System76 Inc., a provider of Ubuntu pre-installed laptops and desktops, introduces the first available line of certified, pre-installed servers featuring Ubuntu 7.10 Server Edition - delivering a new choice in quality server platforms. "The availability of 9 to 5 or 24/7 Canonical support extends our server line to those businesses requiring robust support for their mission critical applications," stated  Carl Richell, President of System76.

    Ubuntu 7.10 availability on System76 servers fulfills a broad range of data center needs including email, file and print services, virtualization, and customer relationship management. The pedestal or rackmount servers feature Quad Core Intel XEON Processors, up to 8 TB of storage, and up to 32 GB of memory.

    Certification of System76 servers is an official endorsement by the Ubuntu project, backed by a validation and testing process conducted by Canonical to ensure compatibility with Ubuntu. Canonical provides assurance against regressions in support.

    Nobody understands Ubuntu better than Canonical. Canonical is the commercial sponsor of the project and we directly employ many of the leading developers of the distribution. So if you or your company is serious about deploying Ubuntu on the server or the desktop then you need to engage with Canonical's support team. It's the reassurance and back-up that real projects need.

    "From the beginning, System76 has been at the vanguard of making Ubuntu available on rock-solid, certified hardware, first with laptops and desktops, and now with servers," commented Jane Silber, chief operating officer of Canonical. "This announcement attests to our partnership, to the increasing demand from partners and customers for the Ubuntu 7.10 Server Edition, and to the fact that Ubuntu is ready for the enterprise."

    As your business grows, so does your network. More applications need to be deployed and more servers are required. Ubuntu Server Edition offers support for several common configurations, and simplifies common Linux server deployment processes. It provides a well-integrated platform enabling you to quickly and easily deploy a new server with any of the standard internet services: mail, web, DNS, file serving or database management.