Rednano.sg utilises Red Hat solutions to drive business growth
ConvergenceAsia staff
01/04/2009

Rednano.sg, Singapore's first local search and directory engine, has developed a stable, secure and reliable platform for its online search engine business using a combination of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, including built-in virtualisation, Red Hat Cluster Suite and Red Hat Global File System (GFS), as well as Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite.

A joint venture of Singapore Press Holdings Group (SPH) and Schibsted Group, SPH Search produces rednano.sg which aims to be the premier local online search and directory engine for users looking for information about Singapore, its people and its businesses.

Rednano.sg requires a reliable and scalable infrastructure. "The systems software vendor must be able to provide good, local technical support,” said Christopher Yeo, chief technology officer at SPH Search. “We considered various open source options, and after a careful selection process, we decided on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.”

SPH Search implemented several Red Hat solutions as part of its rednano.sg deployment, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, both 32-bit and 64-bit, which includes Red Hat Cluster Suite and Red Hat Global File System as part of the platform at no additional cost. Additionally, SPH Search uses Red Hat Network Satellite for reliable systems management. Its open source-based platform also includes Java, Apache, MySQL, Postgres, Oracle and Tomcat. The solutions run on more than 140 servers, including Intel Xeon processors, HP ProLiant DL360, BL460c and BL480c servers.

“Red Hat is a good fit and it delivers great technical support around the clock – which is an important factor in our business. Red Hat also provides constant software updates and patches through the Red Hat Network Satellite that come with detailed information to ensure that our solutions are always tweaked for maximum performance and security. What’s best is that it’s easy for us to find and contact Red Hat-certified system engineers and Red Hat’s presence in Singapore provides local support,” Yeo said.

“Our network and infrastructure must be designed and implemented correctly right from the start, and the Red Hat-Intel combination gives us the necessary power, performance, scalability and security needed by our search engine,” he said.

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