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Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat brings a powerful simplicity to the Linux desktop, with streamlined capabilities that help
users spend less time navigating and more time doing. Built from the powerful Red Hat Enterprise
Linux foundation, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop client delivers a robust, highly secure, and costeffective
environment with a comprehensive set of leading end-user applications including integrated
email, calendaring, contact management, and tasks through Evolution, and LibreOffice, an
office productivity suite with word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database
applications. And, with built-in KVM virtualization, users can run Windows and legacy Windows
applications on their Linux desktops. With Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop, users can:
- Gain productivity with more powerful built-in search capabilities, side-by-side window layouts,
and interactive notifications.
- Personalize the way they work by customizing the desktop with extensions.
- Easily connect with others via Google Calendar, Facebook, and other networks
Red Hat Linux Workstation
Designed for advanced Linux users working on more powerful systems, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Workstation includes those capabilities and applications included in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Desktop client and more. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation includes deployment tools to
make provisioning and administration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktops more efficient and
cost-effective. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation is also optimized for high performance activities such as
graphics, animation, and scientific computing. It supports systems with up to two sockets,
unlimited memory, and up to four virtual machines per instance.
Features and benefits
Built-in productivity
All versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux for desktop computing include the most popular desktop
applications at no additional charge. Fully featured and with intuitive interfaces, these applications
help keep users productive with little need for retraining.
- Word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and other office productivity tools through
LibreOffice, a comprehensive office productivity suite with support for ISO standard
OpenDocument format, Microsoft Office import functions, and more
- Email, calendaring, contact management, and tasks through Evolution, a unified,
easy-to-use application
- Email Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) access and integration with
Microsoft Exchange Server using OpenChange
- Mobile network connection management with NetworkManager
- Virtual private networking, including Cisco IPsec client compatibility
- Smart Card support
- Disk encryption software with Linux Unified Key Setup
- X Access Control Extension (XACE), preventing unauthorized communications between multiple
windows on the same desktop
Additionally, these applications are interoperable with their Microsoft counterparts. This means
users can create, view, and edit Microsoft-formatted documents or email messages, using investments
they have already made.
Flexible and Customizable
All Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktops can be tailored as required to meet the needs of the business.
Each desktop can be customized to minimize the installation footprint by removing unneeded
applications, secured to prevent unauthorized access, or granularity configured—at the application,
network, and user interface settings level—to meet the specific needs of each user.
Integral Security
Red Hat helps ensure that desktops are secure against external and internal threats. Building on the
foundation of Linux, a highly secure operating system, Red Hat’s layered defense scheme offers the
highest protection against commonly exploited security flaws and not-so-common ones. SELinux
protects system services from attacks while offering full transparency.
Easy to manage and maintain
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop includes a simple, rapid deployment tool that lets IT staff manage
a complex, geographically dispersed, desktop infrastructure from a single web-based console. The
Red Hat Network, fully integrated with the award-winning Red Hat Customer Portal, lets administrators
easily update, group, deploy, and provision desktops remotely. Whether managing 10 or 10,000
systems, the effort is the same, freeing IT personnel for other projects.
Experience peace of mind with support from Red Hat
All Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop subscriptions include access to software updates, the Red Hat
Knowledgebase, instructional resources, and an ecosystem of experts to help maximize productivity
and build great Linux applications. Red Hat offers comprehensive developer support for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Workstation users. Response is available in four business hours
(Enterprise Support level) or two business days (Professional Support level).