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Red Hat Enterprise Linux technology is derived from the Fedora Project. Fedora is a Red Hat-sponsored and community-supported open source project. It provides a public development platform and proving ground for new open source technologies.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides a highly functional computing environment. As large HPC clusters become commonplace and organizations depend on these resources, the value of having an environment that is consistent will increase. Red Hat is committed to developing open source technology for more integrated HPC cluster deployments and is actively building a strong portfolio of certified software applications from the leading vendors that deliver applications for HPC workloads.

SuSE Linux Professional & SuSE Linux Enterprise Server - The SUSE LINUX family is characterized by flexibility and versatility while delivering a scalable, high-performance foundation for secure enterprise computing. It delivers a degree of security, reliability, availability, scalability, and automated administration that only Linux-based systems can offer. SUSE supports its enterprise customers with a comprehensive range of qualified consulting, training and support services.