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Title: HP Embraces Linux, Adds Red Hat to Covision Program

News Releases

HP Embraces Linux, Adds Red Hat to Covision Program

Commercial Customers Now Will Be Able to Access Leading Linux-based Internet Applications, Support and Professional Services

Palo Alto, California, January 27, 1999


Hewlett-Packard Company today announced that it has expanded its Covision Internet Solutions program to include Linux-based applications through a strategic alliance with Red Hat Software, Inc., a Linux distributor and service provider.

In cooperation with Red Hat, HP now will provide customers with Internet solutions and services based on Linux through the Covision program.

Linux is a full-featured operating system with source code that is freely distributed and available to the general public. Red Hat distributes Linux with its award-winning Red Hat Linux product.

"Demand for applications and support for Linux is growing rapidly," said Greg Mihran, head of Internet Business Development for HP's Personal Systems Group. "Customers appreciate the ease and reliability of purchasing integrated Internet-based solutions through the Covision program, and through this alliance with Red Hat, they will now have the flexibility to select solutions built on the Linux operating-system platform."

The HP Covision Internet Solutions program combines leading Internet applications; HP technology and support; and services from Internet-ready resellers, systems integrators and ISPs to create integrated Internet solutions. The program now will build portfolios of application and channel partners (expected to be announced in the coming months) that provide technology and services on Linux platforms. One of the first such applications will be HP Firehunter, a family of Internet service-management solutions that also supports Red Hat Linux. HP Firehunter delivers Internet services with quality that can be assured and verified with service level agreement (SLA) reporting and management.

"HP has recognized the growing customer demand for Linux," said Steve Robins of the Yankee Group, a Boston-based market research firm. "Offering Linux-based Internet solutions through the Covision program provides customers with a safe way to effectively utilize Linux in their Internet plans."

The large and rapidly growing community of Linux users will benefit not only from access to the latest Internet applications, but also from the services and support necessary to implement these solutions quickly and easily.

"The Linux installed base has exploded, and there is heavy demand for accompanying software and support products," said Bob Young, chief executive officer, Red Hat Software, Inc. "Through the HP Covision program, we will be able to provide customers with reliable, effective Internet solutions and services for the Linux environment."

In a related announcement today, HP announced an alliance with Red Hat to support Official Red Hat Linux 5.2 on the Intel-based HP NetServer family. HP also intends to port the Linux operating system to HP IA-64-based platforms.

Detailed information on the Covision program strategy and partners can be found at http://www.hpcovision.com.

About HP
Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 124,600 employees and had revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year.

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Editorial Contacts:

Amy Martin, Cunningham Communication, Inc. for HP
(650) 858-3861
amartin@ccipr.com


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