Red Hat is a
US-based software company engaged in the supply of open-source software
products. This American company established in 1993, is headquartered in Raleigh,
North Carolina. Red Hat operates worldwide through its satellite offices.
Red Hat became
prominent since its association with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, its enterprise
OS. This was strengthened further by the purchase of JBoss, an open-source
enterprise middleware
vendor. Red Hat does not only provide OS platforms but also on middleware and
applications vending, management products, training, support and consultancy
services.
Red Hat is also
a creator and contributor to several free software projects. It has acquired a number of propriety
software. It has its source code in GNU GPL.
A publicly
traded company, Red Hat is ranked eighth in the companies with the biggest
first-day gain in Wall Street’s history. The record was achieved at Re Hat’s
IPO on August 11, 1999. Red Hat also holds the record as the first open source
company to hit the one-billion mark in revenues.
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