Hummingbird EIP to Ship with Red Hat Linux

Hummingbird Ltd, a world-leading enterprise software company, announced an agreement with Red Hat Inc, a leading provider of open source solutions for Internet infrastructure. Under the terms of the agreement, the Hummingbird EIP (Enterprise Information Portal) core engine will ship on the application CD with Red Hat Linux 6.2 Professional.

"This exciting new development supports Hummingbird's overall EIP deployment strategy," said Hummingbird president Barry Litwin. "By teaming with a Linux leader of Red Hat's stature, we are confident that we are advancing our goal of making the Hummingbird EIP available to users of the fastest growing server platform today." According to research published by the International Data Corp. (IDC), paid Linux shipments grew faster than any other server operating system over the past two years.

In July 1999, Hummingbird joined Red Hat's Independent Software Vendor Program (ISV), whereby they agreed to participate in joint marketing activities to give Linux users easy access to all of Hummingbird's fat client connectivity products. With this most recent collaboration, the two companies look forward to continuing to expand their relationship in the future.

Red Hat Linux 6.2, Professional Edition, (released on March 27, 2000), provides the complete software infrastructure needed for enterprise organizations to quickly, easily, and reliably deploy powerful e-commerce Web servers.

About Hummingbird EIP

Building on core Hummingbird technologies, Hummingbird EIP (Enterprise Information Portal) is a fully customizable Web-based workspace that provides a single point of access to all business-critical information and resources, including structured and unstructured enterprise data. Beyond access, the Hummingbird EIP enables users to quickly process, filter, and act upon information from any enterprise source.

About Red Hat Inc.

Founded in 1994, Red Hat is a market leader in open source operating system (OS) software and services. Along with its award winning open source Red Hat Linux OS, Red Hat offers a full line of services, including telephone support, on-site consulting, developer training, certification programs and priority access updates, making Red Hat a leading and complete resource for knowledgeable, innovative, mission-critical open source solutions.

About Hummingbird

Hummingbird is a leader in the development of enterprise software solutions that provide access to all business-critical information and resources. The Hummingbird EIP (Enterprise Information Portal) leverages the company's core strengths in network connectivity, data integration & reporting, and document & knowledge management to connect users to all the business information they need, aggregated and categorized through a single user interface. With a diverse product portfolio, Hummingbird offers complete global enterprise solutions from advanced host connectivity, through sophisticated data exchange, query and reporting and analytic applications, to powerful information management at the desktop or on the Web. The company offers its products, along with related consulting, education, and support services, in more than 50 countries around the world. For more information, please visit www.hummingbird.com.

Contact Hummingbird, Alana Coleman 416-496-2200 ext.2532 alana.coleman@hummingbird.com.