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Linux
Professional Workstation |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS is the
desktop/client partner for Enterprise Linux AS and Enterprise Linux ES.
It is ideal for all desktop deployments, including office productivity
applications, software development environments, and targeted ISV client
applications. When configured as a headless workstation, Enterprise
Linux WS is also ideally suited for use as a compute node in a High
Performance Computing (HPC) environment.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS is fully compatible with
other members of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux product family and
provides complementary technology and services.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS provides support for
desktop/workstation systems with up to two CPUs. Designed with the
desktop environment in mind, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS does not
include a number of server applications found in Red Hat Enterprise
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| What's Included |
| Red Hat Professional
Workstation is a complete suite of tools for the power desktop user.
Supports up to 2 processor x86 workstations
- Includes applications and services power desktop
users demand
Bluecurve, Ximian Evolution, OpenOffice.org, Mozilla
Web Server powered by Apache
Samba, NFS, CUPS
GCC 3.2
- Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS with
30 days of phone and web installation support during standard
business hours
One year of Red Hat Network updates and upgrades
- Annually renewable – get the latest updates and
even upgrades when they are available for future Red Hat Enterprise
Linux WS versions.
- Hardware and Software certification identical to
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS
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| What's not Included |
| Red Hat Professional
Workstation is designed for the advanced user requiring a single Linux
desktop deployment with limited support and management capabilities.
Customers looking for advanced support options and server features or
planning on deploying Linux on a large scale should look to Red Hat
Enterprise Linux for additional options.
Features not available with Red Hat Professional
Workstation (but standard in
Red Hat
Enterprise Linux) include:
- Additional Support options -- Customers needing
support beyond basic installation should look to Red Hat Enterprise
Linux.
- Open Source Architecture Integration --
Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides the necessary components and
support for integration into a managed corporate desktop
infrastructure. Red Hat Enterprise Linux will be the core platform
of the Open Source Architecture.
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Enterprise
Linux
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux creates a reliable, secure,
high performance platform designed for today's commercial environments--with
capabilities that match or surpass those of proprietary operating systems. Sold
in three products that span client systems to the largest servers, Red Hat
Enterprise Linux delivers a consistent application, management, and user
environment.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the corporate Linux
standard. It's already at work running some of the world's largest commercial,
government, and academic institutions. For any deployment--from the desktop to
the datacenter-Red Hat Enterprise Linux delivers unmatched performance and cost
savings, and the freedom of open source technology.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Architecture

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Enterprise
Linux Workstation
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desktop and client
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Red Hat
Enterprise Linux WS Version 3 |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS is the
desktop/client partner for Enterprise Linux AS and Enterprise Linux ES.
It is ideal for all desktop deployments, including
office productivity applications, software development environments, and
targeted ISV client applications. When configured as a headless
workstation, Enterprise Linux WS is also ideally suited for use as a
compute node in a High Performance Computing (HPC) environment.
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Basic Edition
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Standard Edition
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- Easy ISOs: OS, Source, and Documentation ISO
Images
- Red Hat Network Update Module Service 1-year
- Also available on most platforms: Red Hat
Network Management Module Service 1-year for an additional cost
- OS Updates
- 30 Days Installation and Basic
Configuration Phone Support
- Phone Response Time/SLA:
Next Business Day
- North American Phone Support:
9-9 ET M-F
- Global Phone Support:
9-5 GMT/CET M-F
- One Year Installation and Basic
Configuration Web Support
- Web Response Time/SLA:
2 business days
- Scope of Coverage:
Installation and Basic Configuration
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- Easy ISOs: OS, Source, and Documentation ISO
Images
- Red Hat Network Update Module Service 1-year
- Also available on most platforms: Red Hat
Network Management Module Service 1-year for an additional cost
- OS Updates
- Optional Media Kit including Installation and
Documentation Media (CDs), and Printed Installation Guide available
at no charge
- Annual Phone Support
- Phone Response Time/SLA:
4 hours
- North American Phone Support:
9-9 ET M-F
- Global Phone Support:
9-5 GMT/CET M-F
- Web Response Time/SLA:
2 business days
- Scope of Coverage:
1 year of Standard Coverage
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Highlights
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Capabilities
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- Supports Intel X86, Intel Itanium, and AMD AMD64
architectures.
- Available with Standard Edition support.
- Features Red Hat's Bluecurve desktop
environment.
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Features and Benefits
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Whitepapers
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Desktop
Productivity:
- Mail
- Document Processing
- Browsing
- Instant Messaging
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Red Hat
Linux Enterprise Server (ES)
Small/Mid-Range Server
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Red Hat
Enterprise Linux ES Version 3 |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES provides the
core operating system and networking infrastructure for a wide range of
entry-level and departmental server applications. It is ideally suited
for network, file, print, mail, Web, and custom or packaged business
applications. Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES is fully compatible with the
Red Hat Enterprise Linux family, providing the stability, performance,
and support needed for critical application deployments.
While Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES provides the
same core capabilities as Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, it supports
small/mid-size X86-based systems with up to two CPUs and 8GB of main
memory.
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Basic Edition
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Standard Edition
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- Easy ISOs: OS, Source, and Documentation ISO
Images
- Red Hat Network Update Module Service 1-year
- Also available on most platforms: Red Hat
Network Management Module Service 1-year for an additional cost
- OS Updates
- 30 Days Installation and Basic
Configuration Phone Support
- Phone Response Time/SLA:
Next Business Day
- North American Phone Support:
9-9 ET M-F
- Global Phone Support:
9-5 GMT/CET M-F
- One Year Installation and Basic
Configuration Web Support
- Web Response Time/SLA:
2 business days
- Scope of Coverage:
Installation and Basic Configuration
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- Easy ISOs: OS, Source, and Documentation ISO
Images
- Red Hat Network Update Module Service 1-year
- Also available on most platforms: Red Hat
Network Management Module Service 1-year for an additional cost
- OS Updates
- Optional Media Kit including Installation and
Documentation Media (CDs), and Printed Installation Guide available
at no charge
- Annual Phone Support
- Phone Response Time/SLA:
4 hours
- North American Phone Support:
9-9 ET M-F
- Global Phone Support:
9-5 GMT/CET M-F
- Web Response Time/SLA:
2 business days
- Scope of Coverage:
1 year of Standard Coverage
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Highlights
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Capabilities
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- Supports Intel X86 architecture - ideal for 1-2U
servers.
- Available with Standard Edition support.
- Includes a comprehensive collection of open
source server applications and a complete desktop environment.
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Features and Benefits
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Whitepapers
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- Mail
- File (SMB/NFS)
- Print
- Accelerated Web (tux)
- Advanced Firewall (arptables)
- Extended Remote Shell Access/Mgmt
- DHCP
- DNS Nameserver
- Network Authentication (Kerberos)
- News
- Backup
- Dump Server (Netdump)
- Directory Server (LDAP)
- SSL
- Remote Boot/Image Server
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Red Hat
Enterprise Linux Advanced Server
Mission Critical Systems |
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Red Hat
Enterprise Linux AS Version 3 |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS is the core
operating system and infrastructure enterprise Linux solution. It
supports the largest commodity-architecture servers with up to 16 CPUs
and 64GB** of main memory and is available with the highest levels of
support. This makes Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS the ultimate solution
for large departmental and datacenter servers.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS is supported by an
extensive range of applications from leading ISVs, and is certified on
systems provided by Dell, HP, IBM, and Sun. It has garnered impressive
industry-standard
benchmark results
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Basic Edition
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Standard Edition
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- Easy ISOs: OS, Source, and Documentation
ISO Images
- Red Hat Network Update Module Service
1-year
- Also available on most platforms: Red Hat
Network Management Module Service 1-year for an additional cost
- Quarterly OS Updates
- Optional Installation and Documentation
Media (CDs) available at no charge
- Optional Printed Installation Guide
available at no charge
- 24/7 Web Support
- North American Phone Support:
9-9 ET M-F
- Global Phone Support:
9-5 GMT/CET M-F
- Web Response Time/SLA:
2 business days
- Phone Response Time/SLA:
4 hours
- Scope of Coverage:
1 year of Standard Coverage
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- Easy ISOs: OS, Source, and Documentation ISO Images
- Red Hat Network Update Module Service 1-year
- Also available on most platforms: Red Hat Network Management
Module Service 1-year for an additional cost
- Quarterly OS Updates
- Optional Installation and Documentation Media (CDs) available at
no charge
- Optional Printed Installation Guide available at no charge
- 24/7 Web Support
- Phone Support:
24/7 (Severity 1)
- Web Response Time/SLA:
1 business day
- Phone Response Time/SLA:
1 hour (Severity 1)
- Scope of Coverage:
1 year of Premium Coverage
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Highlights
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Capabilities
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- Supports seven
architectures:
- Intel X86
- Intel Itanium
- AMD AMD64
- IBM zSeries
- IBM iSeries
- IBM pSeries
- IBM S/390
- Available with Premium Edition support.
- Includes a comprehensive collection of
open source server applications and a complete desktop environment.
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Features and Benefits
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Whitepapers
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- Mail
- File (SMB/NFS)
- Print
- Accelerated Web (tux)
- Advanced Firewall (arptables)
- Extended Remote Shell Access/Mgmt
- DHCP
- DNS Nameserver
- Network Authentication (Kerberos)
- News
- Backup
- Dump Server (Netdump)
- Directory Server (LDAP)
- SSL
- Remote Boot/Image Server
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Red Hat
Linux Network
Red Hat Network is an easy-to-use systems
management platform for your Linux infrastructure. It is built on open
standards and uses an Internet-based graphical interface.
Red Hat Network provides administrators with the
tools to efficiently manage the systems on their network. It also
features a modular design--as networks grow, administrators can add
enhanced capabilities for system updates, management, and provisioning
of their entire infrastructure.
With Red Hat Network, your business benefits from increased
productivity, reduced system life-cycle costs, and enhanced security.
Red Hat Network is easy to use. It lowers per-system, deployment, and
management costs. And it enhances security via a single centralized
tool, secure connection policies for remote administration, and secure
content.
See also
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Red Hat
Network Update Module |
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The Red Hat Network Update Module, included with all
subscriptions to Red Hat Enterprise Linux, is the entry level offering
from Red Hat Network. It allows you to: easily manage and update a
single system, and to ensure timely access to updates from Red Hat |
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Red Hat
Management Module |
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The Management Module allows for increased
management capabilities and scalability of Linux deployments in your
enterprise. The Management Module features all the capabilities of the
Update Module, plus the functionality needed to help your company lower
costs and increase productivity immediately |
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Red Hat
Provisioning Module |
The
Provisioning Module, which includes all the functionality of the Update
and Management Modules, allows you to:
- Manage the complete life cycle of your
Linux infrastructure.
- Deploy, configure, manage, update, and
then re-deploy your Linux systems, all from a single GUI console
complete with all the necessary enterprise functionality and
controls.
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Red Hat
Linux
Applications
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Red Hat Cluster Suite |
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Two clustering technologies in
a single product. High availability clustering using application
failover technology ensures applications are available at all times. IP
load balancing technology provides performance and availability
improvements for network-intensive applications. |
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Red Hat
Developer Suite
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| An Integrated
Development Environment (IDE) for application developers, based on the
open source Eclipse project. |
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| Red Hat Content Management System
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| A complete workflow-based engine for managing
content in intranet, extranet, and Internet settings. CMS allows
companies to expand the contributor base while improving cohesiveness
and control of content. |
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| Red Hat Portal Server |
| A servlet-based framework for personalized and
group-oriented aggregation and delivery of information. Provides access
to new and existing applications in an organization's infrastructure and
presents the information in a centralized way. |
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Red Hat
Stronghold Enterprise Apache Solutions
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Enterprise Secure Web Server |
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Now in its fourth generation, Stronghold Enterprise
is the most mature, enterprise class Apache-based web server available
today. With over 7 years of development and more than 14,000 servers
running (E-Softs Security Space Web Server Survey), Stronghold
Enterprise provides the tools to quickly install and configure the
popular Apache Web Server with the security features that customers and
business partners expect when they interact with your site.
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Features and Benefits
Data represents your business intelligence and it
needs protection when transmitted over intranets, extranets, or as part
of Web operations. If it is intercepted and lands in the wrong hands,
your firm's integrity can be compromised. Protecting customer and
business data from tampering and unauthorized access is key to success
when interacting with customers and partners over the Internet.
Confidently uphold privacy with implementation of robust encryption and
authentication protocols and standards.
Red Hat's Stronghold Enterprise is the most mature
Apache-based web server available today with over seven years of
development and more than 14,000 servers running it to protect their
data (E-Softs Security Space Web Server Survey). Stronghold provides the
tools to quickly install and configure the popular Apache Web Server
with the security features that customers and business partners expect
when they interact with your site.
Better Security
Rare vulnerabilities and a proven track record of protecting business
data are Stronghold's strengths. Full disclosure of open source provides
increased reliability and more secure web servers. Easily obtain and
install updates on all platforms via Red Hat Package Manager technology.
Better
Performance
Robust handling under demanding
browser loads, accelerated cyptographical computation, and reporting
tools that identify and help administrators eliminate performance
problems before users and customers are affected.
Ease of Use
Ease of installation, configuration, security setup, and administration
to minimize total cost of ownership.
Integration and
Interoperability
Extension modules, tool
integration, interfaces with application servers, and support for
languages and standards needed to operate in a heterogeneous web
environment.
Stronghold Enterprise is the
foundation of Red Hat's Enterprise Web Server product line and is
supported on both Linux and Unix platforms.
tronghold
Enterprise for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
This is an optional layered product for use exclusively with Red Hat
Enterprise Linux AS, version 2.1. It provides Apache 1.3 and OpenSSL
based web server integrated with the Red Hat Content Accelerator
(formerly TUX) and many popular 3rd party Apache modules.
Note that Stronghold functionality has been upgraded to Apache version 2
and included as part of the base Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 3,
product set.
Stronghold
Enterprise for UNIX Platforms
Enterprise-class Apache and
OpenSSL based web server highlighting application server connections
with the most popular application servers, 3rd party Apache modules,
Java support, extensive cyptographical hardware support, and application
server connections for UNIX users. Includes documentation set and 12
months of web-based support.
This product includes software developed by the
Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/).
This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use
in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/).
This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com).
This product includes PHP, freely available from
http://www.php.net/.
This product includes software developed by Ralf S. Engelschall (rse@engelschall.com)
for use in the mod_ssl project (http://www.modssl.org/).
This product includes software developed Ben Laurie for use in the
Apache-SSL HTTP server.
This product includes software developed by Greg Stein (gstein@lyra.org)
for use in the mod_dav module for Apache (http://www.webdav.org/mod_dav/)
This product includes software written by the PHP Development Team.
This product includes software developed by the University of
California, Berkeley and its contributors.
This product include software developed by The OpenLDAP Foundation,
which is Copyright 1998-2002 The OpenLDAP Foundation, All rights
reserved. Portions Copyright (c) 1992-1996 Regents of the University of
Michigan. All rights reserved. |
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