Introduction Jon Melamut VP OEM Services
Ubuntu Hardware Summit 2010 SLIDE 2
Ubuntu Hardware Summit 2010 SLIDE 3 Canonical About Canonical ● Lead sponsor of the Ubuntu project ● Founded in 2004, 380+ staff in 30 countries ● Offices in Taiwan, London, Boston, Montreal ● Commercial & technical support available in Brazil, China, Europe, India, Taiwan and the United States What we do ● Produce world-class Linux distributions ● Engineering services ● Consumer services ● Support and professional services
Ubuntu Hardware Summit 2010 SLIDE 4 Ubuntu LTS Year = 2010 Month = April = 04
Ubuntu Hardware Summit 2010 SLIDE 5 Ubuntu is the global leader = developers Ubuntu's brand leadership is an indicator of quality. This leadership and volume entails in better support from silicon vendors, ISVs, hardware components manufacturers. This means lower enablement costs & better customer experiences.
Ubuntu Hardware Summit 2010 SLIDE 6 What's new in Ubuntu & Canonical
Ubuntu Hardware Summit SLIDE 7 Agenda ● Keynote, Matt Zimmerman ● Three break out sessions ● Lunch ● Three break out sessions ● Close
Ubuntu Hardware Summit 2010 SLIDE 8 Today
Ubuntu Hardware Summit 2010 SLIDE 9 Introducing Matt Zimmerman Matt joined Canonical Ltd in He holds overall responsibility for Ubuntu engineering and leads our efforts in technology innovation, research and development, quality assurance and release operations. He also serves as Chair of the Ubuntu Technical Board. Matt led the team that created the Ubuntu distribution. Prior to joining Canonical, Matt was involved in a number of US government departments as well as a range of commercial start-ups.