“Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq:RHAT), the leader in open source Internet
infrastructure solutions, today announced the results of two
surveys which show Red Hat’s increasing lead in the global Linux
market. These results confirm Red Hat’s position as the most widely
used and recognized provider of open source and Linux-based
solutions.”
“Netcraft’s May 2000 Web Server Survey located almost
850,000 Web sites worldwide that run Linux and provide a
personalized server header. Out of these sites, 72 percent run
on Red Hat Linux, compared with 10 percent for the second
largest distribution. Despite rapid growth in the Linux market and
many new entrants, this survey shows that Red Hat has maintained
its strong lead as the market’s preferred brand. In addition,
Netcraft’s May survey shows the continued growth of Linux, which
currently powers 36 percent of the Web sites polled, versus 33
percent in April. Netcraft’s Web Server Survey can be found at
http://www.netcraft.com/survey/.”
“According to a recent poll of Chinese IT professionals
commissioned by Sky Events, Red Hat Linux is considered the best
overall version of Linux by 56.3 percent of the respondents,
more than three times the mind share of the second most popular
distribution. In addition, Linux users in China name Red Hat as the
most stable and the easiest to use version of Linux — 55.8 percent
and 43.9 percent, respectively. These results are particularly
significant because of the large and fast-growing opportunity the
Chinese market represents.”