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Vyatta Network OS Now Available In Amazon AWS Cloud And For Red Hat KVM Environments

September 15, 2011 by Robin Wauters Leave a Comment

Vyatta, which specializes in software-based networking for physical, virtual and cloud infrastructures, announced that its latest product release, Vyatta Network OS 6.3, is now available as an Amazon Machine Images (AMI), and that it will include compatibility with Red Hat Kernel-Based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisors.

With new AMI custom support packages, Vyatta Network OS 6.3 offers comprehensive network security for the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud.

Using Vyatta Network OS AMI, Amazon cloud customers can now build out secure multi-tier, multi-location architectures within Amazon VPC environments that include the same connectivity, network security and threat protection available from hardware devices in their enterprise datacenters.

Vyatta Network OS 6.3, the latest release of Vyatta’s on-demand networking software, provides IaaS, PaaS and SaaS providers a way to secure and connect Red Hat KVM-based datacenters and clouds. The Vyatta Network OS for KVM adds a full virtual network security stack with enterprise-grade router, firewall, VPN, IPS, web filtering, QoS and more.

Vyatta Network OS 6.3 Extends Virtual Security To Red Hat KVM, Amazon Web Services

August 24, 2011 by Robin Wauters 1 Comment

Vyatta, which offers software-based networking for physical, virtual and cloud infrastructures, has announced the availability of Vyatta Network OS 6.3.

This release advances Vyatta’s routing, network security and content inspection and expands usage with custom packages for Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud and Red Hat Kernel-Based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisors.

Vyatta Network OS 6.3 enables enterprises, federal organizations and cloud providers to build and secure complex virtual and physical networks without the need for proprietary hardware.

The latest release of Vyatta’s on-demand networking software provides IaaS, PaaS and SaaS networks a way to maintain compliance within KVM-based environments and the Amazon public cloud. Coupled with VMWare ESX and Citrix XenServer support, Vyatta Network OS now delivers a fully optimized enterprise-class networking solution on all of the leading hypervisor offerings available in today’s market.

General availability of the Red Hat KVM and Amazon AWS support is scheduled for September 15, 2011.

Citrix Leads $10 Million Investment In Vyatta

June 9, 2009 by Robin Wauters 1 Comment

Vyatta today announced it has completed its $10 million Series C round of financing led by Citrix Systems. The new funding round also includes existing investors, Comcast Interactive Capital, Panorama Capital, and ArrowPath Venture Partners. As part of the investment, Gordon Payne, senior vice president and general manager of the Delivery Systems Division at Citrix, has joined the Vyatta Board of Directors where he will assist the company in its next phase of development.

Today, Vyatta also announced that it has joined the Citrix Ready product verification program to create solutions for customers deploying cloud computing infrastructures.

Vyatta will use the funds for operating capital as the company scales its sales efforts and accelerates growth across multiple markets.

Vyatta runs on standard x86 hardware and can be virtualized with modern hypervisors, including the Citrix XenServer™ virtualization platform. Vyatta delivers a full set of networking features that allow customers to connect, protect, virtualize, and optimize their networks, improving performance, reducing costs, and increasing manageability and flexibility over proprietary networking solutions. Vyatta has been deployed by hundreds of customers world-wide in both virtual and non-virtual environments.