Hyperic First Enterprise Systems Management Vendor to Support Ubuntu’s Gutsy Gibbon Release

Ubuntu, the outstandingly popular desktop Linux distribution, announced its latest version on Thursday, October 18. Today, October 25th, Hyperic announced that Hyperic HQ now includes support for Gutsy Gibbon, giving administrators of the Linux-based operating system access to fully supported, enterprise-ready systems management for the new OS, and becoming the first IT management provider to support the new OS.

Businesses are experimenting with Ubuntu as their primary OS, and with Dell’s announcement that it will ship Ubuntu laptops, this trend will continue. Better manageability is a critical gating factor for Ubuntu to achieve more widespread business adoption. The Hyperic HQ plugin accomplishes just that. Now, HQ and Ubuntu administrators can instantly take full advantage of Hyperic’s management capabilities, including auto-discovery, monitoring, complex alerting and remediation.

Ubuntu uses free software to provide an up-to-date, stable operating system for the average user. Its Ubuntu 7.10 (Gusty Gibbon) includes improvements in advanced plug-and-play printing, enhanced browsing and the option of an intuitive new user interface.

This latest plugin reflects Hyperic’s dedication to providing the most aggressive and expansive native product support for leading technologies in the market today.

Linux is the clear choice for Hyperic HQ admins, who typically power large scale web applications where Linux is the preferred, cost-effective operating system of choice. Nearly 60% of all hardware managed by Hyperic HQ is Linux-based. To keep pace with that demand, Hyperic has a policy of aggressively supporting new Linux-based releases, typically within a week of their release. Hyperic already has plans to support Ubuntu’s next version, Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron), in April 2008.

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