Red Hat to Present On Open Source Panel

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2006---Red Hat (NASDAQ: RHAT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions to the enterprise, today announced it will participant on an open source industry panel as follows:


Event: Open Source: Beyond The Operating System

Date/time: Wednesday, May 24, 2006/9:40 am ET

Location: Westin -Times Square, New York City

Speaker: Joanne Rohde, EVP Worldwide Operations

Webcast: www.ibb.ubs.com

To access the audio webcast to the above url, find the "Conferences" icon in the center right of the page. Click on icon. Follow the link for Webcast next to the Enterprise Technology & Services Conference heading. A replay will be available after the live event has ended.

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