Red Hat CEO and Chairman Matthew J. Szulik to Deliver Keynote Address at C3 in New York City, June 27-29, 2006

PARAMUS, N.J., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- C3, the Corporate Channel and Computing Expo, announced today that Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT), CEO and Chairman Matthew J. Szulik will deliver the keynote address at the second annual exhibition and conference taking place June 27 - 29, 2006 at Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. In addition to exhibiting, Red Hat will also sponsor the conference track "Critical Linux" focusing on open source and Linux infrastructure, applications and technologies. As a leading provider of open source to the enterprise, Szulik will discuss innovations and Red Hat's future technology direction in the enterprise marketplace.

"We are delighted that Matthew Szulik will be speaking and that Red Hat is sponsoring the "Critical Linux" conference track," said Mark Dineen, vice president and show director at C3. "Red Hat is a leading provider of Linux and open source technology to the enterprise.

"The success of C3 demonstrates a need for a central event located in the Northeast that addresses the purchasing needs of Fortune 1000 businesses and technological innovations available today by companies such as Red Hat," continued Dineen.

Matthew Szulik has been leading early-stage technology companies for more than 20 years. In 1998, Szulik and Red Hat founder Bob Young developed a shared vision that the collaborative approach of open source and a great brand could redistribute the economics of the technology industry from vendor to customer. Following successful public offerings in 1999 and 2000, Red Hat has developed global partnerships with Oracle, IBM, Dell, Intel, and HP to deliver technology based on open source technology and is now considered the leader in Open Source.

The second annual C3 will offer an extensive conference program that includes the following tracks: The Shifting Sand of Corporate Systems: Extracting Meaningful ROI; Critical Linux; Regulatory Issues and Compliance; Total Security; Dynamic Systems Creation; Controlling Storage; Personal- Corporate Computing Life; Mobile and High-Speed Data Structures; and US-CCA Connected Communities Program. About Red Hat

Red Hat, the world's leading open source and Linux provider, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with satellite offices spanning the globe. Red Hat is leading Linux and open source solutions into the mainstream by making high quality, low cost technology accessible. Red Hat provides operating system software along with middleware, applications and management solutions. Red Hat also offers support, training and consulting services to its customers worldwide and through top-tier partnerships. Red Hat's open source strategy offers customers a long term plan for building infrastructures that are based on and leverage open source technologies with focus on security and ease of management. Learn more: http://www.redhat.com or https://www.redhat.com/. About C3

Successfully launched earlier last year, C3 brings corporate and channel buyers together with the industry's premier technology manufacturers. The attendee audience was comprised of nearly 10,000 enterprise professionals from the fields of business, finance, government, retail and education. C3 is produced by H.A. Bruno, LLC a producer of international trade shows in technology, business franchises and machinery and package. Visit http://www.C3Expo.com