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{{Infobox OS
| name = Ulteo
| caption = Ulteo Application System Beta1 (Sirius) desktop
| developer = Ulteo SAS
| family = [[Linux]]
| source_model = [[Free and open source software]]
| latest_release_version = Virtual Desktop 1.0 Beta1
| latest_release_date = {{release date|2008|05|19}} (Virtual Desktop 1.0Beta1)
| language = Multilingual (more than 55)
| kernel_type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] ([[Linux kernel|Linux]])
| ui = [[KDE]]
| license = Various
| working_state = Current
| website = [http://www.ulteo.com/ www.ulteo.com]
| supported_platforms = [[IA-32|i386]]
| updatemodel = Yuch
| package_manager = [[none]]
}}
'''Ulteo''' is an operating system project for [[desktop computer|desktops]] and [[laptops]] mostly based on Linux that benefits from web services. Ulteo is exploring new concepts such as mobility, and therefore can be seen as an exploratory project.
==Release History==
Ulteo's first release was on [[December 7]], [[2006]], with the Ulteo Application System alpha (Sirius) which began as a [[Fork (software development)|fork]] of the [[Ubuntu]] Linux project.
During the end of [[2007]] Ulteo then progressively released to beta testers a first version of the Ulteo Online Desktop that runs within a web browser.
Ulteo's second release of the Application System (Ulteo Application System Sirius Beta1) occurred on [[March 17]], [[2008]] and offered a connection with the Ulteo Online Desktop that was progressively opened to the public during the beginning of [[2008]].
Ulteo's Virtual Desktop (Ulteo Virtual Desktop Beta1) that installs and run on Windows was released on [[May 19]], [[2008]].
==Features==
===Application System===
Ulteo's provides users an operating system based on Linux, applications and storage capabilities that can be used from different places, assuming that an Internet access is available.
A user can have Ulteo installed on his PC with the Ulteo Application System, and at the same time, he can retrieve his Ulteo environment, including applications and data in a web browser, with the Ulteo Online Desktop. All the Ulteo components are inter-connected through the network and talk to each others.<ref>[http://www.ulteo.com/home/applicationsystem/ulteoscheme Ulteo Framework]</ref>
Synchronization of users data happens through a replication and differential mechanism that occurs over Internet, between local installed instances of Ulteo and the Ulteo Online Desktop. The synchronization process also handles the user's menu organization, bookmarks and instant messaging contacts.<ref>[http://www.ulteo.com/home/applicationsystem/ Ulteo Application System features]</ref>
Ulteo Application System has also introduced a special mechanism that makes it fully and automatically upgradeable from Internet, not at package level, but as a whole.<ref>[http://www.ulteo.com/home/applicationsystem/features Ulteo Application System features]</ref>
===Virtual Desktop===
The Virtual Desktop is a virtualized version of Ulteo that installs and runs on [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] [[XP]] and [[Vista]]. Features are the same as the Application system. The Virtual Desktop is using the [[coLinux]] Linux kernel, thus avoiding the need to run a virtualization engine such as [[VMware]], [[Virtualbox]] or QEmu.<ref>[http://www.ulteo.com/home/virtualdesktop Ulteo Virtual Desktop]</ref>
===Online Desktop===
The Online Desktop is a version of Ulteo that can be accessed with a web browser. It offers most of the features that are already available in the Virtual Desktop and the Application System.<ref>[http://www.ulteo.com/home/onlinedesktop Ulteo Online Desktop]</ref>
===Applications===
So far, many Ulteo applications that ship with the system are either native Ubuntu Dapper packages, or backported packages from Ubuntu development version, or derived from Ubuntu package to handle Ulteo features.
Applications that ship with Ulteo include: [[Firefox]], [[Thunderbird]], [[OpenOffice.org]], [[Kopete]]<ref>[http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=ulteo AS Beta1 applications]</ref>
===Multilingual===
Ulteo Application System (beta1) fully or partially supports 89 languages.<ref>[http://www.ulteo.com/home/siriuslangs Ulteo Application System "Sirius" - supported languages]</ref>
==System requirements==
The Ulteo Application System needs a 32 bit [[Intel x86]] based computer to run, with at least 512 MB RAM and 4GB of free hard-drive space.<ref>[http://www.ulteo.com/home/applicationsystem/ Ulteo Application System]</ref>
The Ulteo Virtual Desktop needs [Windows]] [[XP]] or [[Vista]].<ref>[http://www.ulteo.com/home/virtualdesktop Ulteo Virtual Desktop]</ref>
The Ulteo Online Desktop needs a web-browser with Java enabled. Preferred web-browsers are Firefox 2, IE7.<ref>[http://www.ulteo.com/home/onlinedesktop Ulteo Online Desktop]</ref>
==Press reviews==
Ulteo already benefited from several press articles and reviews in English and other languages.<ref>[[http://www.linux.com/feature/125891 Linux.com]]</ref> <ref>[http://fosswire.com/2008/03/28/ulteo-application-system-beta-1-the-fosswire-review/#comment-28526 FossWire]</ref> <ref>[http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/04/22/ulteo-releases-linux-desktop-bent-on-world-domination/ DownloadSquad]</ref> <ref>[http://polishlinux.org/linux/ulteo/ulteo-my-digital-life-made-simple/ Polishlinux.org]</ref> <ref>[http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071216-hands-on-with-the-new-online-version-of-openoffice-org.html ArtsTechnica]</ref> <ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9832336-7.html CNET]</ref> <ref>[http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/21/ulteo-virtual-desktop/ Ghacks.net]</ref> <ref>[http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/30/045242&tid=162 Slahdot.org 1]</ref> <ref>[http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/19/2223258 Slashdot.org 2]</ref> <ref>[http://virtualization.com/news/2008/05/20/ulteo-virtual-desktop-linux-windows/ Virtualization.com]</ref> <ref>[http://linux.sys-con.com/read/577512.htm Sys-con.com]</ref> <ref>[http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/downloads/2217369/ulteo-virtual-desktop ComputerActive]</ref> <ref>[http://www.crn.com/software/208400377 CRN]</ref> <ref>[http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/05/20/linux_exherbo_gentoo_developer/ ChannelRegister]</ref> <ref>[http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?hl=en&client=news&q=ulteo&ie=UTF8 Blogs]</ref>
==References==
==References==
==See also==
{{Reflist|1}}
*[[Linux]]
*[[Ubuntu]]
==Sources (external links)==
*[[Debian]]
* [http://www.ulteo.com Ulteo website, all product features] - Ulteo Website by Ulteo SAS
* [http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=ulteo Ulteo packages and other information about Ulteo] - by Distrowatch
* [http://www.google.com Google] - Google search engine
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