Red Hat Announces Directory Server
Red Hat(NASDAQ: RHAT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions to the enterprise, announced today, at the Red Hat Summit, plans to release Red Hat Directory Server. Red Hat Directory Server is another milestone in Red Hat’s open source architecture strategy of broadening customer choice by providing solutions based on open source technologies.
Red Hat Directory Server is based on technology assets acquired by Red Hat from the Netscape Security Solutions division of America Online in September, 2004. Once proprietary, the code is now available as open source, licensed under the GPL. Red Hat Directory Server has been developed and packaged as an integrated, secure solution for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the HP-UX 11i operating environment on HP Integrity and HP 9000 servers, and Solaris systems.
“Red Hat has developed standards-based solutions with security, scalability and manageability in mind from the very beginning, from enhancements in storage management and clustering to releasing the first operating system platform with a fully operational Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) capability,” said Paul Cormier, Executive Vice President of Engineering at Red Hat. “Today we are announcing a massively scalable, secure, reliable, and open source directory server based on enterprise-proven technology. We are very pleased to offer customers this cost effective, high performance solution in a market where none previously existed.”
Red Hat Directory Server is available using the same annual subscription model as Red Hat Enterprise Linux, which includes maintenance, unlimited support incidents and upgrades. It is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.3 and v.4, Solaris, and available on the HP-UX 11i operating environment on HP Integrity and HP 9000 servers. Each release will be supported for five years from initial product availability and includes access to updates and upgrades for active subscribers through Red Hat Network.
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