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Canonical launches Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop Edition

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NEW DELHI, INDIA: Feature enhancements to improve the user experience, shorter boot speeds (some as short as 25 seconds), faster access to a full computing environment on most desktop, laptop and netbook models, enhanced suspend-and-resume features to give users more time between charges along with immediate access after hibernation; Intelligent switching between Wi-Fi and 3G environments broadened to support more wireless devices and 3G cards, all this is what is promised as the Ubuntu 9.04 arrives today with the announcement from Canonical, Ubuntu’s commercial sponsor.

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Also announced were the simultaneous releases of Ubuntu 9.04 Server Edition and Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix (UNR).

In a press note. Jane Silber, COO, Canonical, said: “With every release, we see Ubuntu Desktop Edition make significant steps forward in appealing to mainstream computer users. With access to the latest office productivity suite, support for Skype and Adobe Flash, and faster boot times, we're confident that Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop Edition will see more people join millions of others and make the switch to an open platform."

Ubuntu 9.04 features OpenOffice.org 3.0, which can give users a complete office suite that is entirely compatible with Microsoft Office. A new integrated notification system appears in Ubuntu 9.04 for the first time. This system combines the notification methods of various applications and presents that information in a simple, unobtrusive manner. New icons and artwork also appear in this release, part of the continual improvement of the Ubuntu user experience. Canonical Ltd is an organisation that provides commercial services based on the Open Source operating system Ubuntu. Canonical helps hardware manufacturers install and market Ubuntu around the world. Canonical provides infrastructure that allows its employees, the Ubuntu community and the world's leading IT companies to collaborate on the Ubuntu platform.

Since its launch in October 2004, Ubuntu has become one of the most highly-regarded Linux distributions. With millions of users in homes, schools, businesses and governments around the world, Ubuntu is growing in popularity on both the server and the desktop. With the values of Open Source software at its core, Ubuntu costs nothing to download or update. Users are also actively encouraged to copy, reinstall, modify and share their Ubuntu software anytime, anywhere and with anyone, as per the release.