Combined Dell Hardware and Red Hat Software Solutions Help
Manufacturers Save Money, Speed Time-to-Market
ROUND ROCK, Texas & RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Dell and Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open
source solutions, today announced they have signed an agreement to
produce Dell and Red Hat hardware/software solutions for IT
manufacturers worldwide. Enabling fast time-to-market and considerable
cost reductions, Dell
OEM Solutions group, as part of its recently announced Dell
OEM Partner Program, will offer flexible, integrated systems based
on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat JBoss Middleware Solutions. Now
manufacturers can customize Dell Precision and PowerEdge platforms and
utilize the performance and reliability of Red Hat's offerings with
approved terms and conditions.
"This newly announced extension of our successful ten-year collaboration
means that Dell and Red Hat today can serve the most demanding builders
of technology solutions," said Dion Cornett, vice president, Strategic
Alliances at Red Hat. "Appliance and application vendors leveraging the
trusted brands and proven solutions of Dell and Red Hat, integrated into
a cohesive and readily consumable offering, will enjoy compelling value."
Dell designed the OEM Partner Program to be a highly customizable,
one-stop shop for manufacturers. Organized into OEM
Channel Partners and OEM
Solution Partners, the program includes various levels and types of
partnerships which tailor support according to customer needs. Red Hat
and/or Dell provide IT manufacturers with several key components to
enable their success including:
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deep technical resources and close collaboration with critical
suppliers;
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best-of-breed technologies at competitive price points;
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product certification and regulatory compliance;
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extended-life products with locked down hardware configurations; and
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high level of product customization and branding.
"Dell OEM Solutions division collaborates with key technology providers,
such as Red Hat, to enable manufacturers to build a more robust and
flexible hardware platform," said Ron Pugh, executive director and
general manager, Dell OEM Solutions, Americas. "The technical
integration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and JBoss Middleware offerings
with Dell solutions addresses customer specific requirements including
regulatory compliance, product life cycles, and quality testing. We are
thrilled to have Red Hat as part of the OEM Partner Program as they will
help manufacturers with their unique go-to-market needs while allowing
them to deliver innovative solutions faster."
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About Dell
Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative
technology and services that give them the power to do more. Dell OEM
Solutions helps its customers find more balance between execution and
innovation with dedicated OEM resources, industry-standard hardware and
global services and support capabilities. Dell helps its OEM customers
improve their time to profit and run their operations more efficiently
for increased competitive edge. Learn more at www.dell.com/oem.
About Red Hat, Inc.
Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions and an
S&P 500 company, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with more than 70
offices spanning the globe. Red Hat provides high-quality, affordable
technology with its operating system platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux,
together with cloud, virtualization, management, storage and
service-oriented architecture (SOA) solutions, including Red Hat
Enterprise Virtualization and JBoss Enterprise Middleware. Red Hat also
offers support, training and consulting services to its customers
worldwide. Learn more: http://www.redhat.com.
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registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Dell, Dell Precision, and
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Red Hat, Inc.
Karin Bakis, 978-392-1096
kbakis@redhat.com
or
Dell
Julie
Metting, 512-203-1860
julie_metting@dell.com
Source: Dell and Red Hat, Inc.
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