From:	 Maribel Lopez <jlewis@schwartz-pr.com>
To:	 <lwn@lwn.net>
Subject: Red Hat Unveils Secure Enterprise at LinuxWorld
Date:	 Tue, 29 Jan 2002 11:20:17 -0500

RED HAT UNVEILS SECURE ENTERPRISE SERVICES AT LINUXWORLD

New Red Hat Network Services Simplify Enterprise System Management; In-Booth
Demo of Red Hat Linux Advanced Server Offers First Look Into Red Hat's Next
Enterprise Solution for Datacenters and Mission Critical Workloads

LINUXWORLD, NY--January 29, 2002-- Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq: RHAT), the world's
premier open source and Linux provider, today announced expanded enterprise
offerings for its popular Red Hat Network service. These new offerings will
allow large organizations to securely and easily manage their Red Hat Linux
deployments over the Web. Red Hat Network is the first in a line of planned
Red Hat Managed Services that will be rolled out within the coming months.

Red Hat Network is a comprehensive Web-based systems management service that
includes configuration and asset management for Red Hat Linux installations,
and supports embedded systems based on Red Hat Linux. The leading network
management system for Linux, Red Hat Network has a fast-growing subscriber
base, with more than 400,000 systems connected to Red Hat Network.

The new Red Hat Network Workgroup service builds upon this success, adding
significant capabilities for the secure management of complex open source
systems within large enterprises. Through the new service, enterprise
organizations can better conserve IT resources by managing thousands of Red
Hat Linux Systems through a single intuitive Web interface.

"Large enterprises have begun to realize that the benefits of migrating to
Linux extend beyond the operating system, to include crucial business
elements such as security and management," said Paul Cormier, executive vice
president of Engineering, Red Hat. "The new Red Hat Network Services offer
the enterprise-class capabilities that these businesses require to easily
oversee large, complex Red Hat Linux deployments while keeping administration
costs down."

In addition to the standard features of the existing Basic Service, such as
errata alerts, centralized remote management and system profiling,
subscribers to the Red Hat Network Workgroup Service may benefit from the
following features and service options:

·System Grouping -- Administrators can group workload-focused systems such as
Web servers or database servers together to manage them by common
configurations;
·Multiple Administrators -- Administrators may be given rights to particular
system groups, easing the burden of systems management in large organizations.

In conjunction with subscriptions to the Red Hat Network Workgroup Service,
customers also will have the following additional options for added
convenience and security:

·Red Hat Network Proxy Server -- Red Hat Network Proxy Server deploys a
secure and customized proxy system for a customer's site. The server will
cache packages for distribution across a local Intranet while maintaining a
single, secure connection to Red Hat Network.
·Red Hat Network Satellite -- Red Hat Network Satellite is a custom-built
system that brings Red Hat Network customers the highest possible level of
security control. Designed for flexibility and security, the Satellite Web
interface can be disconnected from the Internet and served from a local Web
server, granting customers complete control over their connection to Red Hat
Network.

Proxy Server and Satellite work in tandem and may be combined, offering an
ideal solution for a company with multiple locations, where the Satellite
would be deployed centrally, and Proxy Servers would be deployed in each
remote office.

Pricing and Availability
The Red Hat Network Basic Service, Workgroup Service, Proxy Server and
Satellite options are available for purchase immediately. For pricing
information, consult the RHN Sales Advisor at www.rhn.redhat.com or call
866-2-REDHAT x 8.

LinuxWorld
Red Hat will be demonstrating the capabilities of Red Hat Network at
LinuxWorld in New York during January 30 through February 1. Additionally,
Red Hat will showcase a beta version of its Red Hat Linux Advanced Server, an
operating system optimized for mission-critical enterprise application
deployments. Based on the industry-standard Red Hat Linux 7.2, Red Hat Linux
Advanced Server will incorporate core performance and scalability
enhancements, as well as high availablity and load balancing features through
the Red Hat Cluster Manager. Red Hat Linux Advanced Server is the key
platform for certification and support of network and server applications.

About Red Hat, Inc.
Red Hat is the world's premier open source and Linux provider. Red Hat is
headquartered in Research Triangle Park, N.C. and has offices worldwide.
Please visit Red Hat on the Web at www.redhat.com. For investor inquiries,
contact Gabriel Szulik at Red Hat, (919) 547-0012.

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For more information:
Melissa London				
Red Hat, Inc.					
(919) 547-0012				
melissa@redhat.com				

Josh Slobin
Schwartz Communications for Red Hat
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