[ale] Red Hat files for $96.6 million IPO

[frank zamenski]

Wow! Call a stock broker and alert him or her!! Remember how Microsoft
started out, from a hope and a prayer to billions and billions....  well,
that, and from ripping off other's ideas... and a chance calling from
IBM....   :^)

And we allready have IBM in the act!

Ah yas, retirement, here I come!! (heh...)


----- Original Message -----
 From: Benjamin Scherrey <scherrey at switchco.com>
To: Majordomo ALE Mail <ale at ale.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 1999 1:29 AM
Subject: Re: [ale] Red Hat files for $96.6 million IPO


> Boy Howdy. This is going to get interesting... Wonder how I can get in
> on this deal...
>
> Christopher Smiga wrote:
> >
> > Red Hat files for $96.6 million IPO
> > http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/990604/8u.html
> >
> > WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - Software firm Red Hat
> > Inc. said Friday it would raise $96.6 million through
> > the sale of its common stock in its first-ever sale to
> > the public.
> >
> > In an initial public offering filed with the
> > Securities and Exchange Commission, the Durham,
> > N.C.-based company said it applied to trade on Nasdaq
> > under the stock symbol ``RHAT.O.''
>