Red Hat Government News

Featured articles:

• Fall is Here--(A Letter from Paul Smith)
• Register Today: Government Users and Developers Conference
• Red Hat Delivers Simple Open Affordable SOA
• Redskins Radio
• Government Security Standards Spell Channel Opportunity
• Register Today: Breakfast Seminar or System Integrators

Red Hat Government News is a monthly newsletter designed to provide government agencies worldwide with the latest information on training, offers, events, and news articles.

FALL IS HERE. (A LETTER FROM PAUL SMITH)

Fall is upon us now as kids are back in school, nightly walks require a light jacket, and the leaves are slowly changing before our eyes. Fall is also when we host our third annual Red Hat Government Users and Developers Conference on November 1, 2007 at the Ronald Reagan Building in downtown DC. This is a great forum for customers to learn from each other by sharing best practices in open source. Emerging technologies, customer case studies, and successful partnerships are the focus of this year's event.

Want to know if Red Hat is participating in an upcoming conference or event? Check out our event calendar to see if we are coming your way. Red Hat supports industry venues where we not only like to speak to our customers face-to-face, but to give other agencies an introduction to the benefits of open source and how it can improve the way they do business today. We may see you on the Road.

Respectfully,
Paul Smith, VP of Government Sales Operations

REGISTER TODAY: RED HAT GOVERNMENT USERS AND DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE

When: November 1, 2007
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC

Enrich your knowledge of open source and network with IT colleagues by attending the Red Hat Government Users and Developers Conference.

• The full agenda has just been announced.

At this fast-paced, one-day conference you will gain a deeper understanding of open source technology with government concerns and challenges in mind. Join us to learn about innovative applications and open source integration featuring customer case studies on some of the most successful migrations to open source solutions. Hear from the experts on service-oriented architectures, data service management, security and other exciting solutions from leading open source companies and key Red Hat partners.

RED HAT DELIVERS SOA IN A DIFFERENT WAY

What's the difference? Let us show you.

It's not just about cost. It's about improving operational efficiency and enabling better decision making. It's about leveraging open standards to drive flexibility and innovation. It's about having a lighter footprint and a more pluggable architecture. It's about being simple, open, and affordable.

• Read "Red Hat Redefines SOA for Government Agencies."
• Go figure. Try the JBoss TCO calculator. You're just a few questions away from finding out how much you can save when you move to JBoss.
• More users. More happy. More than 20,000 organizations already use JBoss, and more and more are joining them every day. Hear their stories. See the trends.
• Make your move. Tell us what you need. We'll show you how it will work. Start with a migration assessment.
• Join Red Hat on the road to learn more about SOA.

REDSKINS RADIO

GO SKINS! Red Hat is hitting the radio raves as a proud sponsor of Triple X ESPN Radio--home of the Washington Redskins. Red Hat has put together an integrated marketing campaign to target government and system integrator executives to bring awareness to our JBoss brand, promote our upcoming Government Users and Developers Conference, and highlight some key partnerships.

Let us know if you hear our ads or stop by our booth/display in the Budweiser tailgate tent to get a glimpse of the pre-game broadcast. Triple X ESPN Radio (730 AM, 92.7 FM, and 94.3 FM)brought sports talk radio to the FM dial and is anchored by some of the biggest brands in sports--ESPN and the Washington Redskins.

• Visit their website to find out more and check out our ad.

GOVERNMENT SECURITY STANDARDS SPELL CHANNEL OPPORTUNITY

As the federal government takes steps to standardize IT security across agencies, solution providers are in a prime position to help with the transition and future compliance assurance efforts.

Earlier this year, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directed all agencies that run or plan to run Windows XP or Vista to adopt a security configuration developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by February 2008. In June, OMB released a second memo that provided agencies with recommended language for use in bids for technology to ensure contractors incorporate the proper security configurations with procured systems.

HP recently released new Multi-Level Security (MLS) Services for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5 in support of the open source OS vendor's government push.

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