Red Hat Market Share Grows in Japan
Nov 30th, 23:00 UTC
Red Hat Linux 7 Represents 40 Percent of Linux Sales
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Nov. 30, 2000 -- Red Hat, Inc., (Nasdaq:RHAT), the leading provider of open source solutions for Internet
infrastructure, announced today that sales of Red Hat Linux 7 represent 40 percent of all Linux sales in Japan, gaining the largest share, according to BCN market survey report
"BCN Market View."
BCN Market View is a market report compiled and released yearly by Computer News Inc. and is based on a survey of actual sales at 316 outlets of nine major personal
computer retail sales companies.
Red Hat Linux 7 was released in Japan in October 2000 and offers enhanced security features, as well as connection to Red Hat Network, Red Hat's Internet management tool.
About Red Hat, Inc.
Red Hat is the leader in development, deployment and management of Linux and open source solutions for Internet infrastructure ranging from small embedded devices to high
availability clusters and secure Web servers.
In addition to the award-winning Red Hat Linux server operating system, Red Hat is the principle provider of GNU-based developer tools and support solutions for a wide
variety of embedded processors. Red Hat provides run-time solutions, developer tools, Linux kernel expertise and offers support and engineering services to organizations in all
embedded and Linux markets.
Red Hat Japan, Inc. was established in 1999 as a 100 percent owned subsidiary of Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq:RHAT), headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. The company
provides support, training and services for users of its products in Japan. Red Hat's product lineup and services are introduced at this Web site, www.redhat.com/jp/.
Red Hat applies its technological leadership to create open source solutions for all points on the Internet and in pervasive computing environments, offers services backed by
the best understanding of open source and the most comprehensive resources, and delivers the brand of a widely trusted open source leader and corporate partner. Red Hat offers
users one single, trusted point of contact and a common platform for developing, deploying and managing open source across the Internet and devices that connect to the Internet.
CONTACT: Red Hat, Inc.
Melissa London
(919) 547-0012
melissa@redhat.com
or
Schwartz Communications for Red Hat
Bryan Scanlon
(781) 684-0770
redhat@schwartz-pr.com
(Submitted by Martin Pitts of Linux Today)
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