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“IBM’s commitment to keeping the things that have made Red Hat successful - always thinking about the customer and the open source community first – make this a tremendous opportunity for not only Red Hat but also open source more broadly,” said Paul Cormier,...
IBM is acquiring Red Hat, a major distributor of open-source software and technology, in a deal valued around $34 billion, the companies announced on Sunday. According toa joint statement, IBM will pay cash to buy all shares in Red Hat at $190 each. Shares in Red Hat closed at $116.68...
IBM has agreed to acquire Red Hat for $190 per share in cash. The total value of the deal is approximately $34 billion, making this the biggest Linux or open-source business deal ever. Red Hat is the leading corporate Linux company. Prior to this deal, Red Hat had a market capitalizati...
With eight months to work through the organizational details, executives said few stones were left unturned. Red Hat’s field sales force won’t be compensated for sales of IBM products and IBM sales teams are prohibited from using the newly acquired company as an entry point to sell its har...
IBM closed its $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat, the companies announced Tuesday. The acquisition of Red Hat, an open-source, enterprise software maker, marks the close of IBM's largest deal ever. The move was originally announced in October, when the companies said IBM would buy all shar...
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Credit: Red Hat IBM Red Hat has named Matt Hicks as its new president and CEO. Hicks will be taking over the role from Paul Cormier, who has led the company since 2020, shortly after it was acquired by IBM for $34 billion in July 2019. Cormier will become chairman of the board at ...
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