Last March, Cisco launched what it called a "Unified Computing" system of servers, routers and switches.

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But Cisco threw a grenade into that punchbowl last March, when it announced its Unified Computing System, a collection of data center products that included its own server.

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London 19th February 2013: Canonical today presented Ubuntu's tablet interface - the next step towards one unified family of experiences for personal computing on phones, tablets, PCs and TVs.

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"We are defining a new era of convergence in technology, with one unified operating system that underpins cloud computing, data centers, PCs and consumer electronics" says Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu and VP Products at Canonical.

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This initiative recognizes that in order to enable wide-spread adoption of these cutting-edge advances, cloud computing principles must be simplified and unified in order to amplify the benefits.

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