:CNET News.com: Red Hat IPO to cap busy Linux trade show
CNET News.com: Red Hat IPO to cap busy Linux trade show Aug 6, 1999, 21 :17 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (2643 reads) (Other stories by Stephen Shankland)
"The marketing frenzy caused by the computer industry's adoption of the Linux operating system
shows no signs of abating, and one of the biggest noises at a Linux conference next week will
come from Red Hat's IPO."
"Red Hat, the leading seller of the Linux operating system, is scheduled to go public in the middle of the
LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in San Jose, California. Institutional investors are scheduled to buy their
shares on Tuesday, with trading by the general public scheduled for Wednesday..."
"The Red Hat IPO is the first of several planned Linux-related IPOs, with others including VA Linux Systems,
Caldera Systems, LinuxCare, and Cygnus Solutions. Though these companies are at various stages in their
plans, ...the attention garnered by Red Hat's IPO has accelerated those efforts."
"...many other companies will use next week's show as a launch
pad for updated Linux plans... [summarized in the story]"
