According to a report on MarketWatch, IBM is teaming up with Canonical (the company behind Ubuntu), Novell and Red Hat to deliver Microsoft-free desktops worldwide.
“The slow adoption of Vista among businesses and budget-conscious CIOs, coupled with the proven success of a new type of Microsoft-free PC in every region, provides an extraordinary window of opportunity for Linux,” said Kevin Cavanaugh, vice president for IBM Lotus Software. “We’ll work to unlock the desktop to save our customers money and give freedom of choice by offering this industry-leading solution.”
Canonical, which sells subscription support for Ubuntu, a Linux operating system that scores high marks on usability and “the cool factor,” will re-distribute Lotus Symphony via their repositories. Symphony 1.1 will be available through the Ubuntu repositories by the end of August. General availability will coincide with the Lotus Symphony 1.2 release expected to be available by the end of October 2008.
MarketWatch [via Slashdot]