BELMONT, CA--(Marketwire - November 12, 2009) - Vyatta, the leader in open networking and
network virtualization, today announced the release of an early alpha
version of Vyatta Core 6 (VC6), the company's open source router, firewall
and VPN software. Included in the alpha release of VC6 is support for
802.11 wireless connectivity and Netflow traffic statistics collection. The
final release of VC6 is slated for the first quarter of 2010. To download
and try the software, go to
http://www.vyatta.org/downloads.
"This alpha release is another milestone in our four year commitment to
delivering the industry's most complete open source routing and security
solution," said Dave Roberts, vice president of strategy for Vyatta. "Our
user community plays an important role in our growth and we're very excited
about the upcoming Vyatta Core 6 software. We take user input seriously and
look forward to the feedback from our community on the addition of 802.11
support and Netflow."
NEW FEATURES IN VC6 ALPHA
Support for 802.11 Wireless Connectivity
Support for the 802.11 wireless standard provides the ability to use Vyatta
in branch offices that have integrated wireless connectivity to user
machines. This eliminates the need to buy a dedicated access point for the
branch office.
Support for Traffic Statistics Collection
VC6 Alpha supports both Netflow versions 5 and 9 and Sflow. Netflow
generates advanced statistics related to traffic flow through the system,
enabling enterprises and service providers to manage their networks more
effectively. This information may also be used by service provider billing
systems.
Enhancements to IPsec VPN
Enhancements to IPsec VPN provide greater compatibility with third-party
IPsec implementations.
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
VC6 includes all the bug fixes and enhancements provided in Vyatta's
previous subscription-only release, code named Jenner, including:
-- Full support for the Citrix XenServer hypervisor, including optimized
drivers and XenServer management tools
-- Firewall enhancements, including IPv6 firewall, P2P firewall, time-
based firewall rules, rate-limiting firewall rules, address groups, and
zone-based firewall
-- NAT enhancements, including per-rule logging
-- WAN Load Balancing enhancements, including source-based routing
-- QoS enhancements, including the addition of three new QoS algorithms
-- IPv6 enhancements, including OSPFv3
-- Over 200 bug fixes
Additional features will be included in the final subscription edition of
Vyatta 6, including URL filtering, TACACS+, and other IPv6 enhancements.
Availability and Pricing
The VC6 alpha is available now and can be downloaded at
www.vyatta.com.
About Vyatta
Vyatta builds commercially supported, open-source networking solutions that
provide an alternative to over-priced, inflexible products from proprietary
vendors. Our customers are smarter, better looking, and drive much nicer
cars than purchasers of big-name products. Vyatta customers know that
Vyatta's Linux-based router, firewall and VPN software gives them a level
of control unavailable from proprietary solutions. Vyatta customers are
thought leaders who recognize the benefits of flexible deployment options
-- x86 hardware, blade servers, virtualization -- of freedom to integrate
applications of their choice, and of the economic and performance
advantages of commodity hardware and components. For more info, visit
http://www.vyatta.com.
Contact Information: Contact:
Andrew Evangelista
Eastwick Communications
650.480.4056
andrew@eastwick.com