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BW: Red Hat Unveils Red Hat Linux E-Commerce Server

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 27, 1999

“Product Pairs Stable Web Server and Security Functions with
E-Commerce Tools for E-Business”

“Red Hat®, Inc., a leading developer and provider of open
source Linux-based operating system (OS) solutions, today announced
the Red Hat Linux E-Commerce Server. Red Hat’s latest business
package combines the award-winning stability and scalability of
open source solutions, Red Hat Linux 6.0 and the Apache Web server
with all of the security and e-commerce tools necessary to use Red
Hat Linux in e-business applications.”

“The Red Hat Linux E-Commerce Server integrates RSA Data
Security’s 128-bit encryption engine with the emerging industry
standard Apache Web server. In addition, the Linux applications CD
included with the Red Hat Linux E-Commerce Server contains Red Hat
Linux 6.0 programs and a separate e-commerce directory. Included in
the directory are a variety of complete and trial versions of
e-commerce software from Hewlett-Packard, CCVS, MiniVend and
more.”

“‘The Red Hat Linux E-Commerce Server is an ideal solution for
Internet service providers (ISPs) and small businesses that would
rather focus their attention on sales than their Web server,’ said
Tim Buckley, Chief Operating Officer for Red Hat, Inc. ‘The Red Hat
Linux E-Commerce Server levels the e-business playing field with
symmetrical multi-processor support (SMP) for up to four
processors, security, scalability and stability for businesses of
any size.'”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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