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Red Hat broadens its influence in Linux software
Leaders of Red Hat Software Inc., a Linux operating system distributor in Research Triangle Park, N.C., are bolstering their clout in the Linux software market with their acquisition of Cygnus Solutions of Sunnyvale, Calif. Red Hat got Cygnus in a stock swap announced Nov. 15 worth $674 million. Leaders of both companies say they plan to continue developing open-source software. Open-source software provides the inner workings of software free of charge to developers. Red Hat and Cygnus official