Blog Archive - December 2009



Community Collaboration At Its Best: Google and Red Hat

Last week our developers attended the launch of Google Web Toolkit 2.0 (GWT) at Google’s Campfire event. We were truly excited to see the level of interest and participation in the event and feel that it’s a snapshot of what is really happening with GWT both in the development community and also...

 

FUDCon Unites Contributors in Canada’s Queen City

Several times each year, the community-driven, Red Hat-sponsored Fedora Project holds the Fedora Users and Developers Conference (FUDCon) at locations around the globe. FUDCon brings developers, contributors, and enthusiasts together to share knowledge about and visionary planning for the next...

 

Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1.2 Release Features Expanded Cloud and Virtualization Enablement

Red Hat Enterprise MRG was first released in June 2008, debuting Red Hat’s Messaging, Realtime and Grid technology offerings. In February 2009, Enterprise MRG 1.1 offered enhanced performance, clustering, security and tooling improvements, along with full support for the product’s Grid...

 

Creating Jobs the Open Source Way

Yesterday I had the honor of attending President Obama’s Jobs and Economic Forum at the White House. The event gathered around 130 leaders from U.S. companies, small business, academia, labor unions and government to talk about job creation and how to jump start the economy as we look to emerge...

 

Red Hat’s leadership in Java Community Process drives simplified specification

Recently the Java Community Process (JCP) reached a significant milestone when they approved the specification for the next generation of Enterprise Java; JSR 316: JavaTM Platform, Enterprise Edition 6 (Java EE 6). We believe that the approval of this specification starts a new chapter in the...

 

The Value of Red Hat’s Subscription Model and Support

Recently, a number of vendors have come forth stating support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and forked distributions offered by others in the industry. At Red Hat, we know that truly supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not only about support services, but also about the value of the entire Red...

 

Where’s Red Hat this December?

If there’s any way to say good bye to 2009 with a bang, then Red Hat knows how to do it! The year 2009 may be closing out in a month, but Red Hat has events to keep you busy and up-to-date on the open source world before we enter 2010. Check out where you can find us in December, and don’t forget...

 

Red Hat Ranks #1 for JBoss Customer Satisfaction

We are in constant contact with our customers, so we frequently hear anecdotal feedback. In addition, every year we like to capture that feedback into quantifiable terms. We contract with an independent research firm, Velociti Partners, to formally survey our JBoss Enterprise Middleware customers...