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Red Hat’s numerous alliances with industry leaders and the demand for Linux-based
applications has created open source support from many of the industry’s leading
software and hardware manufacturers, including Dell, Compaq, Computer Associates,
Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Netscape, Novell, Oracle and SAP.

Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT) offers users one single, trusted point of contact and a common
platform for developing, deploying and managing open source across Internet
infrastructure and devices that connect to the Internet, ranging from small embedded
devices to high availability clusters and integrated Web server/e-commerce OSes. And
the Red Hat Network, Red Hat’s unique management technology, helps companies
worldwide easily manage it all by delivering open source products, service, support and
information on-line in real-time.

In addition to the award-winning Red Hat Linux server operating system, Red Hat offers
Stronghold Secure Web Server and Credit Card Verification Software for secure e-
commerce and is the principal provider of GNU-based developer tools and support
solutions for a wide variety of embedded processors. Red Hat also provides run-time
solutions such as Linux, eCos, uClinux, the award-winning RedBoot, custom engineering
services, support, and training to organizations in all embedded and Linux markets.

Red Hat is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, N.C. and has offices worldwide.
Please visit Red Hat on the Web at www.redhat.com. For investor inquiries, contact
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