Red Hat Announces General Availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11

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Red Hat, Inc. RHT, the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11, the final minor release of the mature Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Platform. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 reiterates Red Hat's commitment to a 10-year product lifecycle for all major Red Hat Enterprise Linux releases and offers a a secure, stable, and reliable platform for critical enterprise applications.

In addition to security and stability enhancements, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 provides additional updates to subscription management, debugging capabilities, and more, including:

• New storage drivers – Updates that provide customers with the benefits of some of the latest storage adapters from Red Hat hardware partners.
• Enhancements to Red Hat Access Support's debugging capabilities -- Red Hat Access Support makes it easier for customers to manage, diagnose, and engage with Red Hat directly through a console within Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
• Improvements for Red Hat Enterprise Linux guests running on VMWare ESXi.
• More information from subscription management services that makes managing subscriptions easier through both the GUI and command line.
• Updates OpenSCAP to version 1.0.8, certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) 1.2 in the Authenticated Configuration Scanner category with the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposure (CVE) option. The new certification adds Red Hat to a short list of vendors qualified for the complex SCAP standard, making OpenSCAP and Red Hat important factors in the security space. With this new certification, openscap 1.0.8 can run SCAP content correctly written to the 1.2 standard from any source[confirm that the content can be run from all current sources], such as the Red Hat Security Response Team's Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL) content, DISA's Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG), the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) OVAL repository, and others.

Availability

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 is available now on the Red Hat Customer Portal to all customers and partners with an active Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription at https://access.redhat.com/downloads/. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 remains actively supported until March 31, 2017, when it is scheduled to be retired.

Supporting Quotes

Jim Totton, vice president and general manager, Platform Business Unit, Red Hat

“Red Hat's commitment to a long, stable product lifecycle is a key benefit for enterprise customers who rely on Red Hat Enterprise Linux for their critical applications. While Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 is the final minor release of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 platform, the enhancements it offers in terms of security and reliability are designed to maintain the platform's viability for years to come.”

Additional Resources

• Review the product lifecycle phases for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Access documentation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11, including the release notes

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About Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat is the world's leading provider of open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to reliable and high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and virtualization technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning support, training, and consulting services. As the connective hub in a global network of enterprises, partners, and open source communities, Red Hat helps create relevant, innovative technologies that liberate resources for growth and prepare customers for the future of IT. Learn more at http://www.redhat.com.

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