IBM joins hands with Canonical to launch a 10.1-inch Ubuntu netbook

IBM, Canonical, and simmtrow.com jointly announced that they will launch Atom netbooks for emerging markets. This Simmbook will be pre-installed with cloud computing IBMClientforSmartWork, based on UbuntuNetbookRemix, and will be launched in Africa for $190. IBM said that Simmbook will be available in India, Thailand and Vietnam after it is released for the African market. Simmbook pre-installed IBMClientforSma

IBM, Canonical, and simmtrow.com jointly announced that they will launch Atom netbooks for emerging markets. This Simmbook will be pre-installed with cloud computing IBM Client for Smart Work, based on Ubuntu Netbook Remix, and will be launched in Africa, the price is USD 190.

IBM said that Simmbook will be available in India, Thailand and Vietnam after it is released for the African market. Simmbook is pre-installed with IBM Client for Smart Work, including IBM Lotus Symphony. You can use IBM's Lotus Live cloud collaboration service and add other IBM Lotus software, such as Lotus Notes and Lotus Sametime.

Compared with Microsoft Desktop, IBM Client for Smart Work can help enterprise users Reduce software costs by 50%. Users can run Linux and Web-based applications on existing PCs, netbooks, and other devices.

Simmbook uses a 10.1 inch netbook and X resolution pre-installed with Ubuntu and Windows XP. Based on 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, Mobile Intel 82945GSE chipset and icw.m, 1 GB DDR2 RAM, SD slot, 160 gb sata hdd, scalable to 500 GB, USB 2.0, VGA and audio interfaces. In addition, this netbook also has a built-in 1.3 million pixel camera, microphone, speaker, and PCIW interface, and supports WiFi.