Aug, 2001 : Red Hat Introduces Open Source E-Com Suite

📅 August 14, 2001 - Red Hat, Inc. (redhat.com), a leader in developing,deploying and managing open source solutions, yesterday announced Red HatE-Commerce Suite, an open source offering meant to help mid-sized businessesbuild and manage their e-commerce applications more rapidly,cost-effectively and with greater reliability and customizability.

Red Hat says its E-Commerce Suite bridges a gap among current e-commercesolutions, which are either too limited in functionality and scalability ortoo complex and costly. Based on the integration of open sourcetechnologies, it offers rapid deployment for companies needing to migrate orjust getting started in e-commerce.
"Open source operating systems, Web servers, and databases have establishedthemselves as a powerful force for the enterprise, and open source platformsare beginning to deliver the same benefits - flexibility, functionality, andperformance - to a greater audience," said Dr. James Neiser, chief marketingofficer, Red Hat. "With the introduction of a complete set of robuste-commerce products and services, Red Hat continues to deliver the businesssolutions its customers demand."
Features of the Red Hat E-Commerce Suite include:
Interchange 4.8, a new version of Red Hat's open source, e-commerceplatform. With over five years of development in the open source community,more than 10,000 developers participating, and thousands of sites using thetechnology, Red Hat Interchange delivers robust functionality, reliability,and performanceCommerceLauncher, a Web-based configuration tool which rapidlyguides users through the installation and configuration of the entireE-Commerce Suite, enabling users to get up and running in a matter of hoursSecure Webserver powered by ApacheRed Hat Database, an open source database solution based onPostgreSQL 7.1 and optimized for Web applications and Red Hat Linux 7.1Red Hat Linux Operating System 7.1, the latest release of theworld's most popular, award-winning Linux operating systemRed Hat Network, Red Hat's online subscription service, whichdramatically reduces the cost of deploying and managing an infrastructurethrough continuous software update and management services for open sourceofferings.
Additional added value services in the Suite include:
Integration, optimization, and testing of existing open sourcetechnologies - Red Hat Interchange, Red Hat Database and Red Hat LinuxDocumentation for Interchange, Red Hat Database, Red Hat Linux andSecure Webserver12 months of product updates and upgrades12 months of Red Hat Network for Red Hat Linux3 hours of developer consulting during the first 30 days30 days of telephone-based support12 months of Web-based support
In addition, Red Hat will offer several new options for enhanced E-Commercesupport and services. These include:
Multi-tiered support options for the implementation and use of theE-Commerce SuiteProfessional consulting, to help businesses with the creation oftheir Web site from the planning stages through executionManaged hosting services for hands-free management of E-CommerceSuite sitesA range of training programs aimed at enabling technical andbusiness professionals to get the most from the E- Commerce Suite
Red Hat E-Commerce Suite will be available on August 22 for $275 per monthfor a minimum of 12 months or a pre- paid charge of $2995 for a 12 monthsubscription. All products are available directly from Red Hat on the Web atwww.redhat.com/ecommerce

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