Commercial products based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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There are a number of commercial products based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
(RHEL). Information about these products and the version of RHEL they are based on is often difficult to come by, since this fact is not widely publicised.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a Linux-based operating system developed by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is released in server versions for x86, x86-64, Itanium, PowerPC and IBM System z, and desktop versions for x86 and x86-64...
(RHEL). Information about these products and the version of RHEL they are based on is often difficult to come by, since this fact is not widely publicised.
Examples
- AsianuxAsianuxAsianux is a Linux distribution. It is a joint development between Linux vendors Red Flag Software of China, Miracle Linux of Japan , Haansoft of South Korea, VietSoftware of Vietnam , WTEC from Thailand and Enterprise Technology Limited of Sri Lanka...
- Asianux 1.0 is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0.
- Asianux 2.0 is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0.
- Autodesk Media and EntertainmentAutodesk Media and EntertainmentAutodesk Media and Entertainment, formerly Discreet, is based in Montreal, Quebec as the entertainment division of Autodesk. This division produces software used in feature films, television commercials and computer games. It also provides products for management and distribution to complement its...
- Autodesk's SmokeSmoke (software)Autodesk Smoke is a professional grade online editing and finishing system for visual media aimed at television production.Originally sold on SGI hardware, it was later ported as a turnkey solution on Linux, Autodesk now offers Smoke as a software only option for Mac OSX as of December 2009.----...
, FlameIFF (software)Inferno, Flame and Flint is a series of compositing and visual effects applications made by Autodesk Media and Entertainment. They share the same software base, but differ mainly in hardware configuration. Traditionally Inferno ran on the SGI Onyx series, while Flame and Flint ran on the SGI...
and Lustre software all run on HP z800 machines pre-configured with a custom RHEL 5 distribution. An additional software package called the 'Discreet Kernel Unit' or DKU is added for additional proprietary device drivers and resources.
- Autodesk's Smoke
- AvayaAvayaAvaya Inc. is a privately held computer networking, information technology and telecommunications company that is a global provider of business communications systems. The international head quarters is in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States...
- Avaya's Communication Manager VoIP-PBX software is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
- F5 NetworksF5 NetworksF5 Networks, Inc. is a networking appliances company. It is headquartered in Seattle, Washington and has development and marketing offices worldwide. It originally manufactured and sold some of the very first load balancing products...
BIG-IP- The BIG-IP product line runs an operating system derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4.http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/3000/600/sol3645.html
- Check PointCheck PointCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a global provider of IT security solutions. Best known for its firewall and VPN products, Check Point first pioneered the industry with FireWall-1 and its patented stateful inspection technology...
SecurePlatform- Check Point SecurePlatform NG is based on Red Hat Linux 7.2 http://www.checkpoint.com/techsupport/documentation/FW-1_VPN-1_performance.html#linux
- Check Point SecurePlatform NGX is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0
- Check Point SecurePlatform 2.6 has kernel based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and user space based on RHEL 3http://www.opsec.com/solutions/partners/downloads/HP-Agents-Installation.pdf
- Check Point SecurePlatform R70 is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
- Check Point SecurePlatform VSX R67 is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2.http://downloads.checkpoint.com/dc/download.htm?ID=10168
- CiscoCiscoCisco may refer to:Companies:*Cisco Systems, a computer networking company* Certis CISCO, corporatised entity of the former Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation in Singapore...
- Cisco Global Site Selector
- Cisco Unified Communications Manager
- Crossbeam SystemsCrossbeam SystemsCrossbeam Systems is headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts and has offices in Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. The company makes an open, high-performance hardware and software network security platform that is designed to deploy network security applications from third-party security...
- COS - operating system for C-series of appliances
- XOS - operating system for X-series of appliances
- EgeneraEgeneraEgenera, Inc. is a multinational converged infrastructure technology company with corporate headquarters in Marlborough, Massachusetts in the United States. Egenera designs, manufactures, and sells blade servers as well as converged infrastructure management software, and offers consulting and...
cBlade - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1- Egenera BladeFrame OS 3.2 runs kernel 2.4.9−e.39
- Egenera BladeFrame OS 4.0 runs kernel 2.4.9−e.43
- Oracle Linux
- Thales Computers is embedding Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 with its boards products, small and HPC turn-key computers
- Trend MicroTrend MicroTrend Micro Inc. is a computer security company. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and markets Trend Micro Internet Security, Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security, OfficeScan, and other related security products and services...
Interscan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance 7.0 is based on CentOSCentOSCentOS is a free operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux . It exists to provide a free enterprise class computing platform and strives to maintain 100% binary compatibility with its upstream distribution...
5.0 (a re-compilation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0)http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/documentation/readme/IMSVA_readme_for_GM.TXT - VMware ESX ServerVMware ESX ServerVMware ESX is an enterprise-level computer virtualization product offered by VMware, Inc. ESX is a component of VMware's larger offering, VMware Infrastructure, and adds management and reliability services to the core server product...
is VMware's enterprise-class virtualization platform. It contains two parts: the VMkernel, a proprietary hypervisor, and a Service Console, which supports various management interfaces. The Service Console is also known as the Console Operating System (COS). The Service Console is based on following Red HatRed HatRed Hat, Inc. is an S&P 500 company in the free and open source software sector, and a major Linux distribution vendor. Founded in 1993, Red Hat has its corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina with satellite offices worldwide....
products:- ESX Server 2.x Service Console is based on Red Hat LinuxRed Hat LinuxRed Hat Linux, assembled by the company Red Hat, was a popular Linux based operating system until its discontinuation in 2004.Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994...
7.2 - ESX Server 3.0 Service Console is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 Update 6. http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_best_practices.pdf
- ESX Server 3.5 Service Console is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 Update 8. http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/whatsnew_esx35_vc25.html
- ESX Server 4.0 Service Console is "compatible with" Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2. http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-10411
- ESX Server 2.x Service Console is based on Red Hat Linux