Dell Packages PowerEdge Servers with Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES; Offer Includes Automatic Updates, Online Learning.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LinuxWorld LinuxWorld has various meanings:
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2003 Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) will begin shipping Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 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. with select Dell PowerEdge This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. servers, along with a hardware and software bundle suitable for small- and medium-sized businesses, the company announced today. Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES, tested and certified See certification. by Dell, is ideal for edge-of-network applications such as file and print servers. The software price of $349 (retail) includes a one-year subscription to Red Hat Enterprise Network that enables customers to proactively receive software and security updates, as well as product enhancements. Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES is expected to be available for order from Dell on Aug. 27, 2003. Customers purchasing the software from Dell along with a select PowerEdge server will receive a $100 coupon from Red Hat for use with any online Red Hat Global Learning Services eLearning course with a suggested retail price equal to or greater than $325 a course. "This hardware and software bundle answers a growing demand for Linux in the small-and medium-business space," said Linda Hargrove-York, Dell vice president of worldwide enterprise marketing. "It enables customers to get the most relevant, standards-based technology for their business and install it with minimal downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. ." Dell will ship Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES with three Dell servers: -- The PowerEdge 4600: a scalable server with advanced management features ideal for server consolidation, database implementations and other highly demanding operations; -- The PowerEdge 2650, a 2U scalable server with high-performance processing power; and -- The PowerEdge 1650, a 1U server designed to deliver exceptional levels of reliability, manageability man·age·a·ble adj. That can be managed or controlled: manageable problems. man and performance in a rack-dense, space-saving solution. Dell SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. and Linux Market Share Information Market research firm IDC predicts the SMB market See SMB. -- companies with fewer than 1,000 employees -- will account for 53 percent of the growth in IT spending this year(a). IDC also reports that Dell is the leading provider of PCs (desktops, portables, plus standard Intel architecture servers), to the U.S. SMB market with 27.4 percent unit market share(b). In the first quarter of 2003, IDC ranked Dell No. 1 in units and revenue for the total U.S. Linux server market(c). For more information about Dell and Linux visit www.dell.com/linux. About Dell Dell Inc. (Nasdaq:DELL) is a premier provider of products and services required for customers worldwide to build their information-technology and Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the infrastructures. Company revenue for the past four quarters totaled $36.9 billion. Dell, through its direct business model, designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements, and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be obtained at www.dell.com. Dell is a trademark of Dell Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. Pricing, specifications, availability, and terms of offers may change without notice and are not transferable. Taxes and shipping charges extra, vary and are not subject to discount. Coupon is limited to the first 20,000 software purchases from Dell in conjunction with a PowerEdge server; offer expires Dec. 31, 2003. (a) Source: IDC presentation, Tapping the SMB Market Opportunity; Raymond Boggs, March 26, 2003. (b) Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, Q1 2003 Report, June 2, 2003. (c) Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, Q1'03, May 29, 2003. |
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