Informatics appointed Red Hat's advanced business partner

Red Hat, provider of open source solutions, recently appointed Informatics, as 'Advanced Business Partner' status. The 'Advanced Business Partner' status further elevates Informatics position as Red Hat's strategic partner in Sri Lanka.

A spokesman for the company said, "The partnership places Informatics in a strong position to provide market-leading experience and expertise in supporting Red Hat open source solutions across a range of industrial sectors and Government Departments.

Informatics and Red Hat's affiliation dates back to early years when it was one of the few local organisations to promote the growing relevance of Linux to the enterprise. Today, Informatics provides a depth of experience in Linux domain knowledge that is unrivalled by competitors - a key differentiator that is recognised and valued by a loyal and growing customer base. The enhanced partnership will facilitate a fresh focus on developing complex, high-end open source solutions for customers in the region."

"Informatics has a wealth of experience in implementing innovative and reliable IT solutions in Sri Lanka and we believe that Informatics is a right fit for Red Hat," said Senior Partner Account Manager, South India and Sri Lanka for Red Hat . "Through our partnership we will be able to provide the highest quality of open source solutions and extend the reach of Red Hat products and solutions to new and existing markets," he said.

"One of the advantages of the partnership is that it will enable Informatics to strategically position itself as an enterprise-class open source solution provider to its customers who are looking for a more effective way of doing business in the current environment of shrinking IT budgets.