server appliances

The VAR Guy: "The virtual appliance strategy will allow Canonical and its ISVs (independent software vendors) to develop software bundles that are easily installed and configured — with little or no need for integrators to master key hardware configuration steps."

Forget hardware appliances. Canonical is working to develop Ubuntu Server software appliances for its application partners, according to The VAR Guy.

In a bid to speed and simplify server application installations, Canonical is developing so-called virtual Ubuntu Linux Server appliances, The VAR Guy learned at LinuxWorld Expo.

After fumbling with the only known JeOS (Just enough Operating System) put out by well known Distro Ubuntu, KomputerNerds decided to build their own JeOS Appliance based on Debian4.

Weighing in at only 178meg and including the updated VMWare tools, this is a top choice for building server appliances.