Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 12:53:49 -0400
From: Greg Smith <gsmith@schwartz-pr.com>
To: <lwn@lwn.net>
Subject: IBM to Deliver Red Hat Training and Certification Programs Worldwide



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information:
Melissa London 				Bryan Scanlon or Peter Gorman
Red Hat, Inc. (East)			Schwartz Communications for Red Hat
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IBM TO DELIVER RED HAT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS WORLDWIDE

The World’s Largest Information Technology and Training Provider Will
Offer Red Hat Certified Engineer Program at IBM Training Centers Worldwide

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--May 15, 2000--Red Hat®, Inc.  (NASDAQ:RHAT),
the leading provider of open source solutions for Internet infrastructure,
today announced an agreement with IBM to deliver Red Hat’s leading Linux
training and certification program. Under the agreement, IBM, the
world’s largest global IT training provider, will offer the hands-on,
real-world Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) program at IBM training
centers around the world.

The agreement, which follows a deal to pre-load Red Hat Linux 6.2 on
IBM’s Netfinity Servers, broadens the availability of the popular RHCE
program worldwide to meet the growing demand for expertise in Linux, the
fastest-growing server operating system. The partnership pairs Red Hat’s
comprehensive Linux training and certification program with the largest
information technology company in the world to meet worldwide users’
growing demand for open source expertise in today’s enterprises. IBM
Global Services plans a rapid rollout of RHCE training and certification in
all major markets and languages. This effort will be supported through Red
Hat’s capabilities for RHCE instructor training at Red Hat facilities
worldwide.

"We are pleased to have IBM roll-out the RHCE program and become a Red Hat
Certified Training Partner worldwide," said Peter Childers, director of
training at Red Hat. "With its global reach, strong record for quality IT
training, and its growing Internetworking and e-commerce business, IBM can
bring Red Hat’s innovative training and certification programs to
enterprise customers and IT professionals when and where they need it."

"This agreement delivers IT professionals Red Hat’s highly-acclaimed
certification program right to their backyard and in some of the most
advanced training centers in the world," said Carolyn Sparano, business
unit manager, Services, Red Hat, Inc. "Time- pressed IT professionals who
want to learn Linux-based systems, further develop their Internetworking
skills and achieve credible certification now have real-world training
conveniently available to help them accelerate the adoption of open source
solutions within their organizations."

According to IDC, IBM Global Services is the world’s largest training
provider. The first courses, including the RHCE exam, will be available at
IBM Training Centers starting in the second quarter of 2000. Information on
RHCE courses is posted at http://www.redhat.com/explore/training.html and
http://www.ibm.com/services/learning/spotlight/linux.html.

"IBM is very pleased to offer Red Hat’s performance-based certification
program for e- commerce, systems and network engineers deploying Linux for
enterprise systems," said Michael Littlejohn, Americas general manager,
Learning Services, IBM Global Services.  "The Red Hat certification program
adds to our portfolio of high-quality, hands-on, real- world
training--something that IBM’s worldwide customers have come to expect."

About the Red Hat Certified Engineer Program

Taught by RHCE’s with considerable Internetworking experience, Red
Hat’s certification program offers more than traditional,
multiple-choice written exams and "paper certifications." RHCE
Certification requires success on performance-based practical exams, in
which users actually demonstrate the ability to: install and configure Red
Hat Linux, set up common network (IP) services, and perform essential
administration, diagnostic tests and troubleshooting, among other
Internetworking and systems administration tasks. Red Hat courses are
available for the entire RHCE Certification track, at levels appropriate
for both beginners and networking professionals looking to migrate to open
source solutions and build or expand their experience with Linux-based
operating systems.

Open Source Momentum

International Data Corp. (IDC) research states that Linux paid shipments
grew faster than any other server operating system over the past two
years. IDC preliminary figures for 1999 show Linux shipments represent 24.6
percent of the shipments for the server operating system market, up from
15.8 in 1998.

Research firm Netcraft, Inc. (www.netcraft.com), states that as of April
2000, 33 percent of all public Web sites run on Linux-based operating
systems, making Linux the most popular choice for deploying public Web
sites. Finally, IDC predicts that by 2002, there will be more than 55
million handheld and notebook-style information appliance devices and that
by 2005, shipments of these appliances will exceed shipments of PCs.

Red Hat’s numerous alliances with industry leaders and the demand for
Linux-based applications has created open source support from many of the
industry’s leading software and hardware manufacturers, including
Compaq, Computer Associates, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Netscape,
Novell, Oracle and SAP.

About Red Hat, Inc.

Founded in 1994, Red Hat (NASDAQ:RHAT), is the leading provider of open
source, Internet infrastructure solutions, delivering on the promise of
open source from small embedded devices to the most prodigious
enterprise. Red Hat applies its technological leadership to create open
source solutions for Internet infrastructure and post-PC environments,
offers services backed by the best understanding of open source and the
most comprehensive resources, delivers the brand of a widely trusted open
source leader and corporate partner, and persists in an indelible
commitment to the virtues of open source to lead a revolution in the
computing industry.

Red Hat is based in Research Triangle Park, N.C. and has offices
worldwide. To learn about Red Hat’s perennially renowned products and
services or its unfailing commitment to the GNU General Public License
(GPL) and other public licenses, visit Red Hat on the Web at
www.redhat.com. For investor inquiries, contact Lippert/Heilshorn at (212)
838- 3777.

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