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Those Mad Hatters — Red Hat attracted powerhouse backers for Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 28, 1999

“Observers say Red Hat could beat Microsoft at its own
game.”

“In recent months, Red Hat secured equity investments from
Compaq Computer Corp., IBM Corp., Intel Corp., Netscape
Communications Corp., Oracle Corp. and venture-capital firms
Benchmark Capital and Greylock Partners.

“Tim Howes, vice president and chief technology advisor of
Netscape’s server product division, said Red Hat provided what
Netscape customers sought: a Linux company that can provide
enterprise support.”

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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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