From:	 Matt_Domsch@Dell.com
To:	 lwn@lwn.net
Subject: Press Release: Dell Factory Installs Red Hat Linux 7.2
Date:	 Mon, 19 Nov 2001 09:20:04 -0600


Dell Factory Installs Red Hat Linux 7.2

Red Hat Linux 7.2 Available on All Dell PowerEdge Servers and Precision
Workstations


AUSTIN, Texas--Nov. 19, 2001--Dell today announced that it will offer
factory installation of Red HatŪ Linux 7.2 on its entire line of Dell
Precision(tm) workstations and Dell PowerEdge(tm) servers, including the
PowerEdge 1500SC server, which was introduced today for small business
customers. 

Dell Precision workstations running Red Hat Linux are an ideal production
and development platform offering the most popular desktop user interfaces,
and development compilers and interpreters. Red Hat Linux on Dell PowerEdge
servers offers a cost effective networking infrastructure and development
option for many of today's most common business applications. Dell also has
worked closely with Red Hat to provide support in Red Hat Linux 7.2 for
Broadcom's Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) accelerator card, available as a
low-cost security option on most PowerEdge servers. 

For customers who develop their own Linux image using Red Hat Linux 7.2 or
another Linux distribution, Dell offers Custom Factory Integration to
install the software on Dell OptiPlex(tm) desktop and Dell Latitude(tm)
notebook computers. 

Red Hat Linux 7.2 is immediately available on Dell PowerEdge servers and
will be available on Dell Precision workstations later this year. For more
information on Red Hat Linux on Dell systems, go to www.dell.com/linux. More
information on Red Hat Linux can be found at www.redhat.com. 

About Dell 

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is a premier provider of products and services required for customers to
build their information-technology and Internet infrastructures. The
company's revenue for the past four quarters totaled $31.8 billion. Dell
ranks No. 48 on the Fortune 500, No. 122 on the Fortune Global 500 and No. 7
on the Fortune Global ``most admired'' lists of companies. Dell, through its
direct business model, designs, manufactures and customizes products and
services to customer requirements, and offers an extensive selection of
software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be
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