http://www.redhat.com/rhel/informationcenter/successstories/ en-us (c) 2006 Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Success Stories 10 Oct 2006 07:00:00 EST http://www.redhat.com/rhel/informationcenter/successstories/consumer/backcountry/ Backcountry.com is an online retailer that sells high-end outdoor gear for hard-core recreational enthusiasts and athletes. The company is dedicated to being the most successful online retailer of the best-built outdoor and backcountry gear in the world. Born out of the founders' love of skiing and the Internet, Backcountry.com now works with over 385 brands and 100,000 skus. Founded in 1996 with just $2,000 of the co-founders' own money, Backcountry.com had net sales revenue of $52 million in FY05. The company has operated out of a 207,000 square foot warehouse in Salt Lake City, Utah since August 2005. 17 Apr 2006 07:00:00 EST http://www.redhat.com/rhel/informationcenter/successstories/services/messemunich/ Messe Munchen International (Munich International Trade Fair--MMI), which organizes about 40 trade fairs for capital goods, consumer goods, and new technologies is one of the world's leading trade fair companies. Over 30,000 exhibitors representing more than 90 countries and two million visitors from about 180 countries take part in the events in Munich every year. With five subsidiary companies abroad, global trade fairs and 75 foreign branches dealing with 89 countries, MMI has a very strong worldwide network. 17 Apr 2006 07:00:00 EST http://www.redhat.com/rhel/informationcenter/successstories/services/cdadapco/ CD-adapco is a global leader of engineering and modeling services for a wide spectrum of businesses that include automotive and aerospace industries. With offices spanning the globe and clients demanding advanced computation-based engineering, CD-adapco must quickly and efficiently create cutting-edge solutions that meet the exacting standards of these highly technical industries. Large amounts of computing power and storage are essential requirements to carry out this mission-critical function. This story is available in video format. 10 Apr 2006 07:00:00 EST http://www.redhat.com/rhel/informationcenter/successstories/services/skanska/ A world leader in the construction industry, Skanska aims to keep the quality high, the costs low, and customer experience at the world-class level. Efficient and reliable technology plays a major role in achieving this goal, and when it was time to upgrade, Skanska chose to migrate from Sun Solaris to Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Dell for Oracle11i and Oracle10g RAC. Check out the video, too.