Software: Vyatta's Open Source Router

Startup Vyatta launched an open-source router for businesses on Monday, in a move that puts a new twist in the billion-dollar networking market dominated by such giants as Cisco and Juniper. yatta’s open-source Open Flexible Router software will be a low-cost, reliable alternative to proprietary solutions, the company said. Vyatta will also offer a software subscription service for businesses to receive software updates and professional technical support.

Vyatta is positioning for a chunk of a highly profitable business. The enterprise routing and firewall segment is estimated to be an $8-billon market. But it is largely dominated by networking giant Cisco, which has about 80 percent of the market. Though an open-source router hasn’t found success yet, Vyatta comes at a time when open source is in fashion. In April, publicly listed open-source software company Red Hat acquired JBoss, another open-source player, in a $420-million deal.

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