Latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update Demonstrates Value of
Subscription
Customers receive new security features ahead of schedule
RALEIGH, NCSept. 7, 2004Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq:RHAT), the world's
leading provider of open source solutions to the enterprise, today
announced the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 3.
Accessible through Red Hat Network, the update features several
security enhancements, which were originally targeted for delivery
in early 2005, several months ahead of schedule. With this update
Red Hat demonstrates the ongoing value delivered via a Red Hat
Enterprise Linux subscription.
"The open source development model coupled with the subscription
business model
creates a unique combination for
customers in that features, upgrades and updates are delivered
in real-time,"said Brian Stevens, vice president of Operating
Systems Development at Red Hat. "Rapid innovation with
consistent delivery means that customers are able to benefit
from performance gains and security enhancements as they become
available."
Consolidation Debt Mortgage Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 was released in Fall, 2003. To
provide the best mix of technology and stability, Red Hat created
the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 products using a hybrid kernel
approach: features from the Linux 2.6 kernel that would be of most
value to commercial/enterprise customers and ISVs were backported
for use with the latest and most stable Linux 2.4 kernel. As a
result of this approach Red Hat Enterprise Linux products are
provided with kernels that are highly stable and also deliver many
of the performance and scalability features of the 2.6 kernel.
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the clear choice for an open source enterprise platform, " said Zorian Rotenberg, director, business development, Acronis, Inc. "By taking a snapshot of the Linux system, Acronis True Image Server for Linux enables Red Hat Linux users to protect and recover their data, whether it's an individual file or an entire operating system, in minutes instead of hours or days."
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subscribers have received regular technology updates such as SATA
device support, Intel EM64T support, and the IA-32 execution layer
for Intel Itanium 2 processors. The latest update, Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 3 Update 3 has a focus on security.
it supports all current PC operating systems, including the latest Red Hat Linux Ext3 file system..."
Consolidation Credit Debt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 3 security features
include:
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exploits that rely on overwriting data structures in memory.
* NX (No Execute) support has been extended from the Intel Itanium
2 processer to include Intel x86, Intel EM64T and AMD64 processors.
NX technology restricts execution of program code in specific areas
of memory such as the stack or the heap, preventing many common
buffer overflow security vulnerabilities.
- Acronis, Inc. (www.acronis.com), the technological leader in storage management software, announced it has joined the Red Hat Inc. ( RHAT) ISV Partner Program, which offers software vendors the opportunity to easily access the tools and resources necessary to develop and test their applications on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the leading platform for open source computing. Acronis also has joined as a Red Hat Ready Partner.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 is emerging as the corporate Linux standard. One of the first books to focus on this robust product, Mastering Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 gives you the practical information you need to install, configure, and network Linux on a large number of computers. For experienced administrators, this book uniquely features detailed coverage of Apache, TUX, Samba, NFS, vsFTP, Squid, SSH, DNS, DHCP, iptables, CUPS, sendmail, Postfix, NIS, LDAP, MySQL, system administration command line and GUI tools and utilities for each phase of the management process. It also helps you configure the GUI for enterprise workstations.
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Subscribers can access Red Hat Network immediately to apply the
update to their systems. For more information or to become a
subscriber, please visit http://www.redhat.com or call
866-2-REDHAT.
About Red Hat, Inc.
Consolidation Debt Loan Online Red Hat, the world's leading open source and Linux provider, is
headquartered in Raleigh, NC with satellite offices spanning the
globe. Red Hat is leading Linux and open source solutions into the
mainstream by making high quality, low cost technology accessible.
Red Hat provides operating system software
along with middleware,
applications and management solutions. Red Hat also offers
support, training and consulting services to its customers
worldwide and through top-tier partnerships. Red Hat's Open
Source strategy offers customers a long term plan for building
infrastructures that are based on and leverage open source
technologies with focus on security and ease of management.
Learn more: http://www.redhat.com
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