Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Program with Developer Suite
Bridges Development Agility with Production Stability
RALEIGH, N.C. & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source
solutions, today announced it has expanded its Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Developer Program with enhancements to its Developer Suite, including a
new toolset for software developers worldwide. Through the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux Developer Suite, Red Hat delivers the latest, stable
open source developer tool versions at an accelerated cadence than that
of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Developers now have access to a robust
suite of tools with synchronized availability on Red Hat Enterprise
Linux and Red Hat OpenShiftTM, allowing developers to deploy
applications freely to either environment.
"For Linux programmers, having ready access to the latest, stable
development tools is key to taking advantage of new Linux advancements,"
said Jim Totton, vice president and general manager, Platform Business
Unit, Red Hat, Inc. "The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Program
makes it easy for developers to access industry-leading developer tools,
instructional resources and an ecosystem of experts to help Linux
programmers maximize productivity in building great Red Hat Enterprise
Linux applications."
Designed for many types of Linux developers, including Independent
Software Vendors (ISVs), software solution providers, Systems
Integrators (SIs), enterprise, and government software developers, the
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Suite enhances developer productivity
and improves time to deployment by providing affordable access and
updates to essential development tools. The latest, stable tooling can
be used to develop applications on Red Hat Enterprise Linux whether
on-premise or off-premise in physical, virtual and cloud deployments,
and on OpenShift, the leading open Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS).
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Suite includes:
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux, variants, and related Add-On software for
development use including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, High-Availability
Add-On, Load Balancer Add-On, Resilient Storage Add-On, Scalable File
System Add-On, High-Performance Network Add-On, Extended Update
Support, and MRG Real Time and Smart Management Add-on.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer toolset, a collection of
development tools to create highly scalable applications. Delivered as
part of the Developer Suite, Red Hat plans to accelerate the release
cadence of these tools to deliver the latest, stable open source
developer tool versions on a separate life cycle from Red Hat
Enterprise Linux releases.
The first version of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Suite
includes a toolset that makes developing Linux software applications
faster and easier by allowing users to compile once and deploy to
multiple versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Using the developer
toolset, software developers can now develop Linux applications using
the latest C and C++ upstream tools. These tools include the latest GNU
Compiler Collection (GCC 4.7) with support for C and C++; the latest
version of the GNU Project Debugger (GDB 7.4) with improvements to aid
the debugging of applications; and the GNU binutils collection of binary
developer tools, version 2.22, for the creation and management of Linux
applications.
"The velocity of development is as high today as it has ever been, which
means that developers are putting a premium on a toolchain that is
current from libraries to compiler," said Stephen O'Grady, Principal
Analyst with RedMonk. "With its expanded Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Developer Program and toolset, Red Hat aims to provide developers with
just that."
The self-supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Suite and the Red
Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Support Subscriptions are available
immediately worldwide. Red Hat customers and partners can join the
developer online user group on Red Hat's award-winning customer
portal to access the extensive knowledgebase and recommended
practices.
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high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and virtualization
technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning support, training, and
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enterprises, partners, and open source communities, Red Hat helps create
relevant, innovative technologies that liberate resources for growth and
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