Monday, 19 March 2007

IBM and Red Hat Announce New Development Innovations in Linux Kernel

IBM and Red Hat, the two commercial Linux developers, have said that the developers at the companies' Linux labs have collaborated to integrate new technologies in the Linux kernel that will help customers improve efficiency and gain a competitive edge in their industries...

IBM and Red Hat, the two commercial Linux developers, have said that the developers at the companies' Linux labs have collaborated to integrate new technologies in the Linux kernel that will help customers improve efficiency and gain a competitive edge in their industries.

Developers at IBM's Linux Technology Centre, have collaborated with Red Hat's Engineering team to integrate improved virtualisation features, security enhancements, and 'Real-Time Linux' capabilities into the Linux kernel. Hundreds of IBM and Red Hat developers work full-time on making Linux better as part of the open source community, the companies said in joint statement.

With this announcement, the companies said new virtualisation and security capabilities in the Linux kernel will also be available in the new release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. 'Real-Time Linux' technologies are currently being incorporated into the kernel and will be extended to IBM and Red Hat customers in a future offering. The companies announced IBM is currently testing and certifying RHEL 5 across all of its standards-based middleware and servers and that IBM also plans to provide services and support for RHEL 5 as well, the company said.

According to the companies, IBM and Red Hat cited these three key Linux developments:

• Xen Virtualisation Optimises IT Environments
• Security Enhanced Linux Offers Greater Data Protection
• Innovation for the Future: 'Real-Time Linux' Application Development Platform