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Industry: Semiconducting
Geography: Worldwide
Opportunity: Replace aging, deficient UNIX-based system with a Linux solution that could deliver reduced costs, expanded flexibility, and heightened stability
Migration Path: RISC-based UNIX servers to Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Dell x86 servers
Software: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Network
Hardware: Dell x86 servers
Benefits: Reduced costs by 60 percent, enabled the sharing of data through flexible support of Network File System (NFS) protocols, gained flexibility in vendor selection, and increased work efficiency by more than four times
“We were also very satisfied with the choices that we were presented with once we deployed Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Before, if we wanted to use an alternative operating system, we were locked in with a specific vendor. Now, we’re able to select vendors based on quality and stability and not brand.” – Seok-Ho Choi, Researcher at Fairchild Semiconductor.
Background
Fairchild Semiconductor is a leading global provider of semiconductor technology that powers products and makes them more energy efficient. Fairchild continues to build on its rich history of innovation to address one of the greatest challenges of today – reducing wasted energy and improving efficiency in an increasingly power-hungry world. Its headquarters are located in South Portland, Maine, and its main design and manufacturing facilities are located in Buchon, Korea.
Challenge
Concerned with deploying systems that can support fast-developing semiconductor processing technology and semiconductor manufacturing designs, Fairchild became concerned when its former UNIX-based EDA system was not providing adequate performance, cost, and stability requirements for its systems.
Semiconductor manufacturing designs require complex and detailed operations, and Fairchild’s systems were experiencing instability with its systems. Closely related to the verification of design, an important step in semiconductor manufacturing, the instability issues that the company was experiencing needed to addressed immediately. With a five-year internal lifecycle for its systems, Fairchild decided to quickly migrate its verification system to a new, more reliable solution.
When considering alternative solutions, Fairchild became interested in Linux for its cost savings, stability, and interoperability with x86 servers. For compatibility with x86 servers, its choices were limited to Windows or Linux-based operating systems. “Windows did not support the functions and stability that we desired, so we decided to test various Linux solutions,” said Seok-Ho Choi, Researcher at Fairchild Semiconductors. “Linux was not only able to provide a similar environment to our original UNIX solution, but it was more cost-effective.”
Fairchild evaluated Red Hat solutions and after obtaining solid results, decided to migrate its UNIX-based EDA system to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. A large portion of the company’s 150 RISC UNIX servers were migrated to Dell x86 servers equipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Each is managed using Red Hat Network.
Benefits
After migrating from UNIX to Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fairchild benefited from elimination of system downtime and was able to load libraries that correspond with each EDA tool from the operating system without the disconnection issues that it had experienced with its previous solution. It also reduced costs by 60 percent in terms of server maintenance, was able to freely share data with the support of NFS protocols, and was able to manage a heterogeneous architecture more easily due to the solution’s interoperability.
“We were also very satisfied with the choices that we were presented with once we deployed Red Hat Enterprise Linux,” said Seok-Ho Choi “Before, if we wanted to use an alternative operating system, we were locked in with a specific vendor. Now, we’re able to select vendors based on quality and stability and not brand.”
Red Hat Network also provided Fairchild with ease of management of its Red Hat-based servers. “What satisfied us most after implementing Red Hat solutions was patch management,” said Seok-Ho Choi “With Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Network, we were able to ensure that our system was optimized with just one click. If solution patches were necessary, or just normal updates, it was a lot easier for us.”
Fairchild is currently working on a project that converts all of its graphics-related tasks to Linux systems in order to further reduce costs and improve the efficiency of its IT architecture. “We also plan to convert our UNIX workstations to Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop,” said Seok-Ho Choi.
2008 Red Hat Innovator of the Year
Creative Use Winner: IBM and Raytheon
Submitted by: Keith Bright
Vertical: Information Technology and Government
Geography: US
Websites: www.ibm.com, www.raytheon.com
Company Background
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is an industry leader in defense and government electronics, space, information technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide. Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon, is a leader in joint battlespace integration. It serves as the prime mission systems integrator for all electronic and combat systems for the DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class Destroyer program.
IBM is the world’s largest information technology services and consulting services organization, with 2007 revenue of $98.7 billion. As a business, IBM delivers innovation that matters for its clients. As a global enterprise, it values innovation that matters for itself and for the world, addressing some of society’s most complex problems with game-changing business and technology innovation. IBM’s collaboration with Raytheon is one example of its innovative approach to addressing challenges facing government and commercial organizations alike. » Read more
Enhanced Security Winner: Likewise Software
Submitted by: Rosie Hausler
Vertical: Information Technology
Geography: US
Website: www.likewisesoftware.com
Company Background
Likewise Software is a privately-held company that provides audit and authentication solutions designed to improve security, reduce operational costs, and help demonstrate regulatory compliance for enterprises with mixed network environments. Its product, Likewise Open, which has been certified by the company to run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, is an open-source enterprise-class solution that addresses the authentication needs of organizations with heterogeneous network infrastructures, by easily and quickly joining virtually all enterprise platforms to common directories such as Microsoft Active Directory. Likewise Open is a great starting point for companies that are grappling with homegrown solutions to solve their authentication challenges. Likewise’s premier offering, Likewise Enterprise, which has been certified to run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, provides enterprises with significant added value by addressing the authentication, audit, and reporting needs of companies running multiple operating systems in their networks. By providing an easy upgrade path for customers that have installed Likewise Open, Likewise Enterprise allows enterprises to use group policies to manage their mixed environments as well as their audit capabilities. Located in Bellevue, Washington, Likewise currently has 50 employees. » Read more
Optimized Systems Winner: Infoplex
Submitted by: Sean Kaye
Vertical: Information Technology
Geography: Australia
Website: www.infoplex.com.au
Company Background
Infoplex is one of Australia’s fastest growing and most dynamic IT managed service providers. Based in St. Leonards, Australia, it specializes in delivering an innovative and diversified range of services to both private and public sector clients. Offerings include on-demand storage, disaster recovery, and collocation services as well as software as a service (SaaS). Currently, the Infoplex Group has 55 employees in the firm’s three functional divisions: Infoplex Managed Services, Infoplex Procurement Services, and ThinkSecure Security Consulting. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Leighton Holdings Limited, the publicly listed parent company of Australia’s largest project development and contracting group. » Read more
Company: Midland Memorial Hospital
Industry: Healthcare
Geography: Midland, Texas
Business Challenge: Replace an existing proprietary health information system (HIS) with an open-source-based suite of integrated applications to improve quality of patient care while cutting costs.
Migration Path: Moved from proprietary HIS legacy system to an open-source solution based upon Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on HP hardware.
Software: Medsphere’s OpenVista Electronic Health Record (EHR) solution.
Hardware: Two HP Proliant DL580 G2 servers and one HP ProLiant DL380 server; HP Compaq desktops for client machines.
Implemented an open-source EHR that put patient information at the fingertips of healthcare providers for less than half the price of an equivalent proprietary system.
“Red Hat continues to make an incredibly valuable contribution to the technology industry by putting its tremendous resources behind Linux and commercializing it for enterprise use. I’ve been a Linux enthusiast for years, and I absolutely trust my organization’s well-being to Red Hat.” –David Whiles, Director of Information Systems for Midland Memorial Hospital
Industry: Local government/education
Geography: Florida
Business Challenge: Running on a costly AIX server that required an expensive maintenance contract and was close to end-of-life, frustrating OCPS’s IT department and draining taxpayer money
Migration Path: SAP on AIX to SAP on Red Hat Enterprise Linux; Domain Name Server on Windows to Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Software: SAP running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Hardware: HP Superdome and HP BL460s and BL860s
Benefits: Deploying Red Hat Enterprise Linux to run business-critical SAP solutions gave OCPS a cost-effective, stable operating system that requires less maintenance and increases security
“Deploying Red Hat alleviated our concern about viruses and the number of penetration points, allowing us to focus on more productive IT initiatives. Running SAP on Red Hat Enterprise Linux has given us the more
secure and scalable operating system that we needed to stay within budget without sacrificing performance”-Thomas McNabb, assistant director, device management, Orange County Public Schools
Red Hat Enterprise Linux selected for reliability, high performance, support and opportunity for reduced TCO
Raleigh, NC – June 9, 2008 – Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that the Italian Ministry of Justice has selected Red Hat Enterprise Linux as the platform for its web-based Civil Justice applications, including those used for general cognizance, for civil execution and for the offices of the Small Claims courts. Applications based on Red Hat’s flagship platform, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, are installed at the district level and used throughout all judicial offices operated by the Italian Ministry of Justice. » Read more
World’s leading exchange group experiences flexibility, reliability and performance with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Raleigh, NC – May 14, 2008 – Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, has announced that NYSE Euronext utilizes Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Network to maintain the reliability, high performance and security of its mission-critical financial trading platform. With Red Hat solutions, NYSE Euronext has realized greater flexibility, freedom from vendor lock-in, cost savings and the ability to handle heavy workloads while producing rapid performance results. » Read more
Leading Nordics IT company runs its critical in-house business applications on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and IBM System z mainframes
Raleigh, NC – May 14, 2008 – Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that EDB Business Partner, one of the largest IT services companies in the Nordics, has implemented Red Hat Enterprise Linux on IBM System z mainframe technology to run its business-critical applications and underlying Oracle database. Today, EDB offers its customers Red Hat Enterprise Linux as the standardized operating system for all of its Linux-based IT services, crossing a wide variety of industries, including financial services, retail, telecommunications and the public sector. » Read more
Hospital utilizes Red Hat and JBoss technology to maintain disaster-recovery systems
Raleigh NC – March 10, 2008 – Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Florida Hospital, the largest hospital in the state of Florida, providing care to over one million patients per year, relies on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, Red Hat Global File System, Red Hat Cluster Suite and Red Hat Network to maintain reliable disaster-recovery systems that protect and maintain critical patient information. » Read more
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center hosts its mission-critical applications on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Raleigh NC – February 11, 2008 – Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital in Boston, Mass., has migrated to Red Hat solutions, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Global File System, Red Hat Cluster Suite and Red Hat Network. Red Hat solutions have provided BIDMC with significant cost savings, higher system availability and streamlined disaster recovery, creating an opportunity to enhance patient care. » Read more
Corte dei Conti relies on Red Hat Enterprise Linux to safeguard public finance and maintain jurisdictional order in Italy
Raleigh NC – January 15, 2008 – Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Corte dei Conti, an Italian government institution that safeguards public finance and guarantees the respect of jurisdictional order in Italy, has selected Red Hat Enterprise Linux for its server farm, consisting mainly of HP BL20 G3 and BL20 G2 blade servers. Corte dei Conti’s Red Hat solution is integrated with multiple different internal systems, including Oracle software largely used in the Court’s IT system. » Read more
Government institution selects Red Hat Enterprise Linux for reliability and performance
Raleigh NC - December 17, 2007 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that the Italian Ministry of Economics and Finance has selected Red Hat solutions to power the organization’s mission-critical applications. The Ministry selected Red Hat Enterprise Linux for reliability and heightened performance, and is utilizing the solution as the main platform for many of its critical applications, including its Service Personale Tesoro (SPT) application, which runs on one of the most popular Italian government websites. » Read more
SESCO Enterprises builds new internal infrastructure based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
Raleigh, NC — October 15, 2007 — Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that SESCO Enterprises, a leading electricity and natural gas trading company, has deployed Red Hat solutions including Red Hat Enterprise Linux and JBoss Enterprise Application Platform to facilitate the creation of a high-performance infrastructure to support its rapid database growth. The company has since experienced cost-savings, flexiblity and heightened performance and reliability. » Read more
Latin American-based Sixbell Nekotec Solutions finds success after migrating to Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Raleigh, NC — September 25, 2007 — Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Sixbell Nekotec Solutions, a leading Latin American telecommunications company, is experiencing heightened flexibility, increased cost savings and enhanced performance after migrating to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. » Read more