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InfoJobs.net Selects Red Hat and JBoss Solutions For Critical Business Platform http://finance.yahoo.com/news/InfoJobsnet-Selects-Red-Hat-bw-1224059530.html?x=0&.v=1 Red Hat Stories: Don't call them videos
It's not exactly the Sundance Film Festival, but Red Hat's new Red Hat Stories film series is setting the standard for technology marketing through film.
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Red Hat revenue surges 11%
Software company Red Hat continued its recession-defying performance by posting an 11 percent increase in quarterly revenue that outpaced analysts' expectations.
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16 Videos from Red Hat: Some Marketing, But Good Perspectives Too
The Value of Red Hat in Jim's Words. Whitehurst discusses why open source software is a good alternative to proprietary software, and more. Red Hat's Technologies. From virtualization to JBoss middleware, here's a primer. The Subscription Model. Many commercial open source companies have emulated Red Hat's subscription model. Here's the company's explanation of it. Liberating Innovation. This video delves into open standards, software licensing, software patents, and more.
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Red Hat: Bad economy is good for open source
In fact, on Red Hat's earnings call, Chief Executive Jim Whitehurst indicated: "Budgets remain tight and we don't see an end in sight for this. In relative terms, this is pretty good for us." He went on to call out the big differentiator for Red Hat's business: certified ecosystem.
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Red Hat CEO Calls on Oracle to Keep Java Open
But Java is also playing an important part of Red Hat's business. During yesterday's call, Whitehurst said that Red Hat's JBoss Java middleware business is a key part of its product mix, while Red Hat CFO Charlie Peters added that during the first quarter, Red Hat had five deals that were worth $1 million or more, two of which were standalone middleware deals.
Red Hat unit expects 100% revenue jump for fiscal 2010
The Mexican unit of US Linux operating systems integrator Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) expects revenues to increase 100% during its fiscal year 2010, which will end February 28, unit director Gerardo Flores told BNamericas without providing hard figures.
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/technology/Red_Hat_unit_expects_100*_revenue_jump_for_fiscal_2010
Linux distributor Red Hat reports 7 percent increase in profits http://topnews.us/content/25781-linux-distributor-red-hat-reports-7-percent-increase-profits
Red Hat Beats as Frugal Firms Embrace Linux
"With overall IT spending down on a year-over-year basis, our largest customers continue to renew and spend more with Red Hat," said Jim Whitehurst, the Red Hat CEO, during a conference call late Wednesday.
Red Hat profit rises, bucks tech industry trend
Software company Red Hat Inc (RHT.N) reported a modest jump in quarterly profit, bucking an industry trend of declining earnings, thanks to a reliable business model through which it books sales over multiple years. [...]
The company, whose rivals include Novell Inc (NOVL.O) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O), sells upgrades, help-desk support and bug fixes for Linux software. It has weathered the recession better than computer makers and many software companies because Red Hat customers buy its service in subscriptions over the course of several years, giving it a predictable revenue stream.
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Red Hat plans more hiring after adding 600 employees
Despite the worst recession in decades, Linux giant Red Hat added 600 employees to its rolls during the 12 months that ended Feb. 28, and the Raleigh company anticipates more hiring going forward, according to a filing Wednesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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