Red Hat is the recognized leader in enterprise solutions that take full advantage of the quality and performance provided by the open source model.

With Red Hat, enterprise hardware and software vendors have a standard platform on which to certify their technology. We assure the necessary scalability and security of open source software. We make mission-critical Linux deployments possible.

And together with our partners, we bring the vast benefits of open source computing into an enterprise environment where cost-effective performance is absolutely at its most critical.

In 2005, CIO Insight magazine conducted their annual Vendor Value Survey. Nearly 900 IT executives rated their most important vendors on how well they delivered business value and reliability. Red Hat ranked #1 for the second year in a row. In fact, not only does Red Hat deliver value, the study also showed that Red Hat received the highest number of "excellent' ratings. Whatismore, 97% of our customers "would continue to do business with us if given a choice." But dont take our word for it, read the full study.

How has Red Hat surpassed so many technology heavyweights so quickly?

Enterprises simply can't afford software that doesn't come with full assurance of stability and a 24x7 support organization they can trust. They require comprehensive technology integration. All the pieces need to fit.

That's where Red Hat comes in. We deploy, integrate, update, manage, train, support. Just as we do for companies like Amazon.com, Credit Suisse First Boston, DreamWorks, Reuters, Lehman Brothers. When companies look to Linux, they look to us. We make Linux predictable.

From deployment, to development, to management--organizations can rely on Red Hat expertise at every step. We offer a full range of Enterprise Linux operating systems, backed by Red Hat Network and comprehensive services:

• We feature Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the first enterprise-class family of business operating platforms. Enterprise Linux combines the performance, ISV support, features, and, extended release cycle required by the world's largest organizations. Enterprise performance of Enterprise Linux has been proven through recent TPC-C, TPC-R, and ECperf benchmarks.
• We have key industry relationships with top hardware and software vendors like Dell, IBM, Intel, HP, and Oracle. In June 2002, Red Hat, Oracle, and Dell formally launched a combined Linux effort that includes joint development, support, and hardware and software certification. It was an emphatic declaration that Red Hat Enterprise Linux was truly ready for the enterprise.
• We help customers keep their systems current, managed, and secure with Red Hat Network, our Internet mechanism for software delivery and systems management. It's the pipeline that lets our customers tap open source innovation in real-time.
• We deliver 24x7 enterprise support globally in seven languages. Our support organization has won praise from customers like Amazon.com and British Petroleum.
• We offer a wide range of consulting and engineering services to make enterprise open source deployments successful--from complete Linux migration to client-directed engineering to custom software development.
• We have broad expertise in open source technology. Red Hat is a significant contributor and maintainer of major open source software including Linux, GNU, and Apache Web server. Several Red Hat engineers are prominent open source developers and members of the open source community.

Why work directly with Red Hat? We know open source. We know Linux. We know the performance, reliability, control, and cost savings it delivers. And better than anyone else, we can use this technology to build complete, cost-effective infrastructures for the enterprise.

Balance

Balance means building a successful company without sacrificing customer trust. And creating shareholder value without severing our ties to the open source community.

The sharing inherent in open source allows Red Hat to not only provide a level of flexibility that proprietary software never allows, but also lets us return innovation to the community of open source users and developers. The cycle of creation is continuous.

Extending this commitment, we also believe strongly that open source can provide cost-effective technology access to educational institutions. Many schools, society's poorest in particular, can take advantage of open source software to allow students to participate in an Internet-connected world.

The open source model is built on the premise of allowing the best technology to win in an open, competitive environment. This is why we're vigilant in matters of intellectual property and consumer rights. Because we've found that an open environment is not only the best way to build technology, but the best way to spur innovation across our industry.