Red Hat Unveils IA-64 Linux JumpStart Program at Intel Developer Forum Booth #1312, Readies IA-64 Netfarms for Testing and Development.Business/Technology Editors Intel Developer Forum Intel Developer Forum (IDF), is a twice yearly gathering of technologists to discuss Intel products and products based around Intel products. The first IDF was in 1997. There is usually a Spring IDF and a Fall IDF. Fall 2000 SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2000 Delivers Software, Training and Development Support to Help Leading Software Vendors like Steeleye and Tibco Quickly Migrate Popular Applications to the New Intel(R) Processor Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq:RHAT RHAT Red Hat (stock symbol) RHAT Rainwater Harvesting Association of Tanzania RHAT Register Hba Attributes ), the leader in open source Internet infrastructure solutions, announced today the IA-64 JumpStart Program, which provides all the software, tools, support and training needed for independent software and hardware vendors (ISVs and IHVs) to quickly develop solutions for Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux, assembled by Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution (not as old as Slackware but older than Ubuntu) upon its discontinuation in 2004.[1] Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. on Intel(R)'s new Itanium(TM) IA-64 architecture. Program members receive a wide range of free services (O.Eng. Law) such feudal services as were not unbecoming the character of a soldier or a freemen to perform; as, to serve under his lord in war, to pay a sum of money, etc. See also: Free and can purchase additional levels of support and training from Red Hat--often at a significant discount. Avanti, Rational, Sendmail, Steeleye, Tibco and Unify are among the leading software vendors who have already joined the program to leverage Red Hat's unmatched open source development and support expertise. "The JumpStart Program continues Red Hat's commitment to delivering everything needed to quickly and easily embrace Red Hat Linux and other open source solutions in the next generation of computing," said Michael Tiemann Michael Tiemann is Vice President of Open Source Affairs at Red Hat Inc, as well as President of the Open Source Initiative. He previously was the Chief Technical Officer of Red Hat. , chief technical officer at Red Hat, Inc. In May, Red Hat released an early beta version A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. of the Red Hat source code for the Itanium processor platform. The early code release included the Red Hat/Cygnus compiler and tool kit and is based on the tools and kernel developed by the IA-64 Linux Project, formerly known as the Trillian project. "The JumpStart Program reflects Red Hat's commitment to its customers to deliver high-end performance and stability of the IA-64 platform for their Internet infrastructure solutions," said Victor Krutul, manager, OS Programs, Intel Corp. "Red Hat's release of pre-production tools and software and the new JumpStart Program exemplifies the industry-wide support to help accelerate the development of Itanium(TM) processor-based server and workstation applications." Everything Needed to Accelerate Development of IA-64 Linux Solutions The JumpStart Program delivers a wide range of solutions designed for ISVs and IHVs working with Intel's Pre-silicon Software Development Environment (SoftSDV) or independently. It has different levels and costs depending on the level of support desired, and it can provide: --Netfarm, an innovative hosting service that lets developers access pre-production Intel IA-64 hardware over the Internet --Free Web-based support, with additional support packs at a significant discount --One day of introductory training for installing, configuring and porting --Red Hat hardware and software certification --Priority notification of software patches and updates and access to e-knowledge bases, FAQs and 90-day priority ftp for bug fixes and downloads --Advanced developer support and additional engineering services to help port applications --Partner marketing benefits, such as inclusion in Red Hat white papers, case studies, direct mail campaigns and listings in solution guides and the IA-64 section of redhat.com's marketplace. The IA-64 Netfarm is part of the Red Hat IA-64 JumpStart Program. It is designed to enable Linux-based application development for high-performance 64-bit IA-64 systems. Whether you're porting existing applications from other operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , migrating applications from the Intel 32-bit architecture to create new applications or develop hardware that is optimized on Linux for IA-64, the Red Hat IA-64 Netfarm offers an opportunity to develop on a future platform today. For more information on the IA-64 Netfarm, please see http://hardware.redhat.com/ia64. For more information on Red Hat's JumpStart Program, please see http://www.redhat.com/services/IA64/Jumpstart/. Open Source Momentum International Data Corp. (IDC) research states that paid Linux shipments grew faster than any other server operating system See network operating system. over the past two years, and their preliminary figures for 1999 show Linux shipments hold 24.6 percent of the server operating system market, up from 15.8 in 1998. IDC also states that Red Hat holds 50.2 percent of Linux vendor market share and that Red Hat Linux is by far the most popular distribution, preferred by 68.7 percent of U.S. Linux users. Research firm Netcraft, Inc. (www.netcraft.com), states that as of May 2000, 30 percent of all public Web sites run on Linux-based operating systems, making Linux the most popular choice for deploying public Web sites. IDC research shows 40 percent of all spending on Linux servers is for Internet related applications, firmly entrenching Linux servers in the Internet infrastructure. Finally, IDC predicts that by 2002, there will be more than 55 million handheld and notebook-style information appliance See Internet appliance. (hardware) Information Appliance - (IA) A consumer device that performs only a few targeted tasks and is controlled by a simple touch-screen interface or push buttons on the device's enclosure. devices and that by 2005, shipments of these appliances will exceed shipments of PCs. Red Hat's numerous alliances with industry leaders and the demand for Linux-based applications has created open source support from many of the industry's leading software and hardware manufacturers, including Dell, Compaq, Computer Associates, Hewlett-Packard, 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) , Netscape, Novell, Oracle and SAP. About Red Hat, Inc. Founded in 1994, Red Hat (Nasdaq:RHAT), is the leading provider of open source Internet infrastructure solutions, ranging from small embedded devices to high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. clusters and Web serving. Red Hat applies its technological leadership to create open source solutions for Internet infrastructure and post-PC environments, offers services backed by the best understanding of open source and the most comprehensive resources, delivers the brand of a widely trusted open source leader and corporate partner, and persists in an indelible commitment to the virtues of open source to lead a revolution in the computing industry. Red Hat is based in Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C. and has offices worldwide. Visit Red Hat on the Web at www.redhat.com. For investor inquiries, contact Lippert/Heilshorn at (212) 838-3777. About the IA-64 Linux Project The IA-64 Linux Project, formerly known at the Trillian Project, was formed in early 1999 to port the Linux operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. to the IA-64 architecture. The project currently includes Caldera caldera: see crater. caldera Large, bowl-shaped volcanic depression that forms when the top of a volcanic cone collapses into the space left after magma is ejected during a violent volcanic eruption. The term is Spanish for “caldron. Systems, CERN CERN or European Organization for Nuclear Research, nuclear and particle physics research center straddling the French-Swiss border W of Geneva, Switzerland. , Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, LinuxCare, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Red Hat, SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. , SuSE, Turbolinux and VA Linux Systems and represents the first major effort by the server and workstation industry to support an open-source project of this depth and scale. For more information on the IA-64 Linux Project, visit http://www.ia64linux.org. LINUX is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. RED HAT is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. All other names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Forward-looking statements in this press release are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. 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These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, product plans and performance, the ability to continue to develop the Linux kernel and other software, reliance upon strategic relationships, Red Hat's dependence upon an open source business model, reliance upon independent third-party Linux developers, management of growth, expansion of Red Hat's business focus and operations, the possibility of undetected software errors, the enforceability of the GNU General Public License A software license from the Free Software Foundation (FSF) that ensures every user receives the essential freedoms that define "free" software, which is free of restrictions (see free software). and other licenses under which Red Hat's products are developed and licensed, the scarcity of Linux-based applications, the risks of economic downturns generally, and in Red Hat's industry specifically, the risks associated with competition and competitive pricing pressures, the viability of the Internet, and other risks detailed in Red Hat's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which may be accessed through the SEC's Web site at http://www.sec.gov. |
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