Red Hat Enterprise Linux to be Certified as System of Choice for HP AdvancedTCA Blade Server

Red Hat Enterprise Linux to be Certified as System of Choice for HP AdvancedTCA Blade Server

Red Hat (NASDAQ: RHAT), the world’s leading provider of open source to the enterprise, today announced its intent to certify Red Hat Enterprise Linux on HP’s new Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture (AdvancedTCA) bh5700 Blade Server. The new server, set to be unveiled at the 3GSM World Congress 2006, February 13-16 in Barcelona, will feature Red Hat Enterprise Linux as its preferred operating system.

AdvancedTCA is a next-generation telecommunications architecture designed to meet the high availability, quality of service and performance requirements of carriers and service providers. The ATCA hardware specification incorporates the latest trends in high speed interconnect technologies, next generation processors and improved reliability, manageability and serviceability. Red Hat Enterprise Linux was selected as the preferred operating system for the HP AdvancedTCA Blade Server based on its ability to meet the strict performance, reliability and security requirements demanded by service providers and carriers.

“HP needed a carrier-quality and ‘ready-to-run’ operating system proven to address the demand for highly available, dependable and reliable communications platforms. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is powerful, versatile and proven across a host of industries, including telecommunications,” said Paul Cormier, executive vice president of Engineering at Red Hat. “We’re pleased to be working with our longtime partner HP on the initiative and look forward to our continued collaboration in support of our shared customers.”

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