Corporate Fact Sheet for Red Hat
Profile:
Red Hat, the world's leading open source and Linux provider, is
headquartered in Raleigh, NC with satellite offices worldwide. Red Hat
is leading Linux and open source solutions into the mainstream by
making high-quality, low-cost technology accessible. Red Hat provides
operating system platforms along with middleware, applications, and
management solutions, as well as support, training, and consulting
services to customers worldwide and through top-tier partnerships. Red
Hat's open source strategy offers customers a long-term plan for
building infrastructures that are based on and leverage open source
technologies with a focus on security and ease of management.
Red Hat's mission:
To be the defining technology company of the 21st century.
Founded:
1993
Number of Employees:
Approximately 2000 worldwide
Ownership:
Publicly held (NYSE:RHT) as of August, 1999
Website:
www.redhat.com
Headquarters:
Varsity Drive
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 754-3700
Over 50 offices worldwide including locations in:
Australia
Brazil
Canada
China
France
Germany
Hong Kong
India
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Korea
Malaysia
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
Management:
Matthew J. Szulik
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President
Charlie Peters
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Alex Pinchev
Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Paul Cormier
Executive Vice President, Engineering
Joanne Rohde
Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations
Michael Cunningham
General Counsel
Timothy Yeaton
Senior Vice President, Marketing
DeLisa Alexander
Vice President, Human Capital
Solutions:
Red Hat offers a comprehensive line of software subscriptions,
services, and support, making it the leading resource for open source
solutions.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
The foundation for open source computing in the enterprise. Offered in
products that span the desktop to the data center.
Red Hat Network
The complete systems management platform for Linux. Currently featuring three modules:
Red Hat infrastructure solutions
Extend the benefits of open source beyond the operating system:
JBoss solutions
The global leader in open source middleware software:
Key customers:
Red Hat customers include enterprise organizations, academic and
research institutions, and local, state and federal governments. Among
our enterprise customers: Amazon.com, AOL, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse
First Boston, DreamWorks, Lithonia Lighting, VeriSign, Charles Schwab,
Lehman Brothers, UBS Warburg, Morgan Stanley, and Goodyear.
Key partners:
IBM, Dell, HP, Oracle, Sun, Fujitsu, Intel, NEC, Hitachi, BEA
Key Awards:
- CIO Insight Magazine's Most Valued Vendor, 2006
- CIO Insight Magazine's Most Valued Vendor, 2005
- June
2002, CNET survey - more than 2,200 IT professionals were asked which
companies would be most relevant to their business in the next five
years. They ranked Red Hat #2. Ahead of IBM, Sun, Dell, Cisco, HP,
Oracle, Apple.
