The first Beta for the upcoming Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 platform release is available for public download this week and Red Hat has published a blog that highlights the Beta's new features and enhancements, which are also planned for the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 later this year.

To read this blog, please visit: http://press.redhat.com/2010/04/21/red-hat-enterprise-linux-6-beta-available-today-for-public-download.

MIDDLEWARE 2020: A VIRTUAL FORUM ON THE FUTURE OF MIDDLEWARE As you might be aware, last week Red Hat hosted Middleware2020: A Virtual Forum on the Future of Middleware. The webcast was widely attended and drew participants from every region and country where Red Hat conducts business, including Australia and New Zealand.

The Forum highlighted Red Hat's contributions to the Java Community Process (JCP) and featured discussion around the future of Java and middleware. Red Hat's CTO and Vice President of Worldwide Engineering, Brian Stevens moderated the day-long conference and remarked on the reach and rapid innovation curve of middleware technologies, and Red Hat's Sr. Director for Middleware Engineering, Dr. Mark Little offered an insightful briefing on the intersection of middleware and cloud computing.

A wrap-up blog from the Forum can be found at http://press.redhat.com/2010/04/21/top-of-mind-middleware2020/ and if you are interested in reviewing presentations made at Middleware2020, you can access these at http://www.redhat.com/middleware2020