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News sources report that Ubuntu is the latest Linux distro to fall under IBM's endless quest to unseat Microsoft from business desktops and servers.

Canonical, the commercial sponsor of user-friendly Ubuntu, has inked a deal with IBM that'll serve Ubuntu well in the enterprise.

That is, running business applications.

As reported, Canonical will re-distribute IBM's Lotus Symphony, based on OpenOffice.org, with its Ubuntu repositories.

Deconstructing the language IBM used to make this announcement, Canonical said it would have Lotus Notes install with Symphony using the Ubuntu two-click process.

Canonical expects testing to be done in September and general availability with the release by IBM of a Lotus Notes client for Debian this autumn.

The question is whether Canonical will also provide support for Symphony, a free product from IBM that the systems giant supports.

Regardless, Canonical and Ubuntu are finding growing favor with IBM, which wants its applications running on Linux distros against Microsoft's Windows and business applications.

So far, for example, IBM's DB2 has been certified on Ubuntu.

Fort Lauderdale computer repair experts say IBM's endorsement is great for Ubuntu, which - with Red Hat and Novell both conspicuous by their absence - was the Linux distro that owned this year's LinuxWorld.

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