Red Hat expands ISV partner network

Red Hat has strengthened its Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partner
network with fifteen new additions. It will work closely with these ISVs to
ensure that their applications are certified on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux
platform. These ISVs have market leading applications in diverse verticals such
as banking, insurance, education, manufacturing and healthcare.

India has a large base of ISVs with world-class applications. There has been
a growing demand from the ISV community fueled by requests from customers to
provide applications certified on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform. Red Hat
India has partnered with over 50 ISV partners who are working on certifying
their applications on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

The Red Hat partner community is a network of hundreds of technology
companies, including OEMs, ISVs, systems integrators, training organizations,
distributors and resellers. The community encourages the combination of open
source and traditional technologies into enterprise computing to provide
technology solutions that give customers more choice.

According to the latest statistics released by Evans Data Corporation, nearly
two-thirds (64%) of APAC developers are confident that they will write a Linux
application in the coming year. Javed Tapia, Director, Red Hat India said,
"The fact that our ISV ecosystem is growing rapidly is an indicator of the
rapid acceptance and momentum of Linux in India."

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