Alternative Technology Signs Distribution Agreement with Red Hat.Alternative Technology Will Deliver Red Hat's Industry-Leading Enterprise Open-Source Solutions to the Channel ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Alternative Technology, Inc., an Arrow Electronics, Inc. company and leading specialty distributor of thin-client/server-based computing, edge infrastructure, virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. , storage and security solutions, today announced a distribution agreement with Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open-source solutions. Alternative Technology will distribute Red Hat's enterprise solutions including Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux (often abbreviated to RHEL) is a Linux distribution produced by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market, including mainframes. Red Hat commits to supporting each version of RHEL for 7 years after its release. and JBoss Enterprise Middleware to its large base of reseller partners. Alternative Technology will leverage its North American channel, education and technical resources to expand the reach of Red Hat's world-class open-source offerings. Alternative Technology solution providers can now offer: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server and Desktop, the leading open-source computing platform, including virtualization * JBoss Enterprise Middleware Platforms, Frameworks and Developer Studio * Red Hat systems management and security management tools * Red Hat infrastructure products including Red Hat Application Stack, Red Hat Global File System and Red Hat Cluster Suite  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . "We are excited to be part of Red Hat's focus on the channel as a primary go-to-market strategy," said Tom Zorn, executive vice president, Alternative Technology. "In addition to our advanced technical services and top-notch sales support, as a subsidiary of Arrow Electronics, we connect Red Hat resellers with complementary enterprise-class products through Arrow's Enterprise Computing Solutions (ECS See eComStation. ) unit, including HP, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Sun Microsystems, Network Appliance, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. and Hitachi Data Systems See HDS. , making it easier to purchase through one distributor." "As a value-added distributor, Alternative Technology brings significant channel and market reach, a strong customer service focus, and a reputation for providing leading solutions to server, storage and virtualization markets," said Roger Egan, director, North America Channel Sales and Development for Red Hat. "With Red Hat, Alternative Technology will offer leading-edge technologies to help large and mid-tier enterprises reap the benefits associated with open-source solutions. We look forward to working with Alternative Technology to drive new opportunities and to bring these solutions to the channel and marketplace." Channel partners can learn more about Red Hat by going to www.alttech.com/ or calling 800-544-7674 (USA), or 866-240-9991 (Canada). About Alternative Technology Alternative Technology is a leading specialty distributor for value-added resellers who need products and services targeted at thin-client/server-based computing, edge infrastructure, virtualization, security, and wireless markets. Driving the widespread adoption of leading-edge technologies by bridging the gaps between products and services to solve critical business problems, Alternative Technology identifies business issues that are key to its markets and offers multivendor solutions that drive demand back through its reseller partners. Alternative Technology, headquartered in Englewood, Colo., has offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Carlsbad, Calif., and Mississauga, Canada. Alternative Technology is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, which is a business segment of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ARW ARW Air Refueling Wing ARW Advanced Research Workshop ARW Associated Resume Writers ARW Army Ranger Wing (Irish Special Forces) ARW American Revolutionary War ARW Angle Random Walk ARW Aeroelastic Research Wing ). For more information, go to: www.AltTech.com, e-mail: sales@AltTech.com or call toll-free: 800-544-7674 (USA), or 866-240-9991 (Canada). |
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