For the last several years, Red Hat has been pushing forward the development of real-time enhancements for Linux. Yet the company has made no formal product announcement of how it would attempt to productize its real-time Linux innovations.

That changed today, with the announcement of the Red Hat MRG (Messaging, Real Time and Grid) platform. The product is expected to be available as a public beta this month, with a generally available release set for early 2008.

The product’s real-time enhancements provide deterministic performance for the kernel that enables actions to occur within the same amount of time, every time — a feature critical for a number of industries including telecommunications, the military, healthcare and financial services.
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Dedicated Web hosting behemoth, The Planet, captures first spot on the TopHosts Top 25 List for December 2007.

Each month, TopHosts.com, the ultimate destination for the Web hosting community since 1997, reviews hundreds of Web hosts and provides a listing of the best 25 in the industry. Excellence in customer care, breadth of Web hosting services and innovation in technology and marketing strategies are the primary criteria used in the selection process.

The Planet has been selected as the Number One Web Host for December 2007 distinguishing itself among thousands that apply just for inclusion in the world-renowned Top 25 List. (more…)

Web hosting and domain name provider Purohits has reintroduced its .INFO promotion, the company announced recently. The promotion offers considerable discounts on .INFO domain name registrations.

The company’s promotion began December 3, 2007 at 09:30 GMT and will end December 27, 2007 at 09:00 GMT. Those purchasing .MOBI domain names receive a free .MOBI Site Builder. The company is also offering .IN, .NET, and .MOBI domain names.
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