A new partnership between The Linux Box and software developer Canonical Ltd., has propelled Ubuntu (News - Alert), a rapidly growing and popular operating system, into the U.S. business and enterprise market.

 

Ubuntu was launched in October 2004, and has more than 10 million users. It is one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions in the world. Having gained global acceptance, Ubuntu has made rapid inroads even into businesses and governments.

 

It is a powerful and secure open source operating system and ideal for desktops, laptops, netbooks and even servers. The nice part is that this open source operating system is self-sufficient for it contains all the applications that would be required and the best part is that it is free of charge. Ubuntu costs nothing to download or to update.