For all the hoopla around Microsoft
One might think that the sequel to Vista hitting store shelves -- not to mention spendthrift IT directors -- would cut into the competition's sales. I guess we'll have to ask Apple
Powered by a 21% increase in subscription revenue, Red Hat's third-quarter sales soared to $194 million, 18% above the year-ago period. Renewable subscription contracts now make up 85% of Red Hat's sales, and that steady revenue ain't going away. For seven quarters in a row, Red Hat has renewed every one of the top 25 contracts up for renewal in each period -- for 20% more money than the old agreement, on average. That's particularly impressive when you consider that this span includes the bloodcurdling business free-fall of 2008.
Red Hat is not content to rest on its laurels. Management recognizes that virtual computing is a game-changing technology, and now offers a virtualization platform of its own. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) is a fast and powerful virtual server platform built around virtualization features in recent chips from Advanced Micro Devices
This product competes directly with established leaders like VMware
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