Red Hat has completed its US$350 million acquisition of Java application server vendor JBoss, the company said Monday.The deal, announced in April, surprised the IT industry, which at the time was swirling with rumors that Oracle was looking to buy JBoss. But for Red Hat, the move provided new momentum in its efforts to move up the stack beyond its Linux operating system roots. JBoss will operate as a division of Red Hat, with Marc Fleury, founder and former chief executive officer of JBoss, heading the division as senior vice president and general manager. The news comes in the wake of the Red Hat Summit last week in Nashville, Tenn., where Red Hat announced that it is dropping its application server based on the open-source Jonas project from Europe’s ObjectWeb open-source software consortium, in favor of the JBoss application server. While industry insiders expected the move at the time the JBoss acquisition was announced, Red Hat said then that it expected to continue its investment in Jonas. -Shelley Solheim, IDG News ServiceCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content feature Red Hat embraces hybrid cloud for internal IT The maker of OpenShift has leveraged its own open container offering to migrate business-critical apps to AWS as part of a strategy to move beyond facilitating hybrid cloud for others and capitalize on the model for itself. By Paula Rooney May 29, 2023 5 mins CIO 100 Technology Industry Hybrid Cloud feature 10 most popular IT certifications for 2023 Certifications are a great way to show employers you have the right IT skills and specializations for the job. These 10 certs are the ones IT pros are most likely to pursue, according to data from Dice. By Sarah K. White May 26, 2023 8 mins Certifications Careers interview Stepping up to the challenge of a global conglomerate CIO role Dr. Amrut Urkude became CIO of Reliance Polyester after his company was acquired by Reliance Industries. He discusses challenges IT leaders face while transitioning from a small company to a large multinational enterprise, and how to overcome them. By Yashvendra Singh May 26, 2023 7 mins Digital Transformation Careers brandpost With the new financial year looming, now is a good time to review your Microsoft 365 licenses By Veronica Lew May 25, 2023 5 mins Lenovo Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe