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November 27, 2000--Red Hat Europe, (Nasdaq:RHAT) the leader in developing, deploying and managing open source solutions for Internet infrastructure, announced today the availability of Red Hat Alpha Deluxe for Compaq Computer Corporation's Alpha products, which
include Compaq's AlphaServer DS and ES series and all Compaq
AlphaStations. In addition, Red Hat Linux 7 is bundled and pre-loaded
on selected Compaq ProLiant Servers and selected Compaq Deskpro models.
This expanded relationship continues the growing momentum and widespread
industry adoption of Red Hat Linux.
"Compaq's expanding commitment to Red Hat Linux illustrates the growing
momentum for open source and Internet solutions," said Bob Cymbalski, VP
Product Management, Red Hat . "The combination of Compaq's
AlphaServer and AlphaStation solutions and Red Hat Linux delivers
Internet and enterprise computing to our customers."
``Compaq gives customers the broadest range of robust, industry leading
offerings to implement their Linux solutions,'' said Don Harbert, Vice
President and General Manager of the High Performance Server Business
Unit at Compaq Computer Corporation. ``Red Hat's new Red Hat Linux 7
with features like enhanced security and ease-of-use offer Compaq Alpha
users new levels of performance and reliability to meet the computing
needs of customers worldwide.''
Red Hat Alpha Deluxe is part of Red Hat's complete family of open source
solutions for today's Internet economy--including e-commerce servers
with Stronghold Apache and the growing number of embedded,
Internet-enabled devices. Red Hat Linux 7 provides enhanced security,
new ease-of-use features and optimized software for new AlphaServers,
along with dozens of new enterprise-ready applications, extending its
lead as the most powerful and widely used open source server environment
in the world. Through the new Red Hat Network -available now to all Red Hat Linux 7 users on a free trial basis (see related press release, September 25)
(http://www.redhat.com/about/2000)
Red Hat is pioneering a new way to deliver open source products, service, support and information on-line in real-time.
Red Hat Linux 7 Open Source Operating System for Compaq Alpha
Red Hat Linux 7 is the latest major edition of the award-winning open
source operating system. It provides the open source flexibility,
scalability and manageability necessary to bring the most ambitious
Linux initiative under the control of an integrated Internet computing
platform. Important new capabilities provided by Red Hat Linux 7
include:
For Enterprise IT Departments - integrated security with OpenSSL for
secure communication via the web; MySQL database; and pre-set for the
arrival of the 2.4 kernel.
For Workstation users - more customisable desktop environment; more
software to choose from including digital photography viewing and
diagram drawing programs; increased security for default installations
to protect users who use cable modems or ADSL to reach the Internet.
For Developers - enhanced internationalisation sub-system, more complete
C++ support with new compiler; updated development suite; and a preview
of many new development tools such as the new GNU compiler for the Java
programming language.
Red Hat Alpha Deluxe includes:
Development Tools:
Compaq FORTRAN Compiler for Linux Alpha, Compaq C for Linux Alpha,
CompaqC++ for Linux Alpha, Compaq Portable Math Library (CPML), Compaq
Extended Math Library (CXML), and more.
JumpStart!: A utility to automatically partition hard drives, set up
environment variables and prepare for installation.
90 days web support, 90-day free Red Hat Network trial, 30 days phone
support
Red Hat's comprehensive services and support organisation round out an
enterprise solution that delivers the tools and performance necessary to
translate the promise of open source into high-value, scalable Internet
infrastructure implementations.
Red Hat Alpha Deluxe and Availability
Red Hat Alpha Deluxe is priced at $79.95 and is available from
redhat.com and through select retail outlets worldwide.
Red Hat Network is available to all users of Red Hat Linux 7, including Red
Hat Alpha Deluxe. For more information, see (http://www.redhat.com/network).
Open Source Momentum
International Data Corp. (IDC) research states that paid Linux shipments
grew faster than any other server operating system over the past two
years, and their preliminary figures for 1999 show Linux shipments hold
24.6 percent of the server operating system market, up from 15.8 in
1998. IDC also states that Red Hat holds 50.2 percent of Linux vendor
market share and that Red Hat Linux is by far the most popular
distribution, preferred by 68.7 percent of U.S. Linux users.
Research firm Netcraft, Inc. (http://www.netcraft.com), states that as of May 2000, 30 percent of all public Web sites run on Linux-based operating
systems, making Linux the most popular choice for deploying public Web
sites. IDC research shows 40 percent of all spending on Linux servers is
for Internet related applications, firmly entrenching Linux servers in
the Internet infrastructure.
Finally, IDC predicts that by 2002, there will be more than 55 million
handheld and notebook-style information appliance devices and that by
2005, shipments of these appliances will exceed shipments of PCs.
Red Hat's numerous alliances with industry leaders and the demand for
Linux-based applications has created open source support from many of
the industry's leading software and hardware manufacturers, including
Dell, Compaq, Computer Associates, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel,
Netscape, Novell, Oracle and SAP.
Red Hat, Inc.
Founded in 1994, Red Hat (Nasdaq:RHAT), is the leader in development,
deployment and management of Linux and open source solutions for
Internet infrastructure ranging from small embedded devices to high
availability clusters and secure web servers. In addition to the
award-winning Red Hat Linux server operating system, Red Hat is the
principle provider of GNU-based developer tools and support solutions
for a wide variety of embedded processors. Red Hat provides run-time
solutions, developer tools, Linux kernel expertise and offers support
and engineering services to organizations in all embedded and Linux
markets.
Red Hat applies its technological leadership to create open source
solutions for all points on the Internet and in pervasive computing
environments, offers services backed by the best understanding of open
source and the most comprehensive resources, and delivers the brand of a
widely trusted open source leader and corporate partner. Red Hat offers
users one single, trusted point of contact and a common platform for
developing, deploying and managing open source across the Internet and
devices that connect to the Internet.
Red Hat Europe was established in July 1999 with its European
headquarters based in Surrey, United Kingdom and offices throughout
Europe. Red Hat Linux is sold and supported through a number of major
distribution and industry partners throughout Europe and from
https://redhat-techworld.com/shop
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property of their respective owners.
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the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. Investors are cautioned that statements in this press release
that are not strictly historical statements, including, without
limitation, management's plans and objectives for future operations and
management's assessment of market factors, constitute forward-looking
statements which involve risks and uncertainties. These risks and
uncertainties include, without limitation, product plans and
performance, the ability to continue to develop the Linux kernel and
other software, reliance upon strategic relationships, Red Hat's
dependence upon an open source business model, reliance upon independent
third-party Linux developers, management of growth, expansion of Red
Hat's business focus and operations, the possibility of undetected
software errors, the enforceability of the GNU General Public License
and other licenses under which Red Hat's products are developed and
licensed, the scarcity of Linux-based applications, the risks of
economic downturns generally, and in Red Hat's industry specifically,
the risks associated with competition and competitive pricing pressures,
the viability of the Internet, and other risks detailed in Red Hat's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which may
be accessed through the SEC's Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
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