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1. Red Hat Updates Enterprise Linux

   [ News ] Topic: Red Hat | Author: AinsleyJones | Date Published: 09/03/2009

   Red Hat announced details of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.4 at its annual summit in Chicago this week. According to the company, the update supports a broad ecosystem of hardware and software. In addition, RHEL 5.4 is the first version built around KVM, says The H . This, along with Xen...

2. Red Hat Posts a Rosy Quarter

   [ News ] Topic: Red Hat | Author: SusanHall | Date Published: 09/24/2009

   For its second quarter, Red Hat reported revenues of $183.6 million , boosted by higher sales of its open-source software subscriptions and a one-time tax benefit, reports InformationWeek . It's an increase of 12 percent over the same period a year ago. Net income was $28.9 million, or $0.15...

3. Red Hat Reports Quarterly Profits Up

   [ News ] Topic: Red Hat | Author: KachinaShaw | Date Published: 06/25/2009

   Red Hat reported Wednesday that quarterly profits were up 7 percent and profits were up slightly, reports Reuters . CEO James Whitehurst said he knows "how to put a lid on costs," that his company has lost only one large client -- Oracle -- in recent years, and that Red Hat's JBoss is also...

4. Red Hat Puts Virtualization Foundation for Cloud Computing in RHEL 5.4 GA

   [ Blog ] Topic: Red Hat | Author: DennisByron | Date Published: 09/02/2009

   As expected , Red Hat has announced general availability (GA) of its newest virtualization functionality as part of the latest release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) announced September 2. The 5.4 release supports both private and public clouds, support for enterprises and ISVs, and...

5. Red Hat's Szulik to Step Down

   [ Blog ] Topic: Red Hat | Author: LoraBentley | Date Published: 12/21/2007

   News.com reported Thursday that former Delta Airlines chief operating officer James Whitehurst will take the helm at leading Linux distributor Red Hat effective Jan. 1. Current CEO Matthew Szulik is stepping aside to deal with "family health issues," the story says. Szulik will stay on as...

6. Red Hat Halfway to $1 Billion

   [ Blog ] Topic: Red Hat | Author: LoraBentley | Date Published: 03/28/2008

   Red Hat just released financial results for its fiscal 2008, which ended on February 29. For the first time, the company exceeded $500 million in revenue, and CEO Jim Whitehurst says Red Hat is now focused on its new goal: being the first open source vendor to reach revenue of $1 billion. ...

7. Ribbon Cutting: Red Hat Exchange Opens to Public

   [ Blog ] Topic: Red Hat | Author: LoraBentley | Date Published: 05/10/2007

   The online open source marketplace that analysts, bloggers and potential customers have talked about for months is finally here. Red Hat launched Red Hat Exchange today at the Red Hat Summit in San Diego, according to vnunet.com . Director Matt Mattox says Red Hat is "taking the long...

8. Red Hat Hires Legal Heavyweights

   [ Blog ] Topic: Red Hat | Author: LoraBentley | Date Published: 03/06/2008

   Red Hat is adding intellectual property and free software specialists to its legal team. InformationWeek reports former Software Freedom Law Center attorney Richard Fontana and IP attorney Robert Tiller have joined Red Hat's ranks. Tiller, formerly of the North Carolina law firm of...

9. Does Red Hat Have a Choice?

   [ Blog ] Topic: Red Hat | Author: LoraBentley | Date Published: 10/31/2006

   Analysts and pundits alike haven't stopped talking since Oracle made the big announcement (that it would offer inexpensive support services for Red Hat Linux) and Red Hat responded in "tough guy" fashion that it will continue to compete in the market -- without dropping prices. Most have been...

10. Raymond Bids Red Hat Adieu

    [ Blog ] Topic: Red Hat | Author: LoraBentley | Date Published: 02/23/2007

    In case you missed it, open source guru Eric Raymond, who wrote The Cathedral and the Bazaar , has given up on Red Hat's Fedora, opting instead for Ubuntu. In a harsh letter distributed on a popular open source mailing list on Wednesday, he said an unsuccessful four-hour attempt to...

11. Red Hat Goes Global with New Desktop

    [ Blog ] Topic: Red Hat | Author: LoraBentley | Date Published: 05/11/2007

    The leading Linux distributor is keeping us busy with announcements from this year's Red Hat Summit. Along with the official launch of Red Hat Exchange , the company revealed a new partnership with Intel to develop a "global desktop." Rather than another Windows clone , the Red Hat Global...

12. Red Hat Settles Patent Suit, Protects Users

    [ Blog ] Topic: Red Hat | Author: LoraBentley | Date Published: 06/11/2008

    More from the litigation front: Red Hat has settled patent litigation that has been pending against it for two years. Firestar Software sued Red Hat in 2006 shortly after the JBoss acquisition was complete, alleging that certain JBoss technology infringed its patents. DataTern added its...