An Overview of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Product Family

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This whitepaper provides information on the family of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Desktop products. It describes the family's features and benefits and also gives a brief overview of the open source layered products designed for Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments.
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Deploying Oracle® Database 10g on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 4

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux has become the optimal platform for the deployment of high performance, low-cost Oracle database solutions. This whitepaper examines the partnership between Red Hat and Oracle that led to these results and discusses the capabilities of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, released in February 2005.
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Migrating to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4: Upgrading to the latest Red Hat release

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscribers may choose to deploy any of the supported versions of the product family, and may upgrade to a new major release on their own schedule without incurring additional subscription cost. This whitepaper provides guidance on how to evaluate, plan, and execute a migration to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 from a prior Red Hat Enterprise Linux release or legacy Red Hat Linux distribution.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Security Features

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This white paper provides a summary of new security features provided inthe Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.4 product family.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Application Compatibility

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The Red Hat Enterprise linux product family provides a powerful, stable platform for third-party software application developers. This document describes the different types of compatibility guarantees that are available to application developers building software for Red Hat Enterprise Linux on one or more hardware architectures. It also provides guidance to developers on best practices that should be followed in order to ensure application compatibility with future releases of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Finally, it summarizes the compatibility policies followed by Red Hat within and between major releases of the RedHat Enterprise Linux platform.

Classification of Security Issues

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Red Hat has implemented a scheme from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 to publicly classify the impact of security issues found in our products and services. Customers want a simple way to judge the severity of security updates so they can see which issues matter the most. The media needs guidance to understand the priority and criticality of the updates Red Hat releases. The classification scheme chosen gives a rating of security impact on a four point scale and is designed to be an a glance guide to how worried Red Hat is about each security issue. This paper looks at why Red Hat has started classifying vulnerabilities, the details of the scheme we are using, and how well the classification matches our response times for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 vulnerabilities.

Solaris 10 and Linux 2.6: An analysis of two strategies for enterprise operating systems

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Author: Evan Bauer, Pricipal Research Fellow, Robert Frances Group

Tuning Systems for NFS

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Network File System (NFS) has been one of the most popular forms of file-sharing between Linux® and UNIX® systems. This paper provides a list of the most common issues users encounter when using NFS and suggestions for ways to tune systems to avoid some or all of them.

Enterprise Sustainability for High Performance Linux Clusters

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Linux HPC clusters are here to stay. Increases in performance and reliability will ensure that the next generation of supercomputing clusters will be larger and more powerful, while continuing to solve once-intractable problems. This paper examines the advantages of deploying enterprise-level technologies, how Red Hat services can help in all stages of an open source deployment, and why a migration to Red Hat Enterprise Linux might be easier than you think.

Filesystem Labeling in SELinux

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With NSA Security-Enhanced Linux now integrated into the 2.6 kernel and making its way into distributions, an increasing number of people likely will be installing SELinux and experimenting with it. Given this increasing user base, this article takes a closer look at filesystem labeling under SELinux. This is an intermediate-level article, though a brief review of some SELinux concepts is provided in the next section.

Deploying Oracle 10g on Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.3

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This document examines how enterprise-class databases may be deployed in grid environments using Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.3 and Oracle10g Database. An overview of the status of Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.3 as a platform for Oracle products is provided. Current benchmarks demonstrating significant performance enhancements running Oracle Database 10g on Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.3 are discussed. The document concludes with a tutorial outlining the steps required to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v.3 and Oracle10g Database.
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Enterprise Scalability on Clustered Servers

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This whitepaper, written jointly by Oracle and Hewlett-Packard, describes the world record TPC/C benchmark achieved with Oracle 10G Real Application Clusters and Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on HP Integrity servers.
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New Security Enhancements in Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.3, update 3

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This whitepaper describes the new security features that have been added to update 3 of Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.3: ExecShield and support forNX technology.

Red Hat Desktop 3

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And then there were four - Andy Hudson takes a look at the latest and perhaps most significant addition to the RHEL family.

Linux Kernel 2.6 Features in Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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This technical brief demonstrates that the Linux 2.6 kernel features that are most important for commercial and enterprise deployments have been backported and included in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3 product family.
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Migrating to Red Hat Enterprise Linux from Red Hat Linux

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This whitepaper describes the features of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux product family. It briefly outlines factors that need to be considered when planning a migration from a consumer Red Hat Linux release, such as 8.0 or 7.1, to an Red Hat Enterprise Linux family product. It also discusses some of the issues associated with migrating applications from proprietary Unix, Microsoft Windows, and other Red Hat operating system environments.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Creating a Scalable Open Source Storage Infrastructure

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This paper discusses the issues related to storage design and management when an IT infrastructure is migrated from a vertically scaled, large SMP architecture to a horizontally scaled server infrastructure—with large numbers of low-cost commodity servers running Linux to deliver industrial-strength processing. A discussion of the storage capabilities of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, including kernel-level, file systems, logical volume management and other features is included, along with an overview of the storage capabilities of Red Hat's ISV partners.
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IDC: Linux and Open Source Software as a Desktop Platform

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This IDC white paper examines the major technology shifts illustrated by IDC's model of utility computing infrastructure software and the role of client technology in next-generation computing infrastructures. This document also discusses IDC's model of desktop software use and the increasing adoption of new approaches to helping workers use information technology effectively. IDC then compares Red Hat's offerings to these models.
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Low Cost High Availability Clustering for the Enterprise

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This white paper was written by Winchester Systems in partnership with Red Hat. The paper discusses Winchester Systems' storage capabilities, with emphasis on using a shared storage configuration to deploy a high availability cluster using Red Hat Enterprise Linux in combination with Red Hat Cluster Suite.

An Overview of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 product family

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Offers a general description of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 3, product family. It describes the individual family members and outlines the available support services, certified applications, major technical features, and recent benchmark results.

Delivering High Availability solutions with Red Hat Cluster Suite

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Provides a technical overview of Red Hat Cluster Suite layered product. The paper describes several of the software technologies used to provide high availability and describes some example hardware configurations.

Red Hat Applies to the Enterprise Club

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This paper by analyst group Illuminata Inc. outlines Red Hat's Enterprise Linux products and their suitability for mission-critical deployments. It describes the product family members, their features and services, and contrasts them with competing products.

Migrating to Red Hat Enterprise Linux from Red Hat Linux - Benefits and Guidelines

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This whitepaper describes the features of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux product family. It briefly outlines factors that need to be considered when planning a migration from a consumer Red Hat Linux release, such as 8.0 or 7.1, to an Red Hat Enterprise Linux family product. It also discusses some of the issues associated with migrating applications from proprietary Unix, Microsoft Windows, and other Red Hat operating system environments.

Benchmarks prove the performance of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform

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Describes two recent benchmarks achieved by Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS in combination with Oracle and HP: TCP-C and ECperf. It also outlines some Total Cost of Ownership metrics that relate to the deployment of Red Hat + Oracle + HP solutions.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux - RASM features

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Provides a technical overview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 2.1, RASM (reliability, availability, scalability, manageability) features. The paper outlines several key features in Red Hat Enterprise Linux products that provide RASM capabilities for enterprise-class IT operations.

Tips and Techniques - Install and Configure Oracle9i and Red Hat Linux Advanced Server⁽¹⁾

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Describes a typical install of Oracle9i single instance database for Red Hat Linux Advanced Server⁽¹⁾, including installation of the Linux operating system, tips for known issues, tuning, monitoring, and debugging of various kernel parameters.

Oracle9i Application Server Infrastructure: Improved Availability with Red Hat Cluster Manager on Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS

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Describes how to make an Oracle9i Application Server configuration more highly available by using the Cluster Manager feature included with Red Hat Enterprise

Deploying Oracle 9i Database on Red Hat Enterprise 3

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This document examines how enterprise-class databases may be deployed using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and Oracle9i Database. An overview of the status of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS as a platform for Oracle® database technology. A tutorial outlining the steps required to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 and Oracle9i Database is provided.
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Deploying Oracle9i on Red Hat Enteprise Linux AS 2.1

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Considering a new deployment or migration to Oracle 9i on Red Hat Enterprise Linux? This new whitepaper examines best practices for deploying enterprise-class database applications with Oracle 9i and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and includes a detailed tutorial outlining installation and tuning tips.
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Benchmarks prove the performance of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Platform

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Recent TPC-C and ECPerf benchmark results demonstrate the benefits of migrating to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux/HP Proliant IA-32 server platform. This recently published whitepaper reveals world record results from both benchmarks published on Oracle 9i Real Application Clusters (RAC)database and Oracle 9i Application Server, as well as the path to lower TCO and enhanced system scalability for your enterprise e-business applications.
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Linux and Intel-Based Servers

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Linux on Intel servers offers a distinct TCO advantage for mission-critical enterprise computing, according to a 2003 study by analyst firm IDC. Companies involved in the study saw an average ROI of 504% over three years, and most recovered their initial hardware and software investment within three months.
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An Economic Analysis of Reuters Market Data System Migration Using Red Hat

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This whitepaper reveals the migration costs, technical benefits and potential ROI of migrating from legacy, UNIX-based TIB and Triarch market data systems to Reuters RMDS on Red Hat Enterprise Linux on HP Intel-based machines.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux COE certification

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (formerly Red Hat Linux Advanced Server) enables government agencies to deploy Advanced Server with confidence. With price, performance, flexibility, security, dependability—and now COE-certification—Red Hat Enterprise Linux the logical choice for a fiscally responsible government agencies.
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Maximizing the business value of database enterprise applications on a Linux Platform

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IDC's recent study of Oracle usage on Unix and Linux reveals that organizations running Oracle databases on Red Hat Linux and Intel processor-based solutions incur roughly half the total costs of organizations with a Unix environment.
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The Practical Manager's Guide to Linux

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A guide to help you better assess whether you can profitably use Linux in your corporate organization. This opinion article is written from the viewpoint of a corporate user. It addresses the issues managers want to talk about—cost savings, ease of use, support, uptime, productivity, vendor independence, staffing and training.

The Future of Linux and Open Source

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Gartner provides their answer to the question IT decision-makers have been asking for years: When will Linux be ready for mission- critical production environments?

Linux and Intel-Based Servers

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Linux on Intel servers offers a distinct TCO advantage for mission-critical enterprise computing, according to a 2003 study by analyst firm IDC. Companies involved in the study saw an average ROI of 504% over three years, and most recovered their initial hardware and software investment within three months.
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Linux: A Journey into the Enterprise

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Find out how Linux can be utilized in your enterprise today with a landmark whitepaper by veteran IDC analysts Dan Kusnetzky and Al Gillen. This detailed analysis will provide insight for experienced Red Hat Linux users and those just now evaluating Linux as an alternative such as:

• What are the advantages?
• Who's adopting it and how is it being used?
• Why have certain key computing sectors chosen to implement Red Hat Linux?
• What are IDC's forecasts for this operating environment?

The Role of Linux in Reducing the Cost of Enterprise Computing

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A newly published IDC study reveals a significantly lower total cost of ownership (TCO) for Linux on Intel architecture over RISC/Unix environments. The study details cost considerations for internet/intranet/extranet and collaberative workloads including procurement, installation, administration, support and more.
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Maximizing the Business Value of Database Enterprise Applications on a Linux Platform

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IDC's recent study of Oracle usage on Unix and Linux reveals that organizations running Oracle on Red Hat Linux and Intel processor based solutions have roughly half the total costs of organizations using the Unix environment.
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An Overview of Red Hat Application Server

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This white paper provides a technical overview of the Red Hat Application Server. It gives detailed information on the components that make up this middleware platform and explains how it all fits into Red Hat's Open Source Architecture.
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Unix to Linux Migration: An introduction

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This paper is intended to provide a discussion of the important considerations, best practices, and resources for migrations from a RISC-based platform to Linux. It presents the differences between UNIX and Linux and provides an overview of what to expect when migrating to Linux. The document should serve as a general reference guide during a typical migration and provide information on additional Red Hat resources that will assist with the overall strategy and implementation.
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Migrating from Unix to Oracle on Linux

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Are you considering a migration from Unix to Oracle on Red Hat Enterprise Linux? This technical whitepaper takes you step by step from initial planning through the migration of the OS, platform, application and database. Get invaluable advice, best practices and important considerations for your Oracle migration.
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Migrating to Red Hat Enterprise Linux from Red Hat Linux

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This whitepaper describes the features of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux product family. It briefly outlines factors that need to be considered when planning a migration from a consumer Red Hat Linux release, such as 8.0 or 7.1, to an Red Hat Enterprise Linux family product. It also discusses some of the issues associated with migrating applications from proprietary Unix, Microsoft Windows, and other Red Hat operating system environments.
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Red Hat Identity Management and Security Solutions

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Red Hat identity management and security solutions are designed to:

• Simplify management of identity information in complex heterogeneous environments.
• Bring the benefits of the open source development model to enterprise identity and security infrastructures.
• Provide a clear path to integrated identity and security control as processes and solutions continue to evolve.

This paper describes how Red Hat's acquisition and development of Netscape directory and security solutions lay the foundation for meeting these goals.

Twenty Questions to Ask Yourself During a Red Hat Directory Server Deployment

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The key to having a reliable, flexible, and effective Red Hat Directory Server deployment is to plan the directory service in advance. The primary issues for a solid deployment are planning the masters, hubs, and suppliers for replication; deciding what machines will be involved in replication and where these machines are; determining what applications will access the directory services; identifying network considerations like firewalls; and estimating the load on the servers. This paper proposes and answers twenty of these basic questions as a guide to beginning to plan a Red Hat Directory Server implementation.

The Path to Multi-Level Security in Red Hat Enterprise Linux

by Chris Runge, Sr. Solutions Architect

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This paper is an introduction to Multi-Level Security, and examines the problems associated with past implementations. It provides a road map for MLS in Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®, and demonstrates how Security-Enhanced Linux, in conjunction with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, provides this new, more capable and more flexible solution.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Security Features

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This white paper provides a summary of new security features provided inthe Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.4 product family.

Classification of Security Issues

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Red Hat has implemented a scheme from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 to publicly classify the impact of security issues found in our products and services. Customers want a simple way to judge the severity of security updates so they can see which issues matter the most. The media needs guidance to understand the priority and criticality of the updates Red Hat releases. The classification scheme chosen gives a rating of security impact on a four point scale and is designed to be an a glance guide to how worried Red Hat is about each security issue. This paper looks at why Red Hat has started classifying vulnerabilities, the details of the scheme we are using, and how well the classification matches our response times for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 vulnerabilities.

Filesystem Labeling in SELinux

redhat.com  |  Whitepaper
With NSA Security-Enhanced Linux now integrated into the 2.6 kernel and making its way into distributions, an increasing number of people likely will be installing SELinux and experimenting with it. Given this increasing user base, this article takes a closer look at filesystem labeling under SELinux. This is an intermediate-level article, though a brief review of some SELinux concepts is provided in the next section.

Security in a Networked World

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Linux was born in networked world. In fact, its success is due in large part to the collaborative development model that proliferated as the Internet became globally accessible.

Networking in NSA Security-Enhanced Linux

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Break through the complexity of SE Linux with a working example thatshows how to add SE Linux protection to a simple network server.

This article was originally published in the January 2005 edition ofLinux Journal.

SELinux: A New Approach to Secure Systems

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In this whitepaper, we will examine Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux),the benefits it brings, and how Red Hat is working to make thosebenefits available to mainstream enterprise computing.
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Why Open Source Software Can Help Create a More Secure IT infrastructure

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In the world of computer security, "publish or perish" is no longer merely pat career advice meant primarily for academics-it is an urgent warning to IT professionals and society about how security software should be trusted. Learn how open source returns the computer security industry to its scientific roots-thereby enabling progress of substance towards universal assurance.
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Apache Security Secrets Revealed

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Security response focuses on handling the incoming vulnerabilities that are found in a company's product and making sure that they are dealt with in the appropriate way. It's about planning so that when the latest remote root exploit is disclosed we have a plan for communicating the problem through to fixing it. In this paper Mark Cox, head of the Red Hat Security Response Team, provides a historical analysis of Apache and presents a process for developing a security policy for evaluating Apache vulnerability.
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Open Source Security: A Look at the Security Benefits of Source Code Access

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There is ample evidence that open source software is every bit as secure as its proprietary competition and, in many instances, offers quantifiable security benefits that flow from the accessibility of the source code. There is growing consensus among IT administrators that open source code does indeed promote and enable greater security.
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Red Hat Runtime Programs for Hardware and Software Vendors

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This document provides an overview of the Red Hat programs available toOEM system/software vendors. This document is for vendors that:

• Ship servers, workstations, desktops, laptops or other systems based onIntel x86, IA64, AMD64, Intel EM64T or IBM POWER standard architectures
• Pre-load or bundle Red Hat Enterprise Linux or other Red Hat technologyon those systems along with additional software (and possibly hardware) to ship a "complete solution" to end customers
• Provide the support interface directly to end customers. End customerswould not contact Red Hat directly for support.

Forrester: Eclipse Changes The Game For Development Tools

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Eclipse isnt just changing the development tools that enterprises buy: Its changing the way that enterprises buy development tools. Eclipses early appeal for IT organizations was the ability to acquire features for free or at low cost. Eclipses real value comes from the ability to assemble just the right combination of tools and resources that an organization and individual roles within an organization needs. Eclipse is becoming more than a tools integration platform; its becoming a way for IT organizations to reclaim control of their development environment.
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Red Hat Global File System for scale-out web services

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The delivery of an even greater set of storage managment capabilities like those found in Red Hat® Global File System (GFS), Red Hat Cluster Suite (CS) and Distributed Lock Manager (DLM) continued with the 2005 introduction of Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 4, GFS and CS enable high availability and data sharing for key applications like Oracle® Real Application Clusters (RAC), NFS, and Apache. The highly successful 2.6-kernel-based LVM2 follows the 2.4 kernel-based LVM with a cluster-aware version named CLVM. CLVM is included it the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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