Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/03/23/red_hat_wins_preload_slot/
Red Hat wins pre-load slot on IBM POWER servers
Big deal
Posted in Hardware, 23rd March 2004 17:40 GMT
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IBM customers can now buy their POWER servers with Red Hat Linux Enterprise Linux v.3 already pre-loaded.
Red Hat says the deal is significant for the company, as it marks the first big Linux distro to appear as an optional pre-load for the POWER platform.
Red Hat Linux will be available all the way from entry level 1-2 way POWER4+ systems to the high-end 32-way POWER4+ systems, taking in the POWER-based, IBM eServer BladeCenter along the way.
IBM has resold Red Hat Linux to enterprise customers since 2001. This month it joined HP in supporting Red Hat's whirlwind (http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.031004/240705039&ticker=RHAT) tour of seven cities in three continents to "meet, educate, and present to customers and users around the world". ®