Red Hat has announced that they have expanded their channel partner network in Southern India. The new partners signed include Bangalore IT Capital, Ashram, Login & Anora in Bangalore, Dynamic, Veeras & Gem Infotech in Chennai and SP Soft, Softpro & Computech in Hyderabad.

Tirthankar Mitra, Head - Channels and SI, Red Hat India said, 'Southern India has always shown an overwhelming response for Red Hat solutions. Linux adoption in India and across the enterprise is growing, and our channel partner network is also expanding to address this market and customer needs. These partners not only cater to customers brought to them by Red Hat, but also independently pursue new projects on Linux.' He further added, 'Our partners contribute immensely to our business, and we always try to come up with new initiatives to encourage them further.'

Red Hat partners play a crucial role as they reach out to end customers and guide them in arriving at an ideal solution for their needs. These partners also take customers through the entire process of Linux adoption and implementation, and provide the needed support services.

The Red Hat Ready Business partner program and Red Hat Advanced Business partner program offers qualified resellers, VARs and system integrators a strategic partnership with Red Hat. The program provides partners with exclusive benefits such as sales and technical training online, logo usage and marketing support, pre-sales support and product and training discounts.

Red Hat India has a distribution network of more than 70 channel partners, spanning 27 cities across India.