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Small Business: How Red Hat Will Attack Microsoft Stronghold

Written By
JP
Joe Panettieri
Jun 23, 2010

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“At first glance, Microsoft’s software portfolio
— Windows, Office, Small Business Server and Exchange —
still dominates the small business market. But Red Hat CEO Jim
Whiteshurst says his company has found a back door into the small
business market. Perhaps surprisingly, it doesn’t really involve
desktop Linux. Here’s how Whitehurst sees Red Hat gaining a
foothold in the small business IT market.

“I sat down with Whitehurst at the Red Hat Partner Summit in
Boston on June 21. While most of our conversation focused on larger
customer bases, Whitehurst certainly sees an opportunity for Red
Hat to push far deeper into the small business market.”


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