Red Hat rolls out ARM Partner Early Access Programme

Red Hat has announced the launch of the Red Hat ARM Partner Early Access Programme to enhance partner collaboration and facilitate partner-initiated system designs based on the 64-bit capable ARMv8-A architecture that include Red Hat software. The programme will be aimed at silicon vendors, independent hardware vendors (IHVs), original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and original design manufacturers (ODMs), and launches with participation and support from several ARM ecosystem leaders, including AMD, American Megatrends, Inc., AppliedMicro, ARM, Broadcom, Cavium, Dell, HP and Linaro.

Today’s ARM Partner Early Access Programme announcement enables Red Hat and its partners to better address the evolving ARM ecosystem by:

•         Supplying participants with early stage development software, documentation and tools.
•         Collaborating with partners to create a singular 64-bit ARM server software platform that relies on common standards.
•         Enabling faster innovation within ecosystem organizations, such as LEG, by providing a common development platform to enable deployment ready future 64-bit ARM software.
•         Gathering requirements around partner needs within the ARM ecosystem and using this information to create a unified common software platform capable of supporting multiple hardware designs.

Jim Totton, Vice-President & General Manager, Platform Business Unit, Red Hat, said, “The Red Hat ARM Partner Early Access Programme continues Red Hat’s efforts to drive open standards and best practices within the 64-bit ARM ecosystem, enabling tighter collaboration with leading innovators in the ARM ecosystem. By providing our participating partners with the tools, resources and support needed to build a common development platform, we can help facilitate partner-driven 64-bit ARM solutions that are based upon Red Hat technologies.”

Red Hat expects the participants in its ARM Partner Early Access Programme to contribute to more streamlined and applicable implementations of 64-bit ARM standards and practices.
Additionally, through collaboration with programme participants, Red Hat will be able to evaluate technical features across various market segments, develop feedback-based targeted use cases, and perform market demand assessments that could influence future product decisions.