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RED HAT AND DELL EXPAND PARTNERSHIP
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TO ACCELERATE LINUX SUCCESS IN CORPORATE MARKET
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Dell First Major Systems Vendor to Factory Install Red Hat Linux on
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Corporate Systems
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Round Rock, Texas, and Durham, N.C. - April 6, 1999 - Dell Computer
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Corporation (Nasdaq: DELL) - the world=92s leading direct systems vendor
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and Red Hat=AE Software, Inc. - a leader in Linux technology and services
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-=20
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jointly announced today that Dell will factory install the Red Hat
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Linux operating system on Dell=AE PowerEdge=AE servers and Dell Precision
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(tm)
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WorkStations.
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The announcement, which expands the joint efforts of Dell and Red
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Hat to make Red Hat Linux a success in the corporate market, also makes
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Dell the first major systems vendor to offer Web ordering of systems
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with Red Hat Linux already installed. Dell said the move is a response
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to growing customer demand worldwide for systems configured with Linux.
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Dell, the leading supplier of systems to corporate America(1), al
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so
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said it plans to offer Red Hat Linux pre-installed on Dell OptiPlex
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desktop PCs during the second quarter of 1999.
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Dell and Red Hat also said that Burlington Coat Factory had
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purchased 1,250 Dell OptiPlex desktop PCs with Red Hat Linux installed.
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Through the DellPlus Custom Factory Integration program, the 1,250
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systems were configured and shipped directly to 264 Burlington Coat
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Factory locations throughout the United States. (See separate release
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for details.)
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The two companies have worked together to ensure corporate
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customers that Red Hat Linux would run and be supported on selected
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Dell systems. Today, the two companies take an additional step to make
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Red Hat Linux easier to obtain from Dell. Under the expanded
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partnership, customers at Dell=92s website can order and easily customize
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selected configurations of the Dell Precision WorkStation 410 or 610
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with Linux at http://www.dell.com/products/workstat/isv/linux.htm.
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Customers can also easily order selected Dell PowerEdge 1300 and 2300
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servers at http://www.dell.com/redhat. Dell OptiPlex desktop PCs will
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be orderable in the same easy fashion in the second quarter of 1999.
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Red Hat and Dell also announced today that their expanded
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relationship includes a minority equity investment in Red Hat by Dell.
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Terms of the investment were not disclosed.
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"Our expanded partnership with Dell represents a broad commitment
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by both companies to make Red Hat Linux a success in the corporate
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market," said Robert F. Young, co-founder and CEO of Red Hat Software.
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"Dell's powerful one-to-one relationship with its customers and its
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highly efficient, build-to-order capabilities make it tremendously easy
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for companies to choose and order Dell systems pre-configured with Red
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Hat Linux."
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"As the third largest supplier of PC systems worldwide and the
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leader in providing PC systems to the US corporate market, Dell is a
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driving force in the use and acceptance of key technologies for
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corporations worldwide," said Michael Lambert, senior vice president,
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Dell Enterprise Systems Group. "Our relationship with Red Hat, a
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leader in the delivery of Linux technology, enables us to respond to
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customers with Dell systems configured with Linux that are reliable and
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backed with the outstanding support."
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Today's announcement caps a quarter of major announcements and
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momentum for Red Hat. At last month's LinuxWorld Expo, more than 8,000
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members of the Linux community voted Red Hat a "LinuxWorld Favorite."
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InfoWorld also once again named Red Hat Linux "Product of the Year" for
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the third consecutive year.
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About Linux
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According to IDC Research, Linux was the fastest-growing server
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operating environment in 1998, capturing more than 17 percent of all
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server operating system shipments. More than an estimated 10 million
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users currently run the Linux operating system. Linux is the
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cooperatively developed POSIX-oriented, multi-user, multi-tasking
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operating system used worldwide. Linux is strongly differentiated from
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virtually all other operating systems because it is "open source"
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software, with the source code freely available to all users. Red Hat
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Linux is maintained by the guidelines of the Linux General Public
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License (GPL) as "freely distributable" software available from many
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sites on the Internet.
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About Dell
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Ranked No. 78 among the Fortune 500 companies and No. 363 in the
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Fortune Global 500, Dell Computer Corporation is the world=92s leading
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direct computer systems company, based on revenues of $18.2 billion for
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the past four quarters. Dell designs, manufactures and customizes
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products and services to customer requirements and offers an extensive
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selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its
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products can be obtained through its toll-free number 1-800-388-8542 or
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by accessing the Dell World Wide Web site at www.dell.com.
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About Red Hat =AE Software, Inc.
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Founded in 1994, Red Hat Software is based in Research Triangle
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Park, NC, where it is a leader in the development of open source
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software solutions. Red Hat Development builds the most accessible and
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advanced operating system available anywhere with technical innovations
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such as RPM and disk druid installation tool. Red Hat Linux is
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available for Intel=AE, Compaq Alpha=AE, and Sun SPARC=AE platforms. Red
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Hat
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Linux was named InfoWorld's Product of the Year for three years in a
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row, was given a Productivity accolade in Software Development's
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"Jolt" Awards, was named an Environment/Desktop finalist in the Ziff-
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Davis European Excellence Awards, won the editor's choice awards from
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both the Linux Journal and Australian Personal Computing magazines, and
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won the "Just Plain Cool" award from Australian Personal Computing
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magazine. For more information about Red Hat Software and Red Hat
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products and technologies, please call 1-888-REDHAT1 or visit our web
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site at http://www.redhat.com. Reviews encouraged.
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###
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LINUX is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. RED HAT is a registered
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trademark of Red Hat Software, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark of
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The Open Group. Dell, OptiPlex and PowerEdge are registered trademarks
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of Dell Computer Corporation. Dell Precision WorkStations is a
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trademark of Dell Computer Corporation. Fortune 500 is a registered
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trademark of Time Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the
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marks and names of others. All other names and trademarks are the
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property of their respective owners.
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