Red Hat
Red Hat virtual desktop technology heads into beta tests
Jun. 03, 2009
Red Hat's virtualization scheme going forward is based largely on technology obtained via its acquisition of Qumranet. The company will offer virtual desktops and servers, plus a common management platform.
Red Hat creates program for cloud providers
Jul. 01, 2009
Red Hat wants to make sure it addresses all the cloud security issues that it can, so it's started a program to certify that its software runs safely in the cloud.
Save Mart grocery chain sees savings in open source
Jun. 29, 2009
Open-source software is not only as good as proprietary vendor software in many cases, it's better — and certainly a lot cheaper, according to James Sims, vice president of information technology and chief information ...
Moblin: 6 key things to know
Jun. 16, 2009
Moblin, short for mobile Linux, is a free, open-source operating system originally developed by Intel for its low-power Atom processor and designed to run on devices, including netbooks.
Fedora 11 released with new virtualization, software management tools
Jun. 09, 2009
The Fedora Project on Tuesday released version 11 of its Linux open source operating system, adding expanded hardware support, new software management and improved virtualization.
Red Hat sues Swiss government over $39M Microsoft contract
May. 26, 2009
Red Hat has filed suit with the Swiss Federal Administrative Court, asking it to cancel a contract for desktop software and services that a government agency awarded to Microsoft without calling for competitive bids, ...
Building open-source acceptance
Jun. 20, 2008
Children are taught as early as preschool that sharing is an essential part of learning to get along with others. Yet some people still can't grasp the concept of sharing code or they reject open source because of the ...
Red Hat connects its distributor SYNNEX with ISVs
Apr. 14, 2009
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
Apr. 06, 2009
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.
Red Hat debuts new hypervisor, open-sources Linux management platform
Jun. 19, 2008
Red Hat released a new server virtualization platform and open sourced the code of Red Hat Network.
Red Hat skips consumer Linux desktop
Apr. 17, 2008
Red Hat has no plans to create a traditional desktop product for the consumer market, but will continue to place its bets on a desktop for commercial markets.
Red Hat offers customizable app servers
Jun. 01, 2009
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 undercuts Microsoft on high-performance OS pricing
Oct. 02, 2008
Red Hat Thursday released a Linux software stack for compute-intensive IT environments that it said costs less than Microsoft's price for its comparable Windows offering.
Red Hat buys desktop-virtualization vendor Qumranet
Sep. 04, 2008
Red Hat Thursday extended its virtualization wares to the desktop, spending $107 million in cash to acquire open source vendor Qumranet.
Fedora 9 hits beta
Mar. 26, 2008
Open source Fedoraproject.org has released the beta of Fedora 9 signaling the code's readiness for testing by early adopters.
New Red Hat boss plots $1 billion plan
Feb. 08, 2008
Competitors should keep a weary eye on newly minted Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst, whose fresh face masks a certified executioner who has a plan to grow the open source leader into a billion-dollar juggernaut supplying ...
Red Hat targets VMware, Microsoft with virtualization line
Feb. 23, 2009
Red Hat Monday introduced an entire line of virtualization software aimed at disrupting the current market and leader VMware's position by giving customers an open source option for virtualizing their data centers.
Shift to multicore processors inevitable, but enterprises face challenges
Feb. 27, 2008
Buying multicore servers raises two new questions for enterprises: How do you avoid punitive software licensing, and which applications need multicore processors?
Red Hat skips consumer Linux desktop
Apr. 17, 2008
Red Hat has no plans to create a traditional desktop product for the consumer market, but will continue to place its bets on a desktop for commercial markets.
Red Hat still has sway
May. 14, 2007
While Red Hat has challenges, it's still one of the most influential vendors in Linux and open source. And last week's Red Hat Summit in San Diego showed that the company still has plenty of momentum and sway in the ...
Red Hat client strategy adds virtualization twist
May. 10, 2007
Red Hat on Wednesday laid out its desktop strategy, which includes versions of the Linux operating system for emerging markets, enterprise customers and inexpensive laptops, along with a virtualization technology to ...
Red Hat looks to capture more government IT spending
Feb. 03, 2005
Red Hat has established a new business unit that will focus on government accounts, stepping up its efforts to earn a greater share of public-sector IT spending.
Fedora 9 hits beta
Mar. 26, 2008
Open source Fedoraproject.org has released the beta of Fedora 9 signaling the code's readiness for testing by early adopters.
Real-time Linux launched by Red Hat
Dec. 04, 2007
Red Hat has launched a real-time version of Linux, aimed at applications needing predictable responses, from process control to financial market traders.
Red Hat's SMB desktop Linux delayed
Aug. 06, 2007
Red Hat has released more details about its plans for Linux on the desktop, including news of a launch delay.
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Red Hat profile
Overview
2005 NW200 rank: 116
2004 NW200 rank: 134
Revenue
| Total '05 revenue (in $M) |
|
257 |
| '04-'05 revenue change |
|
46% |
| '01-'05 CAGR revenue |
|
34% |
Profit
| Profit or loss (in $M) |
|
64 |
| Change from '04 |
|
66 |
| As percentage of revenue 25 |
|
25 |
| CAGR, '01-'05 |
|
- |
Employees
| Number of employees |
|
959 |
| '04 - '05 change |
|
2
|
| Revenue per employee |
|
268092 |
Misc.
| Mkt Cap as of 3/19/05 ($M) |
|
5110 |
| Cash/investments ($M) |
|
|
| Year inc. |
|
1993 |
| Fiscal year ends |
|
Feb |
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