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Red Hat names new chairman
News Szulik replaces Bob Young, a Red Hat founder, who will continue to serve as a board member. Matthew's enhanced leadership position as chief executive and chairman will enable Red Hat to improve its customer service and product offerings even faster...
[April 11, 2002, 15:59]
Red Hat recommends Windows for consumers
Talkback Come back Bob Young! Come back!
[November 5, 2003, 19:48]
Red Hat: Linux will never compete with Windows
News In this conversation with ZDNet UK, Red Hat chairman Bob Young explains why converting Unix customers is easy, why open source will win the day on the Internet, and why Linux will never replace Windows on the desktop.
[February 4, 2002, 14:58]
Red Hat aims for the high ground
News Linux won't make an impact on the desktop in the near future, but it will beat Microsoft's Windows all the same in the long run, according to Red Hat chairman Bob Young. For Red Hat, that means putting the emphasis increasingly on two key areas...
[February 4, 2002, 15:44]
Comdex Spring: Linux - OS in search of standards
News CEO Bob Young, Caldera CEO Ransom Love and VA Research CEO Larry Augustin congratulated themselves on Linux' success. But Young downplayed concerns that the company would somehow thwart Linux standards.
[April 21, 1999, 7:32]
Red Hat and Caldera get in the ring Pt II
News Not far behind them, Red Hat entrepreneurs Bob Young and Mark Ewing also spotted Linux's business potential early. Company chairman Young, with his trademark red hat, arguably is the Linux industry's most recognized personality.
[August 14, 2000, 13:48]
Embattled SCO picks new financial head
News SCO said that as a result of Young's arrival, former CFO Bob Bench will become vice president of corporate development. New CFO Bert Young, a former LANDesk Software executive, joins SCO at a difficult point in the company's history.
[April 22, 2004, 9:10]
Red Hat Q2 results on target
News We doubled the number of Red Hat's enterprise customers to 34 this quarter compared to 17 for the first quarter of this fiscal year," said Bob Young, CEO of Red Hat. The company's shift to a subscription model in providing products to its customers...
[September 22, 1999, 16:23]
Linux on the desktop slow to take off
News In fact, Red Hat Linux 5.2 was released with the intention of seeding the server market through desktop deployments, says company president Bob Young. But even Young concedes the platform has a way to go.
[December 31, 1998, 9:23]
BayStar wants management changes at SCO
News Regarding executive changes, SCO on Tuesday changed one member of its senior management, with chief financial officer Bob Bench handing his job to Bert Young. But to make that case stick, SCO needs to change its management, focus on its legal case...
[April 22, 2004, 12:45]
Red Hat founder joins the circus
News Bob Young has traded in his Red Hat for a top hat. There is no Bassmasters for technology users," Young said, adding that some of the teachers may be able to make a full-time go of the circus by providing entertaining and educational workshops.
[September 5, 2002, 8:05]
US Report: IBM plans sub-$1,000 LCD monitor
News The smaller displays will help Chase increase the number of traders in its Foreign Exchange Spot Pit by 20 percent, said Bob Elton, a vice president at the New York company. The average price difference between a 15-inch LCD monitor and a 17-inch...
[August 17, 1998, 10:15]
Red Hat unveils Euro vision
News CEO Bob Young said: "It is rare you get the opportunity to push a major wave through the industry. The company has appointed Computer 2000 as its first UK distributor and is developing 24/7 multi-lingual European customer support centres.
[October 6, 1999, 10:46]
Open-source leaders fire new salvo at Microsoft
News The GPL threatens the strategy that Microsoft uses to maintain its monopoly," reads the statement signed by, among others, Linux creator Linus Torvalds, Red Hat co-founder Bob Young, VA Linux Systems chief executive Larry Augustin, publisher Tim O...
[May 17, 2001, 8:22]
Open-source advocates answer Microsoft
News The GPL threatens the strategy that Microsoft uses to maintain its monopoly," reads the statement signed by, among others, Linux creator Linus Torvalds, Red Hat co-founder Bob Young, VA Linux Systems executive officer, Larry Augustin, publisher...
[May 16, 2001, 12:05]
Red Hat to replace chief executive
News Szulik, who took over as chief executive from Bob Young in 1999 just a few months after Red Hat's initial public offering, said he is stepping down because of family health issues. The man who led Linux seller Red Hat from a newly public but...
[December 21, 2007, 14:43]
US Report: Netscape won't make a play for Linux
News Jumping over to Netscape would not make sense within our business model," said company president Bob Young. Netscape's recent bravado surrounding Linux has led some industry insiders to speculate that the browser maker was planning to bid for one...
[May 21, 1998, 9:09]
News Schmooze: Linux unites, partly
News Unfortunately, Red Hat's Bob Young isn't quite playing along, as he has in the past been fond of saying that he's not overly attached to the standards idea. What's better than four Linux distributions?
[May 31, 2002, 12:37]
US Report: Intel and Netscape back Linux
News Then Bob Young, president of Red Hat, thought it would be best to do the announcements all at once," said Kaiser. On Tuesday, long-time Microsoft ally Intel Corp.and rival browser maker Netscape Communications Corp.will announce an investment in...
[September 28, 1998, 10:38]
A Year Ago: Intel and Netscape back Linux
News Then Bob Young, president of Red Hat, thought it would be best to do the announcements all at once," said Kaiser. It's a wake-up call for Windows NT. On Tuesday, long-time Microsoft ally Intel and rival browser maker Netscape Communications will...
[September 27, 1999, 7:10]
