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LinuxInsider: Red Hat Adds Directory, Users Still Focused on OS

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 22, 2005

“Red Hat marked the occasion of its first user conference last
month by officially launching its Directory Server, the latest
addition to its open-source software arsenal.

“But Red Hat faces an uphill climb as it tries to build on the
success of its market-leading Linux distribution with additional
offerings that move higher up the software stack, according to some
analysts. They said the strategy puts the Raleigh, N.C.-based
company into competition with better-established vendors that, in
many cases, are its hardware and software partners…”

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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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