Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the opening of the Regional Centre for Support, Research and Development (RCSRD) in Vrsac, Serbia in collaboration with IBM and VDEL, a leading IT Services Distribution company in Eastern Europe. The Centre will provide support, development and educational services to customers, partners and developers throughout South Eastern Europe.
As part of the Red Hat Premium Support Partner program, the RCSRD will service Red Hat's
customers in Serbia and throughout the region that includes Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia. RCSRD will be managed by the sole Red Hat Premium Support Partner in the world, VDEL.
The centre is a result of a project initiated in 2005 by the University of Belgrade to create an
incubator for new technologies. The project was established as part of the Development Program, created by the Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection in Serbia. The first incubation project was started in February 2006, when IBM, Red Hat and VDEL jointly opened the Linux Innovation and Education Centre in the Faculty of Organisational Science in the University of Belgrade. This initial project provided the education, training and certification on Red Hat and IBM technologies that provided the necessary skills for the opening of the RCSRD.
IBM will provide RCSRD with access to its technologies and knowledge-base, enabling the
RCSRD to eventually offer support for IBM open source solutions. This will be the result of the next incubation project which the Faculty of Organisational Science is due to start in March 2007, which will also be supported by IBM and Red Hat. This third project will create additional support services for RCSRD that will be offered throughout the region.
Red Hat and IBM will also promote the Secure Government initiative following the announcement that IBM and Red Hat are the sole holders of the security certificate that satisfies Common Criteria 4+ as per US, NATO and Russian authorities.
The RCSRD is also backed by the city of Vrsac, which has provided the necessary infrastructure
and facilities. The decision to select Vrsac was based on the city’s competitive advantages which include: geographical location, multiethnic and multicultural environment, existing infrastructure, qualified resources, and the growth potential of the Serbian market and the surrounding region.
By supporting the opening of the RCRSD, all parties are determined to support Serbia and the
wider region in the adoption of Open Source technologies in the broadest manner through the following activities:
− Stimulating the development and implementation of Open Source software in Serbia;
− Stimulating the development of educational programs in scientific and educational institution
through latest innovations in IT industry;
− Providing help in bridging the 'digital gap' through the development program of digital literacy in schools and communities with lower income levels.
For more information please visit www.europe.redhat.com
About VDEL Limited.
VDEL GmbH, headquartered in Vienna Austria, is the leading IT Services Distribution company in the territory of Central Europe, Eastern Europe and Russia. IT Services that VDEL delivers, using most advanced new technology methods, include 24 by 7 product implementation and configuration support, products translation and localization with maintenance of updates and upgrades, education and hands-on training, examination, marketing and sales support. VDEL provides and distributes these and other related services through our local value-add partner network that helps customers increase their productivity using selected vendor and open source products. http://www.vdel.com
As part of the Red Hat Premium Support Partner program, the RCSRD will service Red Hat's
customers in Serbia and throughout the region that includes Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia. RCSRD will be managed by the sole Red Hat Premium Support Partner in the world, VDEL.
The centre is a result of a project initiated in 2005 by the University of Belgrade to create an
incubator for new technologies. The project was established as part of the Development Program, created by the Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection in Serbia. The first incubation project was started in February 2006, when IBM, Red Hat and VDEL jointly opened the Linux Innovation and Education Centre in the Faculty of Organisational Science in the University of Belgrade. This initial project provided the education, training and certification on Red Hat and IBM technologies that provided the necessary skills for the opening of the RCSRD.
IBM will provide RCSRD with access to its technologies and knowledge-base, enabling the
RCSRD to eventually offer support for IBM open source solutions. This will be the result of the next incubation project which the Faculty of Organisational Science is due to start in March 2007, which will also be supported by IBM and Red Hat. This third project will create additional support services for RCSRD that will be offered throughout the region.
Red Hat and IBM will also promote the Secure Government initiative following the announcement that IBM and Red Hat are the sole holders of the security certificate that satisfies Common Criteria 4+ as per US, NATO and Russian authorities.
The RCSRD is also backed by the city of Vrsac, which has provided the necessary infrastructure
and facilities. The decision to select Vrsac was based on the city’s competitive advantages which include: geographical location, multiethnic and multicultural environment, existing infrastructure, qualified resources, and the growth potential of the Serbian market and the surrounding region.
By supporting the opening of the RCRSD, all parties are determined to support Serbia and the
wider region in the adoption of Open Source technologies in the broadest manner through the following activities:
− Stimulating the development and implementation of Open Source software in Serbia;
− Stimulating the development of educational programs in scientific and educational institution
through latest innovations in IT industry;
− Providing help in bridging the 'digital gap' through the development program of digital literacy in schools and communities with lower income levels.
For more information please visit www.europe.redhat.com
About VDEL Limited.
VDEL GmbH, headquartered in Vienna Austria, is the leading IT Services Distribution company in the territory of Central Europe, Eastern Europe and Russia. IT Services that VDEL delivers, using most advanced new technology methods, include 24 by 7 product implementation and configuration support, products translation and localization with maintenance of updates and upgrades, education and hands-on training, examination, marketing and sales support. VDEL provides and distributes these and other related services through our local value-add partner network that helps customers increase their productivity using selected vendor and open source products. http://www.vdel.com
