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• 08 April 2013

• News: Ingram Micro to distribute CyberPower Systems' products

  Leading distributor, Ingram Micro, has signed a distribution agreement with global manufacturer of power protection and UPS products, CyberPower Systems.

• News: Ubuntu 13.04 'Raring Ringtail' drops Wubi in final beta

  Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" may have technically hit beta 1 a few weeks ago, but at the time there was no beta release to test and try out. Rather, the only variations with actual beta images to see were Edubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, UbuntuKylin, Ubuntu Cloud, Ubuntu Studio, and Xubuntu.

• 04 April 2013

• News: Three Ubuntu Linux versions will reach end of life in May

  Hard on the heels of Canonical's decision last month to halve the support life for non-LTS releases of Ubuntu Linux, the company late last week announced that three versions of its popular Linux distribution will reach end of life in May.

• 02 April 2013

• News: GNOME 3.8 delivers more privacy and a new 'classic' mode

  Linux fans may recall the GNOME project's announcement late last fall that it was planning to drop its "fallback" mode aimed at systems incapable of 3D rendering and to deliver a brand-new "classic" mode instead.

• 28 March 2013

• News: Linux use in enterprises jumps again: survey

  The past two years have already seen significant jumps in corporate Linux usage, but now it looks like that trend is continuing into a third year.

• 26 March 2013

• News: Four alternatives to Android, iOS, and Windows Phone

  Today Android and iOS dominate the smartphone market, combining to provide the operating systems for more than 95 percent of smartphones. Still, not everyone is a fan of the Apple-Google mobile universe.

• 25 March 2013

• News: Linux distro update: Ubuntu slashes support, Debian 7.0 draws near

  It wasn't all that long ago that Canonical extended the support period for Long Term Support (LTS) releases of its Ubuntu Linux from three years to five, but last week it made a move in the opposite direction for its non-LTS software.

• News: Career Watch: Linux pros are in demand

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• News: Have an older PC? Try the new Ubuntu Linux-based LXLE

  For users of Microsoft Windows, frequent hardware upgrades tend to be a fact of life in order to keep each new iteration of the resources-hungry operating system running smoothly.

• 22 March 2013

• News: China plans to standardize around local version of Ubuntu

  China has picked Canonical's Linux-based Ubuntu OS as the reference architecture to establish a standardized operating system in the nation that could end up in PCs, servers, tablets and smartphones.

• 19 March 2013

• News: Rackspace program looks to 'seed' cloud workforce

  Rackspace launched the Open Cloud Academy today, a training program to teach skills in various open source areas, such as OpenStack, Hadoop and Linux, with a specific focus on cloud computing.

• 18 March 2013

• News: Ubuntu Linux 13.04 'Raring Ringtail' hits beta 1

  Fans of Ubuntu Linux may recall that the Ubuntu 13.04 development cycle is a little different from those of versions past, as Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth outlined back in October.

• 15 March 2013

• News: We're becoming gadget hoarders: Sophos

  Gadgets are growing on us Australians, with the average number of larger electronic devices per person calculated at 2.6 in the country, according to a new infographic by Sophos’ Naked Security site.

• 14 March 2013

• News: Make your PC kid-friendly with four custom operating systems

  Teaching little kids to use computers is a great idea, but the thought of exposing innocent minds to the drek that flies across the Internet is enough to make a sane parent think about relocating to Amish country.

• News: The Chromebook family grows again with Acer's new C7

  There appears to be no end in sight to the Chromebook phenomenon, which has seen PC maker after PC maker jump onto Google's Chrome OS-powered bandwagon.

• 13 March 2013

• News: Security of open-source software again being scrutinized

  A recent round of flaws discovered in open-source software has reignited concerns that security is getting bypassed in the rush to continue expanding the large and extremely popular code base used by millions.

• News: The ultimate Linux starter kit for small business

  Microsoft did its best to usher in a new era od desktop computing with the launch of Windows 8, but many businesses and individuals are opting out. Linux-based operating systems, meanwhile, present a more and more compelling alternative. Benefits include tougher security and superior customization--not to mention that Linux is usually free.

• News: Ubuntu Linux gets a new official flavour

  Ubuntu fans may recall Ubuntu GNOME Remix, the unofficial flavor of the Linux distribution that was launched last fall for users not fond of the software's default Unity desktop environment.

• 12 March 2013

• News: Chrome OS holds firm against hackers at Pwnium 3

  The Pwn2Own 2013 and Pwnium 3 hacking competitions may have both taken place in the same locale last week--specifically, the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver, B.C.--but the differences in their outcomes could not have been more striking.

• 11 March 2013

• News: Dell, Canonical announce new Ubuntu 12.04 support for servers

  Dell's 12th-generation PowerEdge server line now supports the use of Ubuntu 12.04 across the board, thanks to a new agreement between the hardware maker and developer Canonical that provides Ubuntu Advantage services to Dell's customers.

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