“Red Hat(R), Inc… the leading provider of open source
solutions, and Dell Computer Corporation… today extended their
strategic alliance with a worldwide service and support agreement
and a commitment from Dell to factory-install Red Hat Linux on all
future and currently shipping Dell(R) PowerEdge(R) server
models.”
Dell, the number No. 2 PC server provider worldwide… , was the
first major systems vendor to factory-install Red Hat Linux on its
servers and workstations. With today’s announcement, Dell becomes
the first major systems vendor to factory-install Red Hat Linux
across its entire server line, making the PowerEdge brand even more
attractive as a platform on which to build Internet-based business
activities. Factory installation of an operating system (OS)
customizes each server to exact customer specifications, which can
save companies time and money and ultimately speed the installation
and deployment of systems once they reach the customer location.
Dell continues to offer factory installation of Red Hat Linux
across selected configurations of its workstations and desktop
PCs.
“The Dell ‘seal-of-approval’ is important in advancing
Linux-based OSes in the enterprise space,” said Matthew Szulik,
president and CEO of Red Hat. “Dell continues to lead all server
providers in offering Red Hat Linux-based platforms, and with
today’s announcement, adds worldwide service and support to its
Linux capabilities. We’re pleased that customers can look to Dell
for a ‘one-stop-shop’ customized Red Hat Linux solution.”