This document provides an introduction to Red Hat JBoss middleware. It discusses how Red Hat focuses on community-powered innovation to develop open source middleware projects. It then summarizes Red Hat's portfolio of middleware products including application servers, integration, BPM, and cloud platforms. The document outlines the benefits of Red Hat's subscription model for middleware which provides long-term support, security updates, and assistance versus maintaining community projects in production. It also introduces Red Hat's Platform as a Service, OpenShift, and the available JBoss xPaaS services it provides.