Corel Computer and Red Hat Software, Inc. today announced an
agreement to bring the Red Hat(r) distribution of Linux(r) to the
Corel Computer NetWinder(tm) family of thin-clients and
thin-servers. Under the three-year agreement, Red Hat will port Red
Hat Linux 5.1 and future releases of the software to the
StrongARM(r) processor, the underlying architecture of the
NetWinder.
“We are pleased to be able to offer our NetWinder customers the
benefits of the award-winning Linux distribution from Red Hat,”
said Ron McNab, vice president and general manager of Corel
Computer. “The partnership will allow us to concentrate on our
core business — building one of the most powerful and easy-to-use
thin-clients and thin-servers on the market.”
The agreement provides Corel Computer with the right to use the
Red Hat distribution of Linux including the Red Hat name and logo
on the NetWinder products. Additionally, Corel Computer has the
rights to distribute Red Hat CD ROMs and printed documentation
manuals to customers.
“I am pleased to announce that Red Hat Linux will soon be
available on the exciting new NetWinder platform,” said Robert
Young, president of Red Hat Software. “The partnership between
Corel Computer and Red Hat adds to the growing momentum of
Linux.”
Currently the NetWinder family is running a custom Linux
distribution based on Red Hat 4.2. When available, NetWinder
customers will be able to upgrade their systems by either
downloading the operating system from Corel Computer or Red Hat, or
by purchasing a CD ROM and manual from either vendor. Red Hat
Software, Inc.
Red Hat Software, Inc., a leading distributor of the Linux
operating system, Red Hat builds, maintains and provides technical
support for the Red Hat Linux operating system. Linux runs on
Intel(r), Alpha(tm) and Sun(tm) SPARC ™ platforms.