Vyatta Disrupts Networking Industry with the First Enterprise-Class Open-Source Router
Start-up Brings Open, Secure Alternative to $8 Billion Enterprise Router & Firewall Market

San Mateo, CA – July 24, 2006 – Vyatta today announced the availability of the industry’s first enterprise-grade open-source router platform, the Vyatta Open Flexible Router (OFR).Compared to today’s expensive, inflexible closed-source solutions, the OFR offers the alternative of dramatically improved price/performance and open flexibility. Using the OFR and industry-standard x86 hardware, users can create a high-performance router for WAN and LAN routing. Vyatta also announced a software subscription service that enables enterprise customers to receive software updates and professional technical support. The OFR software is available for download from the Vyatta web site at www.vyatta.com.

Ideal for mid-sized enterprises or branch offices of large enterprises, the OFR provides the key functionality found in traditional closed-source routing solutions, with the increased flexibility and cost savings that comes with an open solution. The OFR offers all the standard routing protocols, high availability features, and security features that enterprises expect, along with the ability to customize and add new features that comes with a totally open environment. The Vyatta Community, a public forum (linked from the Vyatta website) for Vyatta users and developers, features tools, discussions, blogs, newsfeeds, and provides an interactive resource for getting started with the OFR.

“Enterprise buyers are always looking for more capabilities in their routers, while at the same time keeping a close eye on cost, which has created significant price pressure in market,” said Matthias Machowinski, Directing Analyst of Enterprise Voice and Data for Infonetics Research. “Vyatta’s OFR plays into this dynamic with a full set of features at a highly competitive price. Open source has had a tremendous impact on other markets, and if Vyatta’s community gains traction, the same could happen in networking.”

Open source has created a profound change in the market place, shifting the balance of power away from large vendors and back to the users of products. Lance Knox, a networking consultant to small and medium-sized businesses, has been testing the OFR and has integrated it into his clients’ networks to provide essential routing capabilities.

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