Red Hat Linux and open source news

Subscriptions boost Red Hat revenue

2009-12-23T00:00:00Z

Open-source enterprise software vendor Red Hat on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter revenue up 18 percent from the same quarter last year.

Red Hat defends its subscription license model for Linux

2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

Anyone finding Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) subscriptions a tough sell for management used to Microsoft's one-time license fee for Windows must emphasize that there are more factors to be considered, chiefly return on investment, Red Hat officials said Friday.

Red Hat eyes REST standardization

2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

Red Hat is seeking REST standardization through an effort it is calling REST-*, which could serve as a counterpoint to the alternative WS-* specifications for Web services.

Red Hat promotes cloud projects, pans Microsoft and VMware

2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

Declaring that Microsoft and VMware will not drive cloud interoperability, Red Hat on Thursday detailed projects to proliferate use of clouds, including Project Hail, for putting applications onto a cloud.

Red Hat CEO: Choose flexibility or Larry Ellison

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

Preaching on Red Hat's perceptions of open source, Red Hat President and CEO Jim Whitehurst on Wednesday asked the audience at the company's technical conference whether they want flexibility in their IT architectures or if they want what Oracle CEO Larry Ellison supposedly wants.

Red Hat lauds, criticizes Microsoft's Linux efforts

2009-07-22T00:00:00Z

While applauding Microsoft's contribution of code to the Linux community this week, Red Hat nonetheless urged its rival to pledge that it will never use its patents against Linux.

New Linux tool helps manage guest virtual machines

2009-06-10T00:00:00Z

With the increasing prevalence of virtualization comes the greater need for management of "guest" operating systems that run as virtual machines on the hypervisor, and the tool called libguestfs is set to provide that on Linux.

Red Hat offers customizable app servers

John Fontana — 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z

Red Hat Monday introduced an open source application server strategy called JBoss Open Choice and a trio of upgraded middleware platforms that adhere to an architecture that is customized using components.

Red Hat connects its distributor SYNNEX with ISVs

2009-04-14T00:00:00Z

Red Hat is helping nine of its open-source ISV partners get broader distribution for their products in North America through a partnership with one of its major distributors, SYNNEX.

Red Hat CEO seeks open source in government

2009-04-06T00:00:00Z

Red Hat's CEO, in a blog post on Monday, is endorsing the Obama Administration's call for openness and participation in government by likening the President's statement to the open source software movement.