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Red Hat tests new programming aid

January 25, 2005 Top Linux seller begins public testing of software to make it easier for developers to write programs for its various versions of the OS. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., GCC, programmer, compiler, Linux seller, Linux, operating system, programming, software company, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat tries new desktop Linux angle

May 10, 2007 Red Hat Global Desktop, the company's latest PC-oriented Linux product, is aimed for users in developing nations. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., desktop Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, appliance, Linux, virtualization, nation, laptop computer, Intel, security, server, operating system, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Linux--source of success?

October 22, 2003 As Red Hat releases a new version of Linux, RealNetworks and Motorola rally around the open-source OS. Also: New Openexchange Server from SuSE, and more source code from Microsoft. TAGS: Linux, SuSE, Motorola Inc., Microsoft Exchange Server, Red Hat Inc., RealNetworks Inc., source code, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Sun extends olive branch to Red Hat

September 12, 2005 Sun Microsystems is being more accommodating toward Linux again, making room onstage for Red Hat at a server product launch. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 server, Linux, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun UltraSPARC, Scott McNealy, operating system, Unix, server, open source, AMD, HP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat: Microsoft still 'aggressive as hell'

June 1, 2006 CEO Matthew Szulik talks about staying relevant in a world where the operating system isn't the talking point it once was. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Nashville, online collaboration, hell, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, open source, JBoss, Linux, Web 2.0, attention, operating system, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Red Hat overhauls flagship Linux

October 22, 2003 The dominant Linux seller starts offering the newest incarnation of its product for business customers, a version that opens several new markets for the company. TAGS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Inc., incarnation, SuSE, server computer, mainframe, Linux, programming tool, Linux seller, IBM Corp., Unix, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., software company, operating system, database

'Customers are not afraid of Microsoft'

December 14, 2006 newsmaker Red Hat executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., JBoss, open-source community, Oracle Corp., open source, Fedora Project, Newsmaker, middleware, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Fine-tuning open source

April 17, 2006 As the Linux community ponders proprietary components, is Larry Ellison after his own version of the operating system? TAGS: Linux, JBoss, VMware, Larry Ellison, open source, virtualization, MySQL, Red Hat Inc., operating system, China, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Dreams of Longhorn

May 20, 2004 Longhorn Server will likely be Microsoft's most complex operating system ever, and Bob Muglia has little latitude for more slips. TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, Linux, Red Hat Inc., SuSE, consulting, solution, Novell Inc., IBM Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Corp., information technology, Microsoft Windows

Red Hat aims desktop Linux at Microsoft

May 4, 2004 Opening a new chapter in its 10-year history and a new front in its war against Microsoft, the leading Linux seller plans to announce its first version of the open-source OS for the desktop. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Red Hat Network, Linux seller, Linux, desktop Linux, war, subscription, copy, front, Unix, desktop computer, Microsoft Corp., server, operating system, open source, Microsoft Windows

Red Hat looks under Linux's hood

November 1, 2005 Trying to take a more active role in open-source programming, Red Hat is expanding its R&D efforts on the operating system. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Xen, Linux, open source, virtual machine, programmer, Novell Inc., open-source software, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat: Customers are not afraid of Microsoft

December 13, 2006 Executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., JBoss, open-source community, open source, Oracle Corp., Fedora Project, middleware, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Red Hat lets go of Fedora Linux

June 3, 2005 The company creates the Fedora Foundation to encourage further outside development of its free Fedora software. TAGS: Fedora Project, Red Hat Inc., Red Hat Enterprise Linux, innovation, patent, Linux, open source, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Red Hat rains on Xen parade

July 31, 2006 Xen open-source virtualization isn't stable enough to use yet, even though Novell is shipping it, a top Red Hat exec says. TAGS: Xen, Red Hat Inc., virtualization, Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, enterprise, Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista, U.S., server, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Red Hat waits for new Linux kernel to pop

October 29, 2003 Version 2.6 of the heart of Linux is expected soon, but it could be 2005 before the top Linux seller includes it in its corporate operating system product. TAGS: kernel, Red Hat Inc., Linux kernel, SuSE, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, multiprocessor, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Linus Torvalds, Linux company, SuSE Linux, operating system, work, Microsoft Corp., security

Linux powers throw weight behind desktop version

November 12, 2003 Red Hat, IBM and an open-source consortium are each beginning serious work to advance Linux for use on desktop computers, possibly making the OS a more serious threat to Microsoft. TAGS: desktop Linux, Open Source Development Labs, Linux, Red Hat Inc., desktop computer, consortium, IBM Corp., data center, Boston, open source, threat, work, conference, operating system, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp.

Dell: Red Hat needs to lower prices

December 8, 2004 Dell executive says Linux seller is risking losing customers to free versions of the open-source operating system. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris 10, Novell Inc., Linux seller, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, open-source software, Linux, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft to take direct shots at Linux rivals

September 16, 2004 From now on, Redmond won't just fight the idea of the open-source operating system; it's taking specific aim at Red Hat, Novell and IBM. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., TCO, Linux, Novell Inc., open source, high-performance computing, IBM Corp., open-source software, Redmond, programming, high-performance, Microsoft Corp., operating system

For Dell, industry standard now includes Linux

June 8, 2006 Open-source OS now accounts for a quarter of Dell's enterprise business and is growing fast, the company says. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Linux, Unix, SuSE, industry standard, Novell Inc., open source, IBM Corp., Intel, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat growth tops estimates by a notch

March 28, 2006 The Linux seller offers a bullish assessment of its performance, which beat analyst expectations by a penny. TAGS: net income, Red Hat Inc., Linux seller, Novell Inc., Linux, operating system, Microsoft Corp.