This validates the relevance and power that open-source [products] now have in the technology world. We couldn't get a better endorsement.

Partners reported that customers are now coming to them and they say it's an important shift from even a year ago. It's a better indication the mass market is truly materializing because they're going through traditional trusted relationships with partners for their expertise. In the past we pushed ourselves into those partnerships and now we're seeing a transition with partners coming to Red Hat.

Two years ago our model was a direct relationship with customers. We had to go through a transformation. To create leverage and scale, we knew we needed to have engagement with partners to drive that business.

This technology can pay for itself in two weeks by reducing the amount of power needed to pump fluids through the meters and cutting the power costs to a company.

We have the brain power and the technology. We should fight for those parts that we can do better than anyone else.

Advanced Power Technology brings a solid track record of producing proprietary devices. We're looking forward to working together on this next generation of SiC technology.