Red Hat Selected by Delphi Automotive Systems to Supply Software to Connect Cars

Red Hat´s Powerful and Flexible eCos Used for Embedded Telematics Program

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.—January 8, 2001—Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq: RHAT), a leader in developing, deploying and managing open source Internet infrastructure, today announced that Delphi Automotive Systems (NYSE: DPH) is deploying eCos TM as part of its Telematics products for in-vehicle information services.

Red Hat eCos (Embedded Configurable Operating System) will be used in several Telematics products and has been selected for Delphi´s recently announced "Mobile Productivity Center" (MPC), which is a platform for users of PDA´s and Cellular phones. The Delphi MPC allows for hands-free operation of personal electronics like PDAs, along with seamless interface with popular cellular phones. The underlying operating system software is provided by Red Hat, and was selected by Delphi to allow for migration of applications between single function eCos-based devices and more sophisticated Linux-based in-car computing platforms.

``Delphi Automotive Systems´ selection of eCos is additional proof of Red Hat´s ability to take the power of open source and industry leading support services to the embedded market, specifically in the growing area of in-car communications systems,´´ said Michael Tiemann, chief technology officer of Red Hat. ``Delphi came to us with specific requirements that included a Linux application interface and uITRON API compatibility, and we were able to quickly leverage our extensive technical expertise to deliver a cost-effective, single solution that we believe will meet their needs."

The eCos Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) is a highly configurable operating system designed to meet the needs of small and medium sized embedded systems. eCos creates an extremely small footprint required by the new generation of post-P C devices with strict configuration and memory requirements. Using this small footprint, eCos is well suited for appliance type of products that have tight budget constraints for memory and may require hard real-time system performance.

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