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PC Week: Red Hat grabs heavyweight backers

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 9, 1999

“Linux distributor Red Hat gets backing from four major
investors.”

“Red Hat officials said the deals are not exclusive. The amount
of the investments was not disclosed.”

“IBM also has taken an agnostic position with the Linux
distributors, supporting them all in order to foster competition
and avoid the pitfalls of a Unix-like splintering.”

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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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