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Centeris, the company that integrates Linux, Unix and Mac into Microsoft's Active Directory, often a lifesaver for mixed environments, has changed its name to Likewise Software after its flagship product and, while it was at it, announced its first open source project, Likewise Open. Likewise suggests that organizations replace their homegrown and DIY solutions with its Likewise Open enterprise authentication and it has posted the source code so Linux vendors can integrate it into upcoming versions of their operating systems. Red Hat and Canonical, the Ubuntu company, are supporti... (more)

Red Hat Desktop is First Deliverable of Red Hat's Strategy

During a press conference Tuesday in London, Red Hat announced its long-term client strategy, and described how the Red Hat Desktop will help achieve the company's goals. Matthew Szulik, Red Hat chairman and CEO, explained that Red Hat's client strategy was forged from the need for choice in the technology industry to drive innovation and forward thinking. "Open source is now causing the... (more)

Red Hat CEO to Present at Government IT Forum

MeriTalk (www.meritalk.com), an online community at the crossroads of IT and public policy, announced that Jim Whitehurst, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Red Hat, and a series of Federal CIOs and CFOs will deliver the keynote addresses at the MeriTalk Federal IT on a Budget Forum taking place on May 21, 2009. Hosted at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade C... (more)

Red Hat Drops Consumer Linux, Sponsors Community Led Fedora Project

Red Hat Network has shocked many users of its Linux distro by informing them 1) that it will discontinue maintenance on Red Hat Linux 7.x and 8.0 by the end of 2003; 2) that it will discontinue maintenance on Red Hat 9.0 by the end of April, 2004; and 3) that it does not plan to release another product in the Red Hat Linux line. Here is the full text of an e-mail sent out this morning, cou... (more)