Red Hat Summit 2014 Call for Proposals Now Open

Tenth annual event to be held in San Francisco, April 14-17, 2014; Speaking proposals accepted through Nov. 5, 2013

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RALEIGH, N.C. – October 2, 2013 – Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that the call for proposals is now open for the tenth annual Red Hat Summit, to be held April 14-17, 2014, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Red Hat Summit is the industry’s premier open source event, bringing together a global audience to discuss innovations that are shaping the next generation of IT infrastructure.

With thousands of attendees, including Red Hat customers, partners, technology industry visionaries, and open source community members, Red Hat Summit 2014 is a must-attend conference for anyone interested in learning more about the future of IT infrastructure and open hybrid cloud. From cloud and storage to big data and mobile, attendees will have the opportunity to explore the offerings, models and methodologies that can help them prepare their businesses for the future of IT.

Red Hat Summit 2014 will include visionary keynotes along with interactive sessions, hands-on training and labs, live demos, panels, networking opportunities, and partner showcases. The sessions will range in technical difficulty from Red Hat customer and partner business panels to nightly birds of a feather technical sessions and deep dives.

Red Hat is currently accepting speaking submissions in the following categories:

  • Application and data integration
  • Application and platform infrastructure
  • Application development
  • Business and IT strategy alignment
  • Cloud readiness
  • Community and partner ecosystem
  • Emerging technologies
  • IT efficiency
  • Market perceptions and competition

The deadline to submit speaking proposals is Nov. 5, 2013. Selected speakers will be notified in January 2014, and registration for Red Hat Summit 2014 is scheduled to open in December 2013.

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  • About Red Hat
  • Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to reliable and high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and virtualization technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning support, training, and consulting services. As the connective hub in a global network of enterprises, partners, and open source communities, Red Hat helps create relevant, innovative technologies that liberate resources for growth and prepare customers for the future of IT. Learn more at http://www.redhat.com.



  • Forward-Looking Statements
  • Certain statements contained in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including: risks related to delays or reductions in information technology spending; the effects of industry consolidation; the ability of the Company to compete effectively; the integration of acquisitions and the ability to market successfully acquired technologies and products; uncertainty and adverse results in litigation and related settlements; the inability to adequately protect Company intellectual property and the potential for infringement or breach of license claims of or relating to third party intellectual property; the ability to deliver and stimulate demand for new products and technological innovations on a timely basis; risks related to data and information security vulnerabilities; ineffective management of, and control over, the Company’s growth and international operations; fluctuations in exchange rates; and changes in and a dependence on key personnel, as well as other factors contained in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (copies of which may be accessed through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov), including those found therein under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations". In addition to these factors, actual future performance, outcomes, and results may differ materially because of more general factors including (without limitation) general industry and market conditions and growth rates, economic and political conditions, governmental and public policy changes and the impact of natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company’s views as of the date of this press release and these views could change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.