Sun Microsystems is to offer Red Hat's Linux 6.1 through its online store for use on Sun UltraSPARC workstations and Sun Enterprise servers. The company will also provide full support, through Red Hat, for any customers opting to run Linux instead...
While Linux was created primarily by individuals adding their own touches to the free operating system launched by Linus Torvalds in 1991, over the years it has been funnelled into a number of different versions, specifically by companies looking...
Back in April, Debian, Red Hat, SuSE and Mandrakesoft all insisted that the study had little "real world value" because it does not help customers assess the "practical issues of how quickly serious issues get fixed".
Novell is also facing increasing competition among Linux desktop software providers, including Sun Microsystems and Red Hat, which also cater to the corporate market. Our research has shown that the primary motivators for firms to switch from...
Matthew Szulik, chief executive of Red Hat, the largest provider of update and support services for Linux, said, however, "Some of our customers track their operating costs down to the penny. Server operating systems are largely commoditised...
Oracle is to sell support to Red Hat Linux customers and offer its own free clone of the open source OS, posing a major competitive challenge to the leading Linux seller. Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison told thousands of attendees at the...