Red Hat India to hold seminar on Linux

NEW DELHI: Red Hat, a global firm involved in deployment, development and
management of open source solutions, has announced it would be hosting a seminar
'Linux for Enterprises' in twelve cities all over India.

The seminar will showcase the strength of Linux in the networked corporate
environment and emphasize on the advantages of open source computing. The cities
that will be covered during the tour will also include Bangalore, Delhi,
Calcutta and Chennai.

Explaining the importance of holding the seminars nationally, Red Hat India
director Javed Tapia said, "Red Hat recognizes the huge potential for Linux
in India, with growth rates predicted to be above 80 per cent for the next few
years. By holding these seminars, we want to help enterprises be a part of the
Linux revolution that is taking place globally. Enterprises in India can
understand various open source solutions available to them and how it can be
used to gain competitive advantage. The first such seminar held in Mumbai
received an overwhelming response underlining the growing importance that
enterprises are giving to Linux".

The Red Hat seminars will be targeted at CEOs, CIOs, middle level management
and IT professionals of large and medium enterprises. The seminar will focus on
Red Hat's latest products and applications, ranging from enterprise products to
desktop products, high availability solutions, support for large database
solutions.

The seminar will also comprise demonstrations of latest Linux kernel 2.4 and
Red Hat version 7.1; demonstration from OEMs like IBM, Wipro, Integra
Microsystems, Accton of their products on Linux solutions. Demonstration of the
operating system in Indian languages with local Graphic User Interface (GUI),
will also be part of the seminars.

The Red Hat 'Linux for enterprises' seminars in Mumbai in April, '01 received
a phenomenal response from enterprises in Mumbai. The seminar was attended by
enterprises like LIC, RBI, IDBI, Plexus Technologies, STPI, CMS, Zenith
Computers, Mahindra British Telecom, Syntel India, PCS.

Firms like IBM, Oracle, Wipro and Integra Microsystems showcased the benefits
offered by open source Linux to enterprises and also demonstrated how
enterprises can leverage it to build secure, scalable and reliable applications
and services.