Red Hat Introduces JBoss to Its Global Channel Partners; First Integrated Red Hat Application Stack Now Available

   Red Hat Application Stack, targeted at LAMP and Java developers,
 is the first fully integrated, supported open source stack, delivered
                        through Red Hat Network

   Red Hat (NASDAQ: RHAT), the world's leading provider of open
source solutions to the enterprise, today announced two significant
milestones related to its acquisition of JBoss. As of today,
multi-platform JBoss enterprise middleware subscriptions are available
to Red Hat channel partners globally, through major distributors. In
addition, the new Red Hat Application Stack subscription, an
integrated solution of leading open source technology, is available
online on Red Hat Network.
   "Ninety days ago, Red Hat invested in the future of open source in
the enterprise by acquiring JBoss," said Tim Yeaton, Senior Vice
President of Enterprise Solutions, Red Hat. "Today, we reach one of
our first milestones as customers, developers and partners can now
tangibly benefit from the new JBoss channel offerings and the
integrated, tested Red Hat Application Stack."
   As the open source alternative to integrated proprietary
application platforms, the Red Hat Application Stack is perfect for
running standards-based LAMP or Java-based applications. The Red Hat
Application Stack includes end-to-end support for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux, JBoss Application Server, JBoss Hibernate and the leading open
source databases, including MySQL & PostgreSQL. It is delivered in a
clear and simple subscription model that includes the software,
support, updates and upgrades, all delivered online through Red Hat
Network. Future Red Hat stacks will seek to combine open source
technologies into solutions specifically optimized for vertical
markets, such as telecommunications and healthcare.
   Red Hat is meeting the rising demand for open source in global
channels by making all JBoss middleware solutions, including the Red
Hat Application Stack, now available through major global
distributors. The Red Hat Application Stack offering is ideal for
reseller partners who want to deliver a simple, easy-to-order,
integrated solution in a low-cost subscription model with no client
access licenses or extra support or maintenance fees. Red Hat
resellers and JBoss partners will find the combination of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux and JBoss middleware technologies now provides their
customers a strong foundation to realize the benefits of open source,
as well as a low-cost on-ramp to service-oriented architectures (SOA).
   "As an award-winning, national provider of technology solutions
for the enterprise, we are pleased to offer the new Red Hat
Application Stack and JBoss subscriptions," said Stephen Soper,
Director of Enterprise Software, FusionStorm. "Our main goal is to
help our customers save money and grow their business. These
cost-effective solutions from Red Hat will definitely enable our
customers to actualize the power of open source and service-oriented
architectures."
   "We are thrilled to see the new Red Hat Application Stack and
JBoss subscriptions available to our customers," said John
Zamierowski, Director of Sales, Melillo Consulting, Inc. "Our
customers are leveraging their IT services to a whole new market
segment. They are clamoring to take advantage of service-oriented
architectures and to leverage their IT investments to produce new
revenue streams. These new subscription offerings will finally help us
to deliver a simple, low-cost, integrated platform that scales
physically and economically. With the economics of a
subscription-based model we can now make many new projects feasible.
Overall, this means more business for us."
   For more information about Red Hat Application Stack, please visit
http://www.redhat.com/solutions/rhappstack/ . For more information
about JBoss subscriptions, please visit
http://www.jboss.com/services/profsupport .

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