Vyatta Launches Community to Develop Open Source Alternative to
Traditional Routers

Community Brings Users and Developers Together to Develop
Cost-Effective, Flexible, and Secure Open Source Networking Solutions


SAN MATEO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/24/06 -- Vyatta today introduced
an online community to further the development of open source
networking solutions. The Vyatta Community is designed to bring
together users and developers to advance the cause of open source
networking as a flexible, cost-effective, and secure alternative to
the incumbent, closed source solutions that dominate the market today.


A beta version of the Vyatta Open Flexible Router (OFR) is currently
available for download. To join the Vyatta community and participate
in building the first open, flexible router, go to
http://www.vyatta.com.


About Vyatta


"Vyatta" is the ancient Sanskrit word meaning "open" -- a fitting name
for a company that was created to bring commercial-quality open source
networking products to market. Open source has created a profound
change in the market place, shifting the balance of power from large
corporations back to the users of products. Simply put, open source is
about cost savings, increased flexibility and choice, and better
security. Vyatta is bringing those qualities to the world of network
infrastructure products.