Red Hat Unveils Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9

Red Hat, Inc, the provider of open source solutions, has announced the next minor release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9. This release marks the beginning of Production Phase 2 of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and demonstrates the company's continuing effort to promote stability and the preservation of customers' investments in the platform. It introduces several new features, including hardware enablement, security, standards and certifications, developer tools, virtualisation, and more.

As with all minor releases, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 maintains backwards compatibility with hardware and software platforms across the lifecycle of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Therefore, the hardware and software compatibility included within previous releases of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 continues with this minor release. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 also showcases numerous improvements, including:

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 includes support for some of the latest CPU, chipset and device driver enhancements. This update also features tighter security controls, the ability to verify and check the robustness of new passwords and support for the latest government password policy requirements.

In addition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 also includes new developer tools, enhanced application support, new virtualisation capabilities and flexibility in multi-vendor environments and better subscription management.

“Our goal with each version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux is always to provide a highly flexible and extendable platform that continues to grow with the evolving needs of our customers, while allowing them to migrate to the next major release in their own timeframe,” said Jim Totton, Vice President and General Manager, Red Hat's Platform Business Unit. “Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 is the perfect example of our commitment to providing customers with an extensive product lifecycle, one that strives to provide continued, unwavering support for today's technologies and business needs.”