Research Triangle Park, NC and Seattle, WA — (Linux PR Release) — In conjunction with the release of Red Hat, Inc.'s Linux Enterprise Edition operating system product line, Red Hat, a market leader in Linux and open source solutions, and RealNetworks, Inc., a recognized leader in media delivery on the Internet, today announced a strategic alliance to deliver an integrated media delivery solution based on… RealNetworks' RealSystem G2 and Red Hat Linux. Harnessing the rapid adoption of both streaming media and the Linux operating system, this integrated solution provides robust and scalable broadcast capabilities to highly trafficked broadcasters, hosting providers and corporations worldwide. This joint solution is immediately available now from www.real.com as well as from www.redhat.com.

“We are thrilled to join forces with RealNetworks, the recognized leader in media delivery media on the Internet, to satisfy the growing demand for streaming media on Linux,” said Matthew Szulik, president and CEO of Red Hat, Inc. “This industrial strength solution will greatly ease installation, support and configuration, as well as provide both Red Hat and RealNetworks customers with powerful performance and trusted reliability.”

“RealNetworks has witnessed a rapid adoption of streaming media on the Linux platform and this agreement with Red Hat aligns our mutual commitment to provide the market place with open and extensible architectures,” said Rob Glaser, chairman and CEO, RealNetworks, Inc. “This strategic relationship with Red Hat delivers robust streaming media solutions that directly address the highly demanding requirements of broadcasters, hosting providers, and major corporations.”

“As a result of cooperative development efforts with RealNetworks and Red Hat, there will be immediate and substantial benefits that RealServer 7.0 and Red Hat Linux bring to the market and our mutual customers,” said Mike Fister, Vice President of Intel's Enterprise Server Group. “Intel-based servers provide a highly scalable foundation for web-based multimedia solutions enabled by RealServer 7.0 and Red Hat Linux Enterprise Edition which provides for and enriches web experience regardless of available bandwidth.”

As part of the agreement, RealNetworks' RealServer 7.0 will be physically bundled with Red Hat's open source operating system software and distributed to hundreds of thousands of Red Hat Linux users worldwide. Service and support for this Enterprise Solution will be collaboratively provide by both companies. The two companies will also jointly market, on a worldwide basis, this combined solution through their respective sales forces and marketing programs. RealNetworks will join the Red Hat Linux Enterprise Edition Program, a collaborative effort between Red Hat and industry leading application providers designed to deliver optimized solutions, incorporating support and simplified configuration of well-known enterprise and Internet applications, to enterprise customers.

Also announced today, RealPlayer 7 for Linux will be made available within 30 days from www.real.com. RealPlayer 7 for Linux will provide Red Hat Linux users breakthrough rich media experiences, such as Real.com Take5, multiple RealPlayer windows, and enhanced media navigation features.

About RealSystem G2

Released in late 1999, RealServer 7.0, RealProducer 7.0, and RealPlayer 7 are powerful components of RealSystem G2, offering the streaming media and digital delivery industry with an entirely new standard for scalable, reliable Internet multimedia experiences.

The patent-pending advancements in RealServer 7.0 deliver up to a 250% improvement in server capacity, improved client connections, and reliability ensuring rigorous scalability and unattended operation to meet the increasing demands of delivering high-quality media content over the Internet to a worldwide audience. RealProducer 7.0 delivers the quality of MPEG-1 video at half the data rate and delivers true VHS video experiences at 800 Kbps.

The unparalleled and remarkable image clarity and sharpness delivered by RealSystem G2 has been realized through powerful DVD-derived encoding techniques incorporated for the first time in a popular Web video media system. RealPlayer 7 includes dramatic improvements in start-up time, a new user interface with enhanced media navigation features, and delivers higher quality media experiences.

The total integration of these powerful authoring, serving and playback products has been established as the most scalable and reliable cross-platform media delivery system available. RealSystem G2 provides established business models in subscription, pay per view and Advertising and is supported by over 160 developers with a wide range of solutions.

 
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