HP is planning to roll out a few of it’s Notebooks and Desktops preloaded with Novell’s Enterprise Desktop 10 (SLED10). Dell had the head start with it’s offering of machines preloaded with Ubuntu and recently also preloaded with SLED10.

“We are really excited because of the power that the HP distribution channel brings, the reach they have and their commitment to interoperability. I am very enthusiastic about what this relationship could bring,â€? Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian told eWEEK in an interview during Novell’s BrainShare 2008 conference.

This is good for Linux, not that Linux is going to overwhelm Microsoft’s market share anytime soon but it will certainly help built much needed awareness among users. From the hands of hobbyist into the enterprise environment.

Source: eWeek

Dell’s top of the range notebook and currently also the best notebook from Dell, the XPS M1330 is now being shipped pre-installed with Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon). The Ubuntu powered XPS notebooks are currently only available in Germany, UK, France and Spain. Hopefully Dell expands it’s Ubuntu on Dell range to Malaysia soon. The use of Linux in Asia is constantly growing and one might find this an ideal business opportunity. Don’t you think so Dell?

Linux on Dell has been a big hit among it’s customer and potential customers as seen on Direct2Dell. The biggest requests on Dell’s community sites direct2dell and IdeaStorm have been to get Ubuntu on more hardware and made available around the globe.

Source: Direct2Del Linux Screw