ACS members now entitled to discounted Red Hat training

Sydney, Australia, 15 September 2005—Red Hat, Inc. (NASDAQ:RHAT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions to the enterprise, today announced that it has partnered with the Australian Computer Society (ACS) to offer its members discounted Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) training..

Peter Durie, Services Manager, Red Hat Australia, said, “We are very excited about the partnership with ACS. This is further proof that Linux has a strong and certain future in the Australian enterprise, and that the RHCE certification is highly regarded by the industry.”

Linux server shipments have been continuing to increase, and skilled people are in demand. As Red Hat is the leading Linux distribution, its Linux certifications have become the defacto industry standard, regularly rating highly in surveys and training comparisons.

ACS members can go to https://www.apac.redhat.com/training to conduct a pre-assessment to determine which Red Hat training course will best meet their needs, based on current skill level. Members can also register for training at the same address and should quote RHACS, together with their ACS membership number in the Special Offer Code Field, to redeem the discount.

Edward Mandla, National President, ACS, said, “This is a great initiative and provides an outstanding benefit for our members. We are looking forward to extending the partnership with Red Hat into other areas beyond training.”

For more information on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the RHCE certification and other training courses offered by Red Hat, please visit http://www.redhat.com.au

About Australian Computer Society The ACS is the recognised professional association for those working in ICT, seeking to raise the standing of ICT professionals and represent their views to government, industry and the community. A member of the Australian Council of Professions, the ACS is the guardian of professional ethics and standards in the ICT sector, committed to ensuring the beneficial use of ICT for all Australians. It provides both members and non-members with opportunities for professional education, networking and certification, as well as enabling them to contribute to the development of their profession. Visit www.acs.org.au for more information.

About Red Hat, Inc.

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

Forward-Looking Statements Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects for the company, including statements containing the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “will,” and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including: the factors discussed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC (a copy of which may be accessed through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov), reliance upon strategic relationships, management of growth, the possibility of undetected software errors, the risks of economic downturns generally, and in Red Hat’s industry specifically, the risks associated with competition and competitive pricing pressures and the viability of the Internet. The information in this release describes historical vulnerability data and does not predict future levels of security vulnerability. In addition, 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 the press release.