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Red Hat Releases Enterprise Linux 5 Beta 2

Red Hat pronounces the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Beta 2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, coming in early 2007, will provide the latest open source technologies for improved performance, security and flexibility. With a continued focus on technologies designed to drive costs out of deploying and managing infrastructure software, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 will deliver comprehensive integration that will significantly raise the bar for commercial-strength Linux virtualization in an x86 server environment. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, now available in Beta 2, incorporates a new, fully integrated server and storage virtualization solution.

The release enables an integrated virtualization solution by coupling server virtualization with Red Hat’s clustering support. For enhanced availability, failover at either the application or virtual machine level is provided by Red Hat Cluster Suite. Red Hat Global File System and Cluster Logical Volume Manager technology allows application data to be securely accessed and shared by any guest from any system. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 represents the result of nearly two years of development spread across the entire core product, and Linux kernel enhancements accrued from version 2.6.9 to 2.6.18. Extensive enhancements to the kernel, network and I/O subsystems ensure optimal performance and scalability. Users will realize unmatched resistance to security exploits through the inclusion of comprehensive security profiles and improved compiler and runtime buffer management technologies.

Additionally, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 presents improved desktop capabilities and new application development tools that make working in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment better than ever.





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