Red Hat India appoints Ingram Micro as national distributor

Open source application provider Red Hat India has appointed
Ingram Micro as its national distributor. The latter will now distribute Red Hat's
products and solutions to partners throughout India.

Javed Tapia, President, Red Hat Indian Subcontinent, said,
"Linux and open source software have firmly established themselves in the
enterprise segment. Our customers are spread across the length and breadth of
the country and are in need of being serviced locally. Our partnership with
Ingram will allow us to leverage their network and fulfill the growing demand
for Red Hat's solutions in India. Ingram Micro has expertise in providing a
comprehensive product line to a widespread market."

JAVED TAPIA: The Ingram partnership will allow us to leverage their network and fulfill the growing demand for Red Hat's solutions in India

Krishnan Jaishankar, MD, Ingram Micro said, "The Linux
user-base is growing exponentially across segments and, increasingly, hardware
vendors are supporting it as a platform of choice. Undoubtedly, this is the best
time for Ingram to foray into the burgeoning Linux market and accelerate organic
growth. Red Hat is a leader in the open source market and we are very excited to
work with them as this partnership marks Ingram's maiden entry into the Linux
market."

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