Ubuntu desktops in schools throughout the region

by Canonical on 13 March 2010

Summary The Andalusian Regional Government, Spain, wanted to improve access to IT in schools throughout the region. It asked IT services company...