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November 28, 2000--Red Hat (Nasdaq:RHAT) the leader in developing,
deploying and managing open source Internet infrastructure solutions, today announced that new
economy companies are using Red Hat Linux Enterprise Edition for Oracle
8iTM.
eDelights.com, Empower IT, Inc., Idaho Medicade, Internection,
Pace Analytical Services, Inc., Really Easy Internet and StreetZebra.com
all leverage Red Hat Linux Enterprise Edition for Oracle 8i to optimise
performance and usability improvements for their enterprise-class
database operations. For more information on what these Oracle customers
are saying about Oracle on Red Hat Linux, see
https://redhat-techworld.com
Red Hat Linux Enterprise Edition for Oracle 8i is an optimised,
certified version of Red Hat's award-winning open source operating
system. It includes the Red Hat Linux OS, with fully open source kernel
and system-level optimisations for running I/O-intensive database
applications as well as usability and installation enhancements,
featuring a fully supported, certified Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
and Motif 2.1.
``Oracle selected Red Hat Linux because of our leadership in the
industry and ability to improve enterprise-class database operations,''
said Paul McNamara, vice president, products & platforms of Red Hat.
``As one of the first major database vendors to embrace Linux, Oracle
has proven to be the database of choice. Together we deliver a solution
that offers enhanced performance and usability that e-businesses require
to manage their mission-critical enterprise applications.''
Enterprise Edition is designed for deployment on production database
servers and includes an annual system support contract, as well as
annual OS maintenance and updates. Expert Red Hat support and OS
Maintenance help ensure that production databases are updated and
supported year-round, providing maximum reliability. Server support
provides for unlimited incidents over a 12-month period, and offers
resources for problem determination by both Oracle and Red Hat.
About Pricing and Availability
Red Hat Linux Enterprise Edition Optimised for Oracle 8i is available
through Red Hat's value-added distribution channels.
Available in the U.K. through Unipalm tel: +44 1638 569 600 and internationally, the enterprise edition can be purchased through value-added distribution and can also be ordered directly
from http:// www.europe.redhat.com/shop or by calling Jason Arundel on +44 1483 734943 .
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 Netcraftt 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 Websites. 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, Netscape,
Novell, Oracle and SAP.
About Red Hat
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 organisations 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
Red Hat Linux was named InfoWorld's Product of the Year for four years
in a row, was given a productivity accolade in Software
Development's Jolt Awards, was named an environment/desktop finalist in
the Ziff-Davis European Excellence Awards, won the editor's
choice awards from the Linux Journal and Australian Personal Computing
magazines, and won the `Just Plain Cool' award from Australian
Personal Computing magazine.
At March's LinuxWorld Expo, more than 8,000 members of the Linux community voted Red Hat a `LinuxWorld Favourite'.
Red Hat Linux recently won a Product Excellence award from Software Development Magazine.
Please visit Red Hat on the Web at
https://redhat-techworld.com
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trademark of Red Hat, Inc. All other names and trademarks are the
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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