Red Hat launches Enterprise Linux 5.10 and Satellite 5.6

RALEIGH, USA: Red Hat, Inc, announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10 as well as the availability of Red Hat Satellite 5.6.

RHEL 5.10 offers enhanced features for reliability and security, including an updated version of OpenSCAP - the open source Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) configuration scanner, which meets the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) SCAP 1.2 standard.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10 maintains backwards compatibility with all previous releases of RHEL 5, including supported hardware and software platforms. It includes MySQL 5.5, the most recent, stable version of that open source database and an Enhanced Subscription Management Tools, which now provide more insight into how customers can optimize and benefit from their Red Hat subscriptions.

Additionally, RHEL 5.10 customers with Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer subscriptions will now gain access to Red Hat Developer Toolset 2.0, which offers users a selection of popular, open source developer tools. Red Hat Developer Toolset 2.0 has a more frequent release cadence and exists on a separate lifecycle from Red Hat Enterprise Linux, enabling developers to take advantage of the latest stable open development tools for application innovation.

This latest version of Red Hat Satellite 5.6 introduces a host of new features and updates, giving administrators many new capabilities to efficiently manage their disparate systems, lowering per-system deployment and management costs. helps users better manage their Red Hat Enterprise Linux infrastructure through new capabilities, including better reporting and troubleshooting tools, increased Satellite flexibility and scaling, improved system availability, and enhanced content control and synchronization.

Red Hat Satellite helps organizations manage these complexities and grow their Red Hat Enterprise Linux platforms through powerful management capabilities for system provisioning, patch management, configuration management, and monitoring. A recent study by IDC, sponsored by Red Hat, found that the number of Linux servers managed per admin increased an average of 28 Linux servers per administrator, and reduced annual costs of IT infrastructure by nearly $304,000.