Red Hat to Extend Carrier-Grade Linux Capabilities in Red Hat Linux Advanced Server.Business Editors, High Tech Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2002 Red Hat will expand enterprise portfolio with products to address requirements for modular communications platforms. Enterprise Linux Forum Conference & Expo--Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq: RHAT RHAT Red Hat (stock symbol) RHAT Rainwater Harvesting Association of Tanzania RHAT Register Hba Attributes ), the world's premier open source and Linux provider today announced plans to extend support for carrier-grade Linux applications on 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. Advanced Server, an 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. platform designed for mission critical workloads. These enhancements, targeted for use on Intel-based hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. , will improve Advanced Server's ability to address the needs of telecommunications providers to develop and deploy new services as part of the transition to standards-based modular communications platforms. The telecommunications industry is dependent on highly reliable and available platforms for carrier grade applications. Red Hat Linux Advanced Server delivers a stable operating system for developing new voice, data, and wireless technologies for the telecom market segment. Enhancements to Advanced Server will be made from recommendations advocated by the OSDL See Linux Foundation. Carrier Grade Linux A specification that defines an industrial strength operating system environment using Linux. Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) covers hardware, availability, clustering, security, serviceability and performance. Working Group, a specification forum including Red Hat, Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking , 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) , HP and other industry leaders focused on positioning Linux-based software components as the basis for robust communications products. "The telecommunications industry continues to be a key market for Linux adoption Linux adoption refers to the uptake of the Linux operating system by homes, organisations and governments. Linux migration refers to the change over to Linux from other operating systems. and deployment," said Stephen Geary Stephen Geary (1797 – 28 August 1854) was a British architect and entrepreneur. His best known work was Highgate Cemetery, opened in 1839 where he designed an "Egyptian Avenue" and "Gothic Catacomb": he was also a founding member of the cemetery company. , director of Linux and Open Source Lab, HP Business Critical Systems. "Red Hat's Advanced Server Platform running on the industry-standard HP ProLiant or Itanium 2-based server lines, provides communications companies the necessary stability, application support and roadmap required to meet the expectations of equipment manufacturers and service providers and to successfully deploy Linux throughout their mission- critical architecture." "Telecommunications service providers and network equipment providers are looking to Linux to help reduce total cost of ownership and provide flexibility," said Hernan Vega, vice president, IBM Global Telecommunications Industry. "IBM supports a Linux standards-based solution framework for communications and other 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. markets. The combination of IBM hardware, software, services and Red Hat's implementation of carrier-grade Linux features will help telecom service providers develop and deploy next generation services." "The growing adoption of standards-based modular communications platforms provides a revolutionary model for new solutions in telecom," said Scott Richardson Scott Andrew Richardson (born September 5, 1977 in Oldham, Lancashire) is a first class cricketer who played 13 first class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 2000 and 2003. He also played 1 List A one day game in 2002. , general manager, Marketing and Platform Programs, Intel Network Processing Group. "Red Hat's commitment to extend the Red Hat Linux Advanced Server platform for carrier-grade use on Intel platforms coupled with our own solutions and software enabling (programming) software enabling - (Or "enabling") Modification of the design or implementation of software to allow internationalisation to take place. In particular, enabling may refer to the modification of software to support double-byte character sets, hence "Unicode efforts will help to enable a new ecosystem of communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry providers." The new features in Advanced Server will include improved application portability and performance, support for POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX) An IEEE 1003.1 standard that defines the language interface between application programs and the Unix operating system. compliant threading, diskless blade systems, improved system responsiveness, advanced debugging and systems analysis, and additional high availability clustering capabilities. Advanced Server will run on Intel-based servers and platforms, including those available from IBM and HP, as part of a carrier-grade modular architecture approach promoting interoperability for application-level solutions. "As the industry's leading enterprise software vendor, Oracle is pleased with Red Hat's unified product strategy to extend its robust, enterprise-class platform with additional requirements to support the telecommunications industry," said William Costello, vice president, telecommunications vertical, Oracle Corp. "The carrier-grade features and stability of Red Hat Linux Advanced Server together with Oracle's proven enterprise product set, will allow for unprecedented scalability and reliability with lower cost, for next generation wireless and wireline communications infrastructure." "We intend to continue to move with the industry trend toward modular communications platforms for more scalable solutions," said Paul Cormier, executive vice president of Engineering at Red Hat. "By combining more advanced, focused technologies such as high availability and clustering, we can meet the availability and supportibility needs of such a critical industry." Red Hat plans to make this carrier-grade Linux release available in mid-2003. For more information visit http://www.redhat.com. About Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat is the world's premier open source and Linux provider. Red Hat is headquartered in Raleigh, N.C. and has offices worldwide. Its European headquarters is based in Surrey, UK, with offices throughout Europe. Please visit Red Hat on the Web at http://www.redhat.com. About the Carrier Grade Linux Working Group The Carrier Grade Linux Working Group is an industry forum operating under the guidance of the Open Source Development Lab. Supported by a global consortium of industry leaders, the Open Source Development Lab (OSDL) is an independent, vendor-neutral, non-profit organization dedicated to enabling Linux and Linux-based programming for enterprise and carrier-class functionality worldwide. More information on OSDL is available at http://www.osdl.org. LINUX is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. RED HAT is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. 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. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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