Ubuntu Server 9.04: Progress With HP

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"Shuttleworth also hinted that Canonical's server relationship with HP is growing stronger. Here are the details.

"According to Shuttleworth, Ubuntu 9.04 Server edition is the first Canonical release to be fully tested on so many server configurations prior to an Ubuntu upgrade launch.

"Shuttleworth also hinted that a closer working relationship with HP’s server team is expected to be announced within weeks. According to sources I've spoken with, the relationship will not involve HP preloading Ubuntu Server Edition -- at least not initially. Instead, the HP relationship will initially involve compatibility testing and full certifcation of ProLiant servers to run Ubuntu Server Edition 9.04. Shuttlworth confirmed that forthcoming news with his own statements during the media briefing."

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