Canonical Makes it Easy to Switch to Ubuntu

“Canonical Makes it Easy to Switch to Ubuntu

New offerings to individuals and small businesses to ease
transition to fastest growing Linux desktop

London July 31, 2009: Canonical, the founder of the Ubuntu
project, announced today it has launched new support services for
the Ubuntu desktop for individuals – and small businesses —
looking for cost effective alternatives to Microsoft Windows and
Apple Mac.

Ubuntu is the fastest growing open source desktop – with
millions of users around the world using it at home and work.
Support from Canonical’s team of experts enables users to take full
advantage of the powerful Ubuntu operating system. Services include
installation support, as well as ongoing assistance with
configuration and applications.

“Canonical’s Desktop Support Services provides an easy,
inexpensive way to get Ubuntu up and running in the home, home
office and small business – reaching the vast majority of computer
users,” said Steve George, director of Canonical’s Corporate
Services division. “With our team supporting them, Ubuntu is ideal
for people who just want their computer to work, where the goal is
to get up and running with no fuss, focusing on the things they
want to accomplish.”

Canonical’s Desktop Support Services includes three offerings:
Starter, Advanced and Professional:

. The Starter Desktop Service supports installation, set-up and
basic functionality – such as Internet, creating documents and
playing music and videos.

. The Advanced Desktop Service is for more experienced users who
need help migrating files and settings from a previously used
operating system or assistance with desktop publishing and
personnel accounting.

. The Professional Desktop Service is for the business user who
use Ubuntu as their main environment. Installation support ensures
the Ubuntu machine is set up on the corporate network and
integrated into existing IT services. The Professional Desktop
Service also helps set up desktop virtualization and ongoing
support provides professional users with quicker access to support
personnel.

Pricing and availability

Canonical’s individual and small business Desktop Services are
available now and can be purchased from the Ubuntu shop at
https://shop.canonical.com/.

For details, prices and what to expect from these services visit
http://www.ubuntu.com/services

About Canonical

Canonical provides engineering, online and professional services
to Ubuntu partners and customers worldwide. As the founder of 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.