From the article:

Canonical will release the newest version of its Ubuntu version of Linux on Thursday, Chief Executive Mark Shuttleworth said Monday, but the company’s profitability isn’t on such a fast track.

Ubuntu 8.10, aka Intrepid Ibex in the company’s alphabetically ascending naming convention, is the latest installment of Linux for desktop computers and servers in the company’s six-month release cycle. Among the new features are support for 3G wireless modems, the ability to set up an encrypted and password-protected private directory, a guest account that can help out someone needing temporary use of a computer, and built-in content from the BBC. On the server, 8.10 includes better support for Xen virtualization, the Landscape console for managing and deploying Ubuntu, software for building customized virtual machines, and support for software-based RAID to protect data on storage systems.

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