Open Source Companies Red Hat and op5 from Sweden Collaborate
op5 becomes new member of Red Hat ISV Partner Program, Red Hat’s partner program for independent software developers.
PRESSRELEASE 2008-01-14
op5 from Sweden, a supplier of open source software for control and monitoring of IT systems, certifies its product suite op5 Network Management Suite on Red Hat’s operative system Red Hat Enterprise Linux. op5 Network Management Suite gives clients full control of their operations’ IT infrastructure and contains tools for monitoring, reporting and log handling.
“Using Red Hat Enterprise Linux as an operative system for our products means that our customers can choose from a broad range of certified hardware. In addition, they get access to Red Hat’s extensive support program. This also enables our clients to assume control of their entire IT infrastructure with op5’s applications, via swift installation, implementation and continuous updates”, said Jan Josephson, Marketing Manager at op5.
As part of the cooperation, op5 becomes a member of Red Hat’s partner program for independent software developers (Red Hat ISV Partner Program).
“ op5 is market leading within Open Source Management and as such an important partner for us, that can help to spur the application of open source in production critical environments”, said Magnus Svensson, Manager the Nordic Region, Red Hat.
About Red Hat
Red Hat, the world’s leading open source solutions provider, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with over 50 satellite offices spanning the globe. CIOs have ranked Red Hat first for value in Enterprise Software for four consecutive years in the CIO Insight Magazine Vendor Value study. Red Hat provides high-quality, low-cost technology with its operating system platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, together with applications, management and Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions, including the JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite.
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Contact person Red Hat:
Sales Manager, the Nordic Region
Magnus Svensson +46 708 57 76 80
svensson@redhat.com
Jan Josephson, CEO and cofounder at op5
Tel: +46 8 58 83 01 10
Mobile: +46 707 25 09 00
E-mail: jan.josephson@op5.com
About op5
op5 is a market leading developer of Open Source Management solutions develops and delivers open source based software for monitoring and administration of IT systems and networks. The solutions are built on open source code that op5 extends and markets and supports as complete systems. The main products are op5 Monitor, op5 Statistics and op5 LogServer. op5 has customers such as Aftonbladet, Volvo, SAAB, Max Matthiessen, Swedish Wetherservice (SMHI), CrossKey Banking, SAAB Industries, Bring City Mail, Channel 5 and Swedish Television (SVT), Swedish Customs and many other State authorities, local authorities and municipalities. op5 was established in 2003, has offices in Stockholm and Gothenburg and partners in several countries. op5 is owned by its founders and employees, Pod Venture Partners and KTH Chalmers Capital.