Red Hat Press Release Archive http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/ en-us (c) 2008 Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Press Releases Red Hat Delivers on Linux Automation with Identity Management and Open Source Systems Management Solutions 18 June 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/management.html RED HAT SUMMIT - BOSTON, Mass. - June 19, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced advancements that extend the Company's Linux Automation strategy by providing expanded capabilities and incorporating broadened community involvement for secure management of both users and systems across virtual and physical enterprise infrastructures. Red Hat Delivers Realtime Capabilities & High Performance Messaging 18 June 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/mrg.html RED HAT SUMMIT - BOSTON, Mass. - June 19, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the availability of Red Hat Enterprise MRG V1, which offers significant Red Hat Enterprise Linux realtime enhancements as well as a high performance, multi-platform messaging system. Red Hat Advances Open Virtualization to Drive for Market Leadership 18 June 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/virtualization.html RED HAT SUMMIT - BOSTON, Mass. - June 18, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced three strategic initiatives targeting enterprise-wide adoption of next-generation virtualization. These initiatives will enable customers to deploy virtualization across their IT infrastructure by offering features and cost benefits that go beyond competitive solutions. With this portfolio growth, Red Hat solutions provide the market with comprehensive virtualization capabilities. Red Hat's JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Now Available on Amazon EC2 17 June 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/jboss_amazon.html RED HAT SUMMIT - BOSTON, Mass. - June 17, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the beta availability of its JBoss Enterprise Application Platform as a solution within the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). Amazon EC2 is a simple web service that enables developers to obtain and configure compute capacity, in a completely elastic fashion andwith minimal friction. JBoss Enterprise Application Platform offers an enterprise-class Java application server available on Amazon EC2. Red Hat Announces Finalists in Second Annual Innovation Awards 16 June 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/RHIA_finalists.html Raleigh, NC - June 16, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the six award-winning finalists in the second annual Red Hat Innovation Awards, designed to recognize the outstanding use, innovation and extension of Red Hat solutions by customers, partners and the open source community. One Red Hat Innovator of the Year will be selected from the six finalists during the Red Hat Summit, taking place June 18-20, 2008 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Mass. Red Hat Puts Patent Issue to Rest 11 June 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/patent.html Raleigh, NC - June 11, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the settlement of patent litigation involving Firestar Software, Inc. and DataTern, Inc. The settlement protects Red Hat's customers and the open source community from similar suits and sets an important precedent in the breadth of protection for the open source community. Italian Ministry of Justice Adopts Red Hat Solutions 9 June 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/justice.html Raleigh, NC - June 9, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that the Italian Ministry of Justice has selected Red Hat Enterprise Linux as the platform for its web-based Civil Justice applications, including those used for general cognizance, for civil execution and for the offices of the Small Claims courts. Applications based on Red Hat's flagship platform, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, are installed at the district level and used throughout all judicial offices operated by the Italian Ministry of Justice. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Directory Server Win SIIA CODiE Awards 4 June 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/codie.html Raleigh, NC - June 4, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has recognized two Red Hat solutions in its 23rd annual CODiE Awards, a highly competitive and peer-reviewed awards program that celebrates outstanding achievement and vision in the industry. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 placed first in the Best Open Source Solution category and Red Hat Directory Server was recognized as the winner in the Best Identity Management Solution category. Danish Broadband Supplier Uses JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform for Integration 3 June 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/cybercity.html Raleigh, NC - June 3, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Cybercity, a leading Danish broadband supplier and part of the Telenor group, has chosen to use the JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform for system integration and middleware. The JBoss solution is expected to significantly reduce Cybercity's total cost of ownership (TCO). Channel Insider Names Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2008 Product of the Year 2 June 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/channelinsider.html Raleigh, NC - June 2, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Channel Insider has named Red Hat Enterprise Linux the top server operating system in its 2008 Product of the Year awards. Winners exemplify attributes of high importance to the channel including value, support and profit potential. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the leading platform for open source computing, coupling the innovation of open source technology and the stability of a true enterprise-class platform. Red Hat Named #1 IT Vendor For Second Consecutive Year in Japan 27 May 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/japan_itvendor.html Raleigh, NC - May 27, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that for the second time, its operations in Japan have been recognized as the number one IT vendor that customers intend to conduct business with in the future by Nikkei Market Access' "Industry Trends in Intended Use of Products / Services of Major Vendors" April 2008 study. This accolade comes on the heels of Red Hat's fourth-consecutive recognition as the leader in vendor value for software by Ziff Davis' "CIO Insight Vendor Value" study, reported in December 2007. Open Source Curriculum Expanded at Seneca 21 May 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/seneca.html Raleigh, NC - May 21, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Seneca College will expand the use of open source software in its curriculum through the Fedora Project, a Red Hat sponsored and community-supported open source collaboration. Red Hat Offers Enhanced Value to Customers with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 21 May 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/rhel_5_2.html Raleigh, NC - May 21, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2. With this latest update, subscribers can achieve greater return on their IT investment with new hardware support capabilities, selected new software technologies and numerous quality improvements. And, the certified application environment provided by every Red Hat Enterprise Linux version means that subscribers enjoy the new capabilities provided in release updates without the need to recertify their applications. NYSE Euronext Chooses Red Hat Solutions for Its Mission-Critical Financial Trading Platform 13 May 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/NYSE.html Raleigh, NC - May 14, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, has announced that NYSE Euronext utilizes Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Network to maintain the reliability, high performance and security of its mission-critical financial trading platform. With Red Hat solutions, NYSE Euronext has realized greater flexibility, freedom from vendor lock-in, cost savings and the ability to handle heavy workloads while producing rapid performance results. EDB Implements Red Hat Solutions for the Reliability of In-House Mainframe Computing 14 May 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/edb.html Raleigh, NC - May 14, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that EDB Business Partner, one of the largest IT services companies in the Nordics, has implemented Red Hat Enterprise Linux on IBM System z mainframe technology to run its business-critical applications and underlying Oracle database. Today, EDB offers its customers Red Hat Enterprise Linux as the standardized operating system for all of its Linux-based IT services, crossing a wide variety of industries, including financial services, retail, telecommunications and the public sector. Fedora 9 Delivers Cutting-Edge Features and Enhancements to Community 13 May 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/fedora9.html Raleigh, NC - May 13, 2008 - The Fedora Project, a Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) sponsored and community-supported open source collaboration, today announced the availability of Fedora 9, the latest version of its open source operating system distribution. Fedora 9 continues to build upon a tradition of innovation as the community Linux distribution that offers the latest, cutting-edge features with continued delivery of quality and impact. It features the first non-destructive live USB with persistence, and marks the first major KDE 4-based distribution. Other highlights include improvements and enhancements for OpenJDK, GNOME 2.22, NetworkManager, PackageKit, the Anaconda installer and Firefox 3 Beta 5 browser, among others. IBM's Jim Stallings to Present Partner Keynote at Red Hat Summit in Boston 12 May 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/ibm_summit_keynote.html Raleigh, NC - May 12, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Jim Stallings, general manager of Enterprise Systems Division at IBM Systems and Technology Group, will keynote at the Red Hat Summit, taking place in Boston, Mass. June 18-20, 2008. Stallings will deliver his partner keynote presentation on the opening day of the Red Hat Summit, following a keynote speech by Red Hat President and CEO Jim Whitehurst. Additional Red Hat Summit keynote speakers include John Halamka, CIO of Harvard Medical School, Joel Cohen, Co-Creator of The Simpsons and Red Hat CTO Brian Stevens. Red Hat Launches JBoss Operations Network 2.0 to Enhance Enterprise Middleware Manageability 6 May 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/jboss_ON.html Raleigh, NC - May 6, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, announced today the release of JBoss Operations Network (ON) 2.0, an integrated middleware management platform that simplifies application development, testing, deployment and monitoring. The release of JBoss ON 2.0 represents continued momentum for the Enterprise Acceleration initiative announced earlier this year, which is aimed at fostering adoption of JBoss Enterprise Middleware by increasing its capabilities for large-scale enterprise use. Available in modular format, JBoss ON 2.0 provides organizations with an end-to-end application management solution to coordinate the many stages of the application lifecycle and improve operational efficiency through a single integrated tool. Red Hat to Broadcast JBoss World Orlando Press Conferences via Webcast 11 February 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/jbw_webcast.html Raleigh, NC - February 11, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that members of the Red Hat management team will host two middleware strategy press conferences that will be broadcast live via webcast from JBoss World Orlando, taking place at the Marriot Orlando World Center Resort February 13-15, 2008. Leading Hospital Relies on Red Hat Solutions for Improved Reliability and Patient Care 11 February 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/bidmc.html Raleigh, NC - February 11, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital in Boston, Mass., has migrated to Red Hat solutions, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Global File System, Red Hat Cluster Suite and Red Hat Network. Red Hat solutions have provided BIDMC with significant cost savings, higher system availability and streamlined disaster recovery, creating an opportunity to enhance patient care. Red Hat Announces SAP Has Certified Its Applications on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Running on IBM System z Mainframes 5 February 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/sap.html Raleigh, NC - January 15, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that SAP AG has certified the SAP® Business Suite family of business applications and the SAP NetWeaver® platform on Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on IBM System z mainframes. Red Hat customers can now capitalize on the mainframe's robust security capabilities and support for deploying their SAP applications. Red Hat Deepens Commitment in Asia-Pacific Region 3 February 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/asiapacific.html Raleigh, NC - January 15, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the appointment of Yuji Fujita as Chairman of Red Hat Japan (Red Hat KK), with an expanded portfolio as Director of Red Hat Asia Pacific, responsible for Japanese OEM partners. Red Hat also announced the appointment of Yuji Hirokawa as President of Red Hat KK, succeeding Fujita. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Wins SearchEnterpriseLinux.com 'Product of the Year' Gold in Linux Server Distributions Category for Leadership in Virtualization 22 January 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/searchenterpriselinux.html Raleigh, NC - January 15, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 has been selected as Gold medalist winner in the SearchEnterpriseLinux.com 2007 'Products of the Year' awards, in the Linux Server Distributions category. This annual award is presented by the editors of TechTarget's Data Center Media Group. Red Hat Announces Winners of JBoss Innovation Awards 2008 21 January 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2008/jboss_innovation_awards.html Raleigh, NC - January 15, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the winners of the JBoss Innovation Awards 2008. In its second year, the awards program is designed to recognize individuals, project teams and companies for technical achievements that show both creative thinking and determined problem solving with JBoss solutions.