Vyatta

Infobox_Company
company_name = Vyatta, Inc.
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 2005
key_people = CEO: Kelly Herrell
location = Belmont, CA
num_employees = 25-50
industry = LAN, Wide_area_network, Security appliance, Internet security, Network security
products = Router, Firewall, VPN, SSL_VPN, Intrusion_prevention, DHCP, Network_Address_Translation
homepage = http://www.vyatta.com

Vyatta manufactures an open source router/firewall/VPN. A free download of Vyatta has been available since March 2006. The system is a specialized Linux distribution with networking applications and management interfaces for those applications. Commercial engagements are available via integrated hardware appliances and a subscription-based business model which includes software updates, technical support, and training.

The Vyatta system is intended as a replacement for Cisco IOS 1800 through 7200 series Integrated Services Routers (ISR), with a strong emphasis on the cost and flexibility inherent in an open source, Linux-based system [http://mickgregg.blogspot.com/2007/05/is-there-floss-alternative-to-cisco.html] running on commodity x86 hardware. Vyatta also provides a [http://vyatta.com/documentation/general/Vyatta_Cisco_Replacement_Guide.pdf Cisco Replacement Guide] on its website which shows various Cisco products and the comparable Vyatta/x86 solutions.

External links

* [http://www.vyatta.com/ Vyatta Website]
* [http://www.vyatta.org/ Vyatta Community Website]
* [http://www.supinfo-projects.com/fr/2006/introduction_vyatta_en/ Supinfo's Vyatta Documentation Project] - also exists in [http://www.supinfo-projects.com/fr/2006/introduction_vyatta/ french]