Reuters: Red Hat Sees Half of Sales Outside U.S. in a Year

"U.S.-based Red Hat Inc., the world's top distributor of open-source Linux software, expects its international business to increase to half its sales within 12 months, an executive said on Tuesday.

"Demand for the Linux operating system is gathering pace as it becomes better understood outside its core market of computer enthusiasts, helped by the active promotion of many European governments, Red Hat's European marketing director told Reuters..."

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