Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop

The cost of keeping proprietary desktops secure is rising. Then there's the cost to deploy. And update. Not to mention administrative costs.



Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop is an attractive and highly productive alternative for client systems like desktop and laptop computers. An environment that sets the standard for client operating systems in the focused areas of security and management.

Red Hat lowers acquisition and ongoing annual deployment costs, leaving:

• more money for new hardware and software projects to provide new services
• more redeployable personnel to work on high value-added tasks that deliver a competitive advantage to the company

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop details

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop is the secure and extensible alternative for client systems like desktops and laptops in a business IT environment. Plus, the full set of standard productivity applications for a general IT workplace.

Desktop options

Multi-OS option

Virtualization

Run multiple desktop operating systems, including Microsoft® Windows®, at the same time.

• Provides the ability to deploy up to four guest operating instances on a client system like a Desktop or Laptop. (Please refer to the general configuration limits for minimum requirements.)

Workstation option

High end client support

Ideal for power users and demanding client applications.

• Provides support for client systems with up to two processor sockets, with no main memory size limit.

Server applications and development tools

Provides the software stack for more demanding classical workstation use cases and can be used in environments where a system, primarily used as personal client for an individual user, also needs to share data.

• Adds the full Red Hat Enterprise Linux software development stack as well as the complete set of server applications for use in primarily client use-cases. Extends the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop to Engineering and Development environments.
• Ideal migration path for most WS users

Workstation with Multi-OS option

High end client support

High end client support and server application development capabilities of the workstation upgrade option combined with the virtualization capabilities of the Multi-OS upgrade option.