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Red Hat Desktop: Our client solution for the
enterprise has arrived
This month we introduced the newest member of our
Red Hat Enterprise Linux family—Red Hat Desktop.
Red Hat Desktop provides a high-quality, full-featured client system that is
suitable for use in a wide range of desktop deployments. Available in packages
of either 10 or 50 units for mass deployments of consistently configured
clients, it is fully compatible with other members of the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux product family and provides complementary technology and services.
Learn
more.
The Linux Show interviews Jeremy Hogan about Red Hat
Desktop
Jeremy Hogan, Red Hat Community Relations Manager,
was a featured guest on this past week's "The Linux Show," the online
talk show about all things Linux related. Jeremy discussed Red Hat's recently
announced Red Hat Desktop offering, as well as other issues such as the decision
to split Red Hat Linux into Red Hat Enterprise Linux and the Fedora Project.
Listen
to the May 11th "The Linux Show" (Jeremy is on the second part of the
show around the 52 minute mark).
Success Story: Central Bank of India
When regulations mandated that Indian banks be
fully computerized by December 2004, Central Bank of India knew they had to find
a solution focused on ease of support and maintenance but also optimized for
scalability. After much evaluation and testing, Linux was found to be the best
choice, with Red Hat being the strongest provider. CBI has now implemented a Red
Hat solution across 1,115 branches, with 1,770 additional branches planning to
deploy in 2004.
Access
the full story and other Red Hat success stories.
Wide Open Magazine: Now free to qualified subscribers
Red Hat's Wide Open Magazine provides a broad range
of content featuring the latest in open source technology and perspectives from
industry experts. Recently, we've decided to make it available, at no cost, to a
broader audience.
Want
to subscribe to Wide Open Magazine? Complete this qualification form.
Red Hat announces new Enterprise Architect training
courses
Red Hat is now offering two new training courses in
our Enterprise Architect curriculum: RH436 Red Hat Enterprise Storage Management
and RH423 Red Hat Enterprise System Monitoring and Performance Tuning. The
four-course Enterprise Architect curriculum provides in-depth, hands-on training
for senior Linux system administrators responsible for the deployment and
management of large enterprise environments.
Learn
more here.
At a glance: Red Hat Desktop
Red Hat Desktop is targeted for government,
academic, and enterprise IT organizations, and features mature, open source
office applications including an email client, browser and office suite. And
like our other enterprise offerings, it's backed by Red Hat Network, delivering
the highest level of manageability and security.
- Features include desktop productivity tools such as Evolution,
OpenOffice.org 1.1, Mozilla Web browser, and instant messaging GAIM
- Supports two architectures: Intel x86-compatible, and AMD64 or Intel EM64T
- Includes a complete desktop environment for single CPU systems with up to
4GB of main memory
Learn
more about Red Hat Desktop.
Webcasts from Red Hat
Red Hat's client strategy: Introducing Red Hat
Desktop
How can a Linux desktop result in better productivity for both IT managers as
well as endusers? Attend this webcast and learn about Red Hat's client strategy
for providing an open, secure, and managed environment for desktop deployments.
This webcast will review the needs of enterprise customers deploying multiple
units of Red Hat Desktop and how the Open Source Architecture will help
customers maintain control of their systems and data.
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Time: 12 p.m. EDT (GMT -4) and 8 p.m. EDT (GMT -4)
Presenter: Mike Ferris, Product Marketing Manager, Red Hat Desktop
Register
for this live presentation.
Red Hat Desktop - Technical Overview and Future
Direction
This webcast will discuss all aspects of Red Hat's newest client-focused
product: Red Hat Desktop. Starting with a tour of the technology features of the
product, the presentation will then cover product pricing and packaging,
including the deployment of secure and manageable configurations with Red Hat
Network Proxy or Satellite Server. The presentation will also review the future
development plans for Red Hat Desktop.
Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2004
Time: 12 p.m. EDT (GMT -4) and 8 p.m. EDT (GMT -4)
Presenter: Nick Carr, OS Marketing Manager
Register
for this live presentation.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux migration experiences
Hear from technical architects in state and local government who have
successfully migrated to Linux and are realizing significant results. What
problems and successes did they see during their migration? Have they seen
improvements in price or performance? How can your organization realize similar
benefits? Join us to find out.
Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2004
Time: 2 p.m. EDT (GMT -4)
Presenters: Thomas Bronekei, Director of IT, Pottawattamie County, Iowa;
Kevin Ferlazzo, Data Administration and Security Manager, Virginia Department of
Juvenile Justice
Register
for this live presentation.
Migrating to Linux - Porting Best Practices
Thinking of porting your application to Linux? Join Michael Tiemann Red Hat's VP
of Open Source Affairs for a webcast detailing best practices for moving your
software to a Linux platform. Learn how to dramatically shorten your porting
cycle.
Date: Thursday, June 17, 2004
Time: 2 p.m. EDT (GMT -4)
Presenter: Speaker: Michael Tiemann, Vice President, Open Source Affairs
Register
for this live presentation.
Whitepapers from Red Hat
UNIX to Linux Migration: An introduction
Interested in the migrating from a RISC-based platform to Linux? Nathan Thomas,
Red Hat Director of Sales Engineering, explains in this whitepaper what
important considerations, best practices, and resources you will need to
succesfully complete your migration.
Download
the whitepaper.
In the news
LinuxInsider:
Technology Drives Down the Cost of Supporting Linux
Investors
Business Daily: Red Hat Success Means More Competition
Newsfactor:
Red Hat Delivers Desktop Linux
Investors
Business Daily: Linux Leader Tips Its Hat to Ordinary Office Computers With
Latest Version of Software
Upcoming events
The
SIIA Enterprise Software Summit 2004
May 17-19, 2004
Palace Hotel
San Francisco, CA
Join some of the brightest minds in this new software industry as they discuss
new business models, new selling strategies, new product categories and new
competition. This conference will bring together senior executives from
enterprise software companies as well as a select group of forward-thinking
customers to explore critical issues facing the software industry.
BEA
eWorld 2004
May 24-27, 2004
Moscone Convention Center
San Francisco, CA
GigaWorld
IT Forum Europe 2004
June 7-9 2004
Barcelona, Spain
Paul Cormier, Executive VP of Engineering for Red Hat, will speak on Red Hat's
Open Source Architecture at GigaWorld IT Forum Europe 2004.
SIA
Technology Conference
June 8-10, 2004
Hilton New York and Towers
New York, NY
LinuxTag
June 23-26, 2004
Messe Und Kongresszentrum
Karlsrune, Germany
Training specials
Over the past few months, Red Hat has been giving
away cool stuff to people who sign up for select North American training
courses. Now, we're extending this offer to include selected Australian training
courses as well.
Sign
up for select Australian Red Hat courses and get cool gear.
Sign
up for select North American courses and get cool gear.
Ask Shadowman
May. When the showers have brought the flowers, and
rites of spring, a young geek's fancy is turned to thoughts of setting up that
mail server of their dreams. And you? Stuck like a muck stick. You call and he
is there faster than you can flame a troll. Or fast enough to almost meet his
monthly deadline, taking a single name byline like Hector or Hammer he is... the
Shadowman.
Read
Shadowman's advice.
Tips and Tricks: Comparing common DOS and Linux
commands
Many Linux commands typed at a shell prompt are
similar to the commands you would type in DOS. In fact, some commands are
identical. This month we show you how some of the more common commands
translate.
Read
more.
UTB Contest 52: Dressed for success
Last month we asked folks what Shadowman is
wearing...besides the fedora. Looking at your answers, we are surprised how many
people think Shadowman just runs around naked. Maybe it has something to do with
Red Hat's commitment to open source? Our best answer though came from Kei Davis
who said, "What's Shadowman wearing? Besides the hat:
- A cloak of invisibility. (A metaphor for transparency.)
- A business suit. (That's where Linux is headed.)
- A leisure suit. (We do it for fun.)
- A TUXedo. (Ha ha, you'll get this response by thousands, I'd guess.)
- His 'birthday suit.' (He's invisible after all, so why not?)"
Thanks for all the great responses. We'll be sending Kei a Red Hat baseball cap
for the great answer.
UTB Contest 53: What's Red Hat Enterprise Linux really
made of?
There is a saying that goes, "the whole is
greater than the sum of its parts." This definitely applies to the entire
open source community: countless individual contributors who write and/or revise
untold lines of code for the greater goal of a first-rate,
accessible-to-the-masses OS.
In the case of Red Hat , the majority of our customers know quite a bit about
Red Hat Enterprise Linux. However, not much attention is paid to the parts. This
month's contest challenges your knowledge of what Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 is
really made of. Snips and snails and puppy dog tails? Sugar and spice and
everything nice? You'd be surprised.
Within the Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.3 AS RPM package list, name:
1. ...the only profession.
2. ...two types of snakes.
3. ...two subtypes of drinking.
4. ...a precious stone.
5. ...a lovable type of dog.
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