“Red Hat is planning a dramatic shift in the focus of its
business by – effectively – betting it on the Web. Speaking to The
Register earlier today company COO Tim Buckley said: “Our goal
is to become the definitive site for Open Source
software.“
“Over three to five years, says Buckley, Red Hat intends its
business to split as follows: 30 per cent product, 35 per cent
services and 35 per cent portal (i.e., the Web bit). Those numbers
may be more than a little understated: confronted with them chief
marketing officer Tom Butta chirruped “80 per cent portal” before
being gently countermanded by Buckley. But it’s clear that Red Hat
is seriously keen on switching the company focus to the Web. You
can get some perspective on this by noting that currently Red Hat’s
business is 80 per cent product.”