Red Hat India concludes 10 City road show

By siliconindia staff writer   |   Friday, 13 May 2005, 19:30 IST
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MUMBAI: Red Hat, Inc., the provider of open source solutions to the enterprise, launched Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.4 in five Indian languages viz. Tamil, Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi and Bengali. To reach out to the Indian Linux market, Red Hat conducted a ten-city road show across the country, viz. Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Bhopal, Jaipur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad and Chandigarh, along with Intel Corporation and Oracle. More than 2500 people attended the ten-city launch tour from diverse verticals, including participants from the government and academia. The question, "Is Linux ready for the desktop" was put to the test with a special focus on the latest client improvements included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.4. The local language interfaces of v.4 were displayed live in five Indian languages by Red Hat India's Engineering team. The sessions also included a track on how to localize custom applications using the localization technologies provided by the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 platform. Also participating in the road show, Intel educated the audience on where Linux client computing has reached on the chasm, and showcased the Intel Quick Start Kit for Linux, which enables channel customers to more easily build and deploy Linux-based desktops. Javed Tapia, Director, Red Hat India, says, "Red Hat's commitment to the Linux market is reinforced with every new release. The launch of Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.4, which supports five Indian languages, will deliver a major thrust to localization and help bridge the digital divide across the country." He further added, "The showcase of Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.4 in Punjabi generated significant mind share in Chandigarh, and we saw a similar response for demonstrations in Gujarati at Ahmedabad, Tamil in Chennai, Bangla in Kolkata, and Hindi in Lucknow. We are positive that local language computing is the way forward to take technology to the heart of India."