IT'S NOT a red cape, but Red Hat, that has prompted Groupe Bull to charge headlong into the Linux server arena. Starting next week, Bull will offer its Express5800 servers pre-configured with either Microsoft's Windows NT or Red Hat Linux 6.1.

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A new agreement between the two companies enables Bull to load Red Hat 6.1 on its servers and names Bull an authorized technical partner and integrator for the combination, according to a statement issued earlier this week.

Bull and Red Hat are no strangers. In June of last year, Bull announced that its Express5800 servers would be certified compatible with Red Hat's Linux distribution, but this is the first time Bull has offered the open-source operating system ready to run on its servers right out of the box, a Bull spokesperson said.

The open-source operating system will be available across the whole range of servers, including the new top-of-the-range model, a dual-processor system that features Intel Pentium III processors running at 800 MHz, the spokesperson said.

Groupe Bull SA, in Paris, can be reached at www.bull.com.