[OLUG] [Fwd: Red Hat distributes CA tools]

[John Kennedy]

Red Hat Inc. and Computer Associates on Wednesday said they 
have struck a distribution deal to provide more out-of-the-
box systems-management tools for Red Hat Linux users.

Beginning in April, Red Hat will ship the first in a series 
of Red Hat Linux Enterprise Edition products, which will 
include the open-source Linux operating system, technical 
support, and optimized versions of CA's ArcServeIT backup 
module, InoculateIT antivirus software, MasterIT Web-site 
management tool, and NetworkIT network-management module. In 
addition, CA will sell Red Hat Linux through its direct 
sales force and resellers. 

CA president and chief operating officer Sanjay Kumar said 
Linux could account for 15% of CA's open-systems business by 
the end of next fiscal year, which closes in March 2001. In 
a conference call with analysts, Kumar said customers are 
becoming more "confident and comfortable" with Linux, and he 
predicted Linux adoption would largely represent new 
business, rather than cutting into sales on the Windows and 
Unix platforms. 

CA officials also cited a survey of 5,000 customers 
conducted last summer in which 48% of users not running 
Linux planned to deploy it within the next year. CA already 
offers its Unicenter TNG systems-management platform on 
Linux; it also supports the four modules included in the Red 
Hat deal, though CA had not previously optimized the modules 
for Red Hat's platform. 

"The big thing here is integration of support," Tim Buckley, 
Red Hat's chief operating officer, said in an interview. 
"When companies look at this product, they'll know exactly 
how its going to be supported." Red Hat hasn't set pricing 
for the Enterprise Edition, but said users would pay a 
premium over current prices of Red Hat Linux, which range 
from $30 to $150

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