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Red Hat and Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) have announced a far-reaching distribution, marketing and support agreement in which Red Hat will distribute CA's comprehensive enterprise management solutions with its Red Hat Linux Enterprise Edition series. This will deliver a seamless out-of-the-box management solution tightly packaged for the midmarket customer. In turn, CA's direct sales organisation will sell Red Hat's comprehensive enterprise support agreements to Unicenter TNG clients. As a result of the agreement, the companies' clients will achieve full functionality and integrated support of CA's extensive mission-critical IT applications running on Red Hat Linux Enterprise Edition series, one of the industry's fastest-growing operating systems. The agreement reflects CA's and Red Hat's commitment to maximise the manageability and reliability of the Linux operating system, which is emerging as a leading technology platform for mission-critical applications and Web-based commerce. Colin Tenwick, VP and General Manager, Red Hat Europe, comments: "Red Hat maintains a definitive commitment to deliver superior technology that maximises the functionality and reliability of open source, while helping maintain the low total cost of ownership associated with this dynamic platform. Red Hat Linux has become a strategic solution for systems management, and we are excited to team up with CA to deliver another powerful solution for Red Hat users. We believe that the collaboration of Red Hat and CA will deliver a seamless, integrated and supported IT solution to our enterprise customers." "As the world's premier supplier of IT management solutions for eBusiness, CA recognises the crucial role that the Linux operating platform has assumed within today's highly competitive business landscape and technology infrastructures," said CA President and COO Sanjay Kumar. "This partnership provides our mutual clients with the ability to gain maximum value from their Linux-based technology investments and leverage advanced CA solutions to capitalise on increasingly important Web-based business opportunities. CA is pleased that Red Hat chose to work with CA to offer Linux clients the first integrated enterprise management solution that will be used by clients throughout the world." A recent MERIT survey revealed that 48 per cent of enterprise customers view Linux as an important component to their enterprise IT strategy for 2000. The agreement between CA and Red Hat reflects the strong desire by both companies to deliver a solution that combines open source with a sound management infrastructure integrated across diverse operating system platforms with 24x7 premier enterprise support. "The combination of Red Hat Linux and a full implementation of CA's technology bring new levels of data protection to the Linux operating system," said Pascal Wattiaux, vice president of technology at Quokka Sports. "CA and Red Hat are working together to clearly demonstrate that the Linux platform can provide the basis of an industrial-strength eBusiness solution." According to the agreement, Red Hat will fulfill orders through its channel partners and through telesales campaigns and in the US through its Web site. CA and Red Hat will collaboratively market the solution and conduct training through joint product seminars, channel programmes and education courses. CA's direct sales force will promote and offer Red Hat enterprise support agreements to Unicenter TNG on Linux customers. CA has also extended its Express Delivery Service for Linux through its Global Professional Services organisation. This offering automates the installation and deployment of Linux throughout the enterprise, reducing the cost and time to reap the benefits Red Hat Linux has to offer. "One of the major requirements for expanding Linux into the enterprise is improved system management solutions, especially solutions that integrate with existing enterprise management products," said Bill Claybrook, Aberdeen Group research director, Linux. "Linux needs the same level of system management capabilities as Unix if it is to emerge as a leading platform for mission-critical applications. With CA's industry-leading expertise in enterprise management solutions and Red Hat's leverage as the leading Linux distributor, Linux users will now be able to expand their portfolio of enterprise applications." The new distribution arrangement with Red Hat is the latest in a series of CA initiatives designed to support its clients' migrations to Linux-based eBusiness platforms. The CA solutions that are a part of Red Hat's new solution for the enterprise include: ARCserveIT for Red Hat Linux, a complete storage solution that delivers the ultimate data protection, management and automation required by critical eBusiness applications in both pure Linux and mixed environments. · InoculateIT for Red Hat Linux, which provides complete protection for Linux machines deployed as components of the eBusiness infrastructure from all kinds of virus threats · MasterIT for Red Hat Linux, which offers complete Linux-based Web management capabilities, providing clients with the high performance and reliability required for today's diverse eBusiness activities and other business-critical Web services · NetworkIT for Red Hat Linux, which delivers a powerful centralized management solution for today's eBusiness networks by aligning service levels with business objectives and services, ensuring availability, optimal performance and management of Linux-based networks and heterogeneous systems used to deliver eBusiness
About Computer Associates
Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA), the world's leading business software company, delivers the end-to-end infrastructure to enable eBusiness through innovative technology, services and education. CA has 17,500 employees worldwide and had revenue of $5.8 billion for the 12 months ended September 30, 1999. Computer Associates-Global Professional Services has more than 4,000 consultants in 44 countries around the world delivering technology solutions for clients in the areas of enterprise systems management, application development and integration, knowledge management, eBusiness infrastructure, security and visualisation. Specific services include business assessment and consulting, implementation, education and outsourcing. For more information on Global Professional Services, please visit www.cai.com/gps/. About Red Hat, Inc.
Founded in 1994, Red Hat is a leader in the development of Linux-based operating system software (OS) and services. Based in Durham, N.C., Red Hat builds the most accessible and advanced server OS available anywhere with technical innovations such as RPM and the disk druid installation tool. Red Hat Linux is available for Intel, Compaq Alpha and Sun SPARC platforms. Red Hat Linux available directly from the company and through Red Hat's partner, distributor and reseller programs, which include top PC and server manufacturers like Dell, IBM and Hewlett-Packard. 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 Favorite'. Red Hat Linux recently won a Product Excellence award from Software Development Magazine. LINUX is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. RED HAT is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. All other names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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