| Rackspace
to Team with Red Hat to Deliver Hosted Enterprise Linux
Solution; Rackspace First Managed Hosting Provider of
Red Hat Enterprise Linux [7th July 2003]
SAN ANTONIO, Jul 7, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE)
-- Rackspace Managed Hosting, the largest managed hosting
company and Red Hat Inc. (RHAT) , the world's premier
open source and Linux provider, today announced that
they have partnered to provide a fail-safe environment
for enterprises to run complex operations on the Linux
platform. Rackspace is the first managed hosting provider
to roll out Red Hat Enterprise Linux to its customer
base. By joining forces, Red Hat and Rackspace will
simplify the global adoption of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
for customers seeking a hosted environment.
Enterprises seeking to leverage Linux,
but lacking open source experience and talent, will
find significant advantages to Red Hat Enterprise Linux
hosted by Rackspace. Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the de-facto
standard for Linux, now provides upgrades on a 12-18
month release schedule, resulting in the stability of
a true enterprise-class platform. Additionally, Red
Hat Enterprise Linux offers comprehensive application
and hardware support for ISVs such as BEA, BMC, IBM,
Oracle and VERITAS.
Rackspace's proven Linux expertise will
guide enterprises through the configuration and deployment
process. More than 3,000 businesses running Linux trust
Rackspace to deliver 24/7 Fanatical Support(TM) powered
by Red Hat Certified Engineers. Rackspace takes accountability
for the hardware and all the core components of the
configuration, including the operating system, backed
by Red Hat. And Rackspace's rock solid network infrastructure
and 99.999 percent uptime guarantee ensures that enterprises
can keep their Web operations up and running. Rackspace
takes advantage of Red Hat Enterprise Network to offer
managed services designed to scale enterprise platforms
and keep systems current. This enables a more secure
network and faster deployment of new servers.
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux, hosted
by Rackspace, is a powerful foundation for any enterprise
application," said Mike Evans, vice president of
Channel Sales and Development at Red Hat. "Rackspace
has a remarkable reputation for delivering hosted solutions
and has a great deal of experience with Linux. They
are an ideal partner to deliver and support Red Hat
Enterprise Linux."
"We're making it easy for companies
to deploy Linux," said Dirk Elmendorf, chief technology
evangelist, Rackspace Managed Hosting. "Our relationship
with Red Hat demonstrates our mutual commitment to deliver
fully integrated enterprise software backed by world-class
support and infrastructure. The Rackspace-Red Hat offering
can scale to meet customers' future business requirements,
while accelerating the enterprises' adoption of Linux."
About Rackspace Managed Hosting
Rackspace Managed Hosting(TM) is a leading
provider of managed Web hosting solutions. Founded in
1998, Rackspace offers a wide range of managed services
for hosting platforms of all sizes and complexity, including
burstable connectivity, 99.999% uptime SLA, load balancing,
security and patching, advanced storage solutions and
disaster recovery. Rackspace has received numerous industry
awards for its brand of customer service, known as Fanatical
Support(TM), and was named to the Red Herring 100 in
2002. For more information, visit www.rackspace.com,
or call 800-961-2888.
SOURCE:
www.rackspace.com
Rackspace Managed Hosting, San Antonio
Annalie Drusch, 210/892-4000, ext. 1234
adrusch@rackspace.com |
