op5 becomes new member of Red Hat ISV Partner Program, Red Hat's partner program for independent software developers.

- op5 a supplier of open source software for control and monitoring of IT systems, certifies its product suite op5 Network Management Suite on Red Hat's operative system Red Hat Enterprise Linux. op5 Network Management Suite gives clients full control of their operations' IT infrastructure and contains tools for monitoring, reporting and log handling.

"Using Red Hat Enterprise Linux as an operative system for our products means that our customers can choose from a broad range of certified hardware. In addition, they get access to Red Hat's extensive support program. This also enables our clients to assume control of their entire IT infrastructure with op5's applications, via swift installation, implementation and continuous updates", said Jan Josephson, Marketing Manager at op5.

As part of the cooperation, op5 becomes a member of Red Hat's partner program for independent software developers (Red Hat ISV Partner Program).

" op5 is market leading within Open Source Management and as such an important partner for us, that can help to spur the application of open source in production critical environments", said Magnus Svensson, Manager the Nordic Region, Red Hat.

Contact person:
Red Hat
Sales Manager, the Nordic Region
Magnus Svensson
+46 708 57 76 80
svensson@redhat.com

About Red Hat

Red Hat, the world's leading open source solutions provider, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with over 50 satellite offices spanning the globe. CIOs have ranked Red Hat first for value in Enterprise Software for four consecutive years in the CIO Insight Magazine Vendor Value study. Red Hat provides high-quality, low-cost technology with its operating system platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, together with applications, management and Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions, including the JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite.
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About op5

op5 is a world leading OSM - open source management - company that supplies software based on open source for control of IT systems and networks. op5's main products are op5 Monitor, op5 Statistics and op5 LogServer. The products are based on open source that op5 adds to and develops further, sells as complete systems, and supports.

op5 has approximately 200 clients, e.g. AGA Linde Gas, Liseberg, Max Matthiessen, Intrum Justitia, TNT, Crosskey Banking Solutions, Högskoleverket, Tullverket and other parastatals, and several county councils, municipalities and municipal companies.

op5 was founded in 2003. The company has 25 employees at its offices in Stockholm and Gothenburg. op5 is owned by the founders and the employees, and investors KTH Chalmers Capital and Pod Venture Partners.
www.op5.com