[OLUG] [Fwd: Red Hat distributes CA tools]

[Adam Lassek]

hey, those *IT tools were NT programs. And what's up with InoculateIT? There
aren't any Linux viruses in circulation. I wasn't too crazy about it on NT,
either.

John Kennedy wrote:

> Red Hat Inc. and Computer Associates on Wednesday said they
> have struck a distribution deal to provide more out-of-the-
> box systems-management tools for Red Hat Linux users.
>
> Beginning in April, Red Hat will ship the first in a series
> of Red Hat Linux Enterprise Edition products, which will
> include the open-source Linux operating system, technical
> support, and optimized versions of CA's ArcServeIT backup
> module, InoculateIT antivirus software, MasterIT Web-site
> management tool, and NetworkIT network-management module. In
> addition, CA will sell Red Hat Linux through its direct
> sales force and resellers.
>
> CA president and chief operating officer Sanjay Kumar said
> Linux could account for 15% of CA's open-systems business by
> the end of next fiscal year, which closes in March 2001. In
> a conference call with analysts, Kumar said customers are
> becoming more "confident and comfortable" with Linux, and he
> predicted Linux adoption would largely represent new
> business, rather than cutting into sales on the Windows and
> Unix platforms.
>
> CA officials also cited a survey of 5,000 customers
> conducted last summer in which 48% of users not running
> Linux planned to deploy it within the next year. CA already
> offers its Unicenter TNG systems-management platform on
> Linux; it also supports the four modules included in the Red
> Hat deal, though CA had not previously optimized the modules
> for Red Hat's platform.
>
> "The big thing here is integration of support," Tim Buckley,
> Red Hat's chief operating officer, said in an interview.
> "When companies look at this product, they'll know exactly
> how its going to be supported." Red Hat hasn't set pricing
> for the Enterprise Edition, but said users would pay a
> premium over current prices of Red Hat Linux, which range
> from $30 to $150
>
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