[May 21, 2007] Vyatta and Digium Partner on Open-Source Voice and Data Networks Tweet SAN MATEO, Calif. & HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --(Business Wire)-- Vyatta and Digium(R) Inc., the Asterisk(R) company, today announced a partnership to collaborate on open-source voice and data networks. Vyatta, the leader in open-source data communications, and Digium, the leader in open-source voice communications, will work together to make it easier for customers to purchase, deploy, and maintain high-quality, integrated voice and data platforms. SMB and enterprise customers are increasingly seeking telecom and data communications solutions that are more flexible, efficient, and tailored to their specific needs. Open source-based products are uniquely capable of rapid integration and feature flexibility, making them an ideal choice as "unified communications" move up on the IT and business priority list. The partnership involves both technology and marketing initiatives, and includes efforts to improve VoIP quality of service (QoS) and security features in both Digium and Vyatta products. The companies will also focus on making it easier for customers to install and configure a secure, integrated voice and data environment using Digium's Asterisk and Vyatta's open-source networking solutions that include routing, firewall, and VPN functionality. "A partnership between Vyatta and Digium is a natural fit that will leverage our very complementary core competencies to enhance a common mission -- to provide SMBs and enterprises with open-source alternatives to expensive and proprietary solutions," said Bill Miller, vice president of marketing and business development at Digium. "Voice over IP is now a mainstream technology, and we are poised to do the same with open-source networking," said Dave Roberts, vice president of strategy and marketing at Vyatta. "By combining the efforts of Vyatta and Digium, the two technology leaders in our respective areas, and working together to expand our marketing reach, we can drive rapid adoption of our solutions." About Digium Digium(R), Inc., the Asterisk(R) company, is the original creator and primary developer of Asterisk, the industry's first open source telephony platform. Digium provides hardware and software products, including AsteriskNOW(TM), the complete open source software appliance; Asterisk Business Edition(TM), the professional-grade version of Asterisk; and Asterisk Appliance(TM) hardware-based telephony solution, to enterprises and telecommunications providers worldwide. Digium also offers a full range of professional services, including consulting, technical support and custom software development. Used in combination with Digium's telephony interface cards, Asterisk offers a strategic, highly cost-effective approach to voice and data transport over IP, TDM, switched and Ethernet architectures. Digium's offerings include VoIP, conferencing, voicemail, legacy PBX, IVR, auto attendant, media servers and gateways, and application servers and gateways. Additional information can be found at www.digium.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. 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. For more information, please visit www.vyatta.com. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]