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To: Stang who wrote (151)	7/25/1999 12:12:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1794

Red Hat expands into Europe, buys Linux vendor by Douglas F. Gray, IDG News Service\London Bureau July 20, 1999 LONDON (07/20/99) - Linux distributor Red Hat Inc. will expand its operations to include offices in Germany and the U.K., which will serve as a gateway to the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) market, the company announced yesterday. The company's European operations will have headquarters in Guildford, U.K. The German office will be in Stuttgart, where delix GmbH is based. Red Hat recently purchased the Linux division of delix, which has a version of the operating system called DLD. Officials from the companies would not give details of the purchase. The news didn't seem to bother German Linux distributor SuSE. "They were already here; the only difference is that now they have an office," said Christian Egle, spokesman for the German Linux distributor. SuSE also already had the power and capital to distribute 1 million copies of its most recent distribution of Linux for free in German computer magazines PC Professional, PC Welt and Chip, as well as preparing for its own IPO in the near future. However, sounding just as secure is Red Hat's new vice president of the EMEA region, Colin Tenwick. "What we are basically doing is looking to expand our core market in Europe, which is mainly Germany and the U.K.," said Tenwick, formerly vice president and general manager of Sybase Inc. "Ultimately, by the latter part of next year, we hope to expand into France and Italy," he added. Tenwick also said that the delix distribution of Linux would continue to exist. Last month, Red Hat announced that it was taking the steps necessary for an initial public offering (IPO). For more information, see Red Hat's press release. Red Hat, in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, can be reached at redhat.com. SuSE GmbH can be reached at suse.de.