Vyatta and OpenVPN Partner to Deliver Integrated Remote Access VPN Solution

Auto-Configuring VPN Simplifies VPN Implementation and Maintenance for Branch Offices and Remote Workers

BELMONT, CA--(Marketwire - November 17, 2009) - Vyatta, the leader in Linux-based networking, today announced it has teamed with technology partner OpenVPN to deliver an auto-configuring VPN solution for branch offices and remote workers. The integrated solution makes it far easier to configure VPNs for remote sites, reducing implementation time and maintenance costs and delivering a complete VPN solution at a fraction of the cost of proprietary solutions.

The product integration allows IT administrators to manage security associations via the OpenVPN Access Server (OpenVPN-AS) interface in the datacenter. New technology, integrated with Vyatta, allows Vyatta nodes to quickly retrieve OpenVPN configuration parameters from a centralized OpenVPN-AS node over the network, virtually eliminating configuration mistakes and simplifying the creation of OpenVPN tunnels throughout the enterprise. The new technology integration enhances Vyatta's already strong SSL-based OpenVPN capabilities and makes it easy to terminate OpenVPN tunnels managed through OpenVPN-AS with Vyatta routing and security appliances.

"Vyatta has become the smart choice for companies looking to build out their networking infrastructures using a cost-effective, open platform," said Francis Dinha, CEO at OpenVPN. "Vyatta perfectly complements our OpenVPN Access Server solution. Working together, these products provide organizations with the simplest and lowest-cost way to offer secure, private networking throughout the extended enterprise."

OpenVPN-AS is a set of installation and configuration tools that simplify the rapid deployment of a VPN remote access solution. It's based on the popular OpenVPN open-source software, making the deployed VPN immediately compatible with OpenVPN client software across multiple user platforms. Vyatta runs on standard x86 hardware and 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 compared to proprietary networking solutions.

"Our partnership with OpenVPN is an important example of how we are extending the capabilities of Vyatta using open platforms that drive additional cost and complexity out of networking infrastructure," said Dave Roberts, Vyatta's vice president of strategy and marketing. "The ability to set up low-cost, hassle-free VPNs using Vyatta and OpenVPN-AS is a key differentiator for budget-conscious companies building out their organizations or wanting to take advantage of the cost benefits of a remote workforce."

Availability and Pricing

The new integrated auto-configuration functionality ships immediately as part of the Vyatta Subscription Edition only, and is available directly from the Vyatta. Pricing for the Subscription Edition starts at $747. The OpenVPN Access Server is available directly from OpenVPN.

About OpenVPN Technologies, Inc.

OpenVPN Technologies, Inc. is a privately held company based in Pleasanton, California, integrating a suite of leading-edge networking and software technologies. OpenVPN, our award-winning open source VPN product, has established itself as a de-facto standard in the open source networking space, with over 2.5 million downloads since inception. OpenVPN is the provider of next-generation secure and scalable communication services, implementing its business plan through strategic partnerships with key application software providers and marketing its product to SMB market place through its OpenVPN web site that is experiencing more than 200,000 new SMB users, prospects, and customers per month. Learn more about OpenVPN at www.openvpn.net

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 www.vyatta.com

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OpenVPN Receives Veracode's Highest Possible "A" Security Rating

Leading Open Source VPN Project Demonstrates Security, Enabling Increased Enterprise Adoption

PLEASANTON, CA and BURLINGTON, MA--(Marketwire - July 22, 2009) - OpenVPN Technologies Inc., a leading developer of open source VPN software, and Veracode Inc., provider of the world's leading Application Risk Management Platform, today announced that OpenVPN version 2.0.9 has received Veracode's highest possible security rating. This achievement demonstrates that OpenVPN has developed a secure application that has been independently evaluated for software vulnerabilities against industry standards such as the OWASP Top 10 and SANS-CWE Top 25.

"We're thrilled that OpenVPN open source software has earned Veracode's 'A' security rating," said Francis Dinha, Chief Executive Officer, OpenVPN Technologies, Inc. "OpenVPN software is downloaded and deployed by thousands of IT professionals, system integrators, and larger enterprises every month due to its reliability, high-security, and scalability. OpenVPN open source software is the core component of the commercial line of OpenVPN enterprise edition software that is targeted for small businesses, medium sized businesses and large enterprises."

Veracode's recently announced Open Source Ratings Database is a first of its kind, central repository for security insight into enterprise-class open source projects such as OpenVPN. This effort helps spread adoption and usage of open source projects, while enabling enterprises to gain an understanding of the risk/benefit trade-off of integrating open source.

"As enterprises increasingly leverage open source to design, build and manage their business critical software, application security becomes a significant concern," said Matt Moynahan, CEO of Veracode. "Veracode's SecurityReview service and its associated security rating systems ensure that open source project teams are able to quickly and easily find software flaws, vulnerabilities, malicious code and hidden backdoors that end up in deployed application binaries. OpenVPN has demonstrated the security quality of its software which will drive adoption in enterprise and SMB markets."

OpenVPN has rapidly become one of the most popular open source projects in the networking space with over 5 million community members. OpenVPN is a full-featured open source SSL VPN solution that accommodates a wide range of configurations, including remote access, site-to-site VPNs, Wi-Fi security, and enterprise-scale remote access solutions with load-balancing, failover, and fine-grained access-controls. Starting with the fundamental premise that complexity is the enemy of security, OpenVPN offers a cost-effective, lightweight alternative to other VPN technologies that is well-targeted for the SME and enterprise markets.

About Veracode

Veracode provides the world's leading Application Risk Management Platform. Veracode SecurityReview's patented and proven cloud-based capabilities allow customers to govern and mitigate software security risk across a single application or an enterprise portfolio with unmatched simplicity. Customers include the world's largest and most security aware organizations in every industry. Recognized as a Gartner "Cool Vendor," The Wall Street Journal's "Technology Innovation Award," The Banker's "Information Security Project of the Year" with Barclays, SC Magazine's "Best Vulnerability Assessment Solution," Information Security "Readers' Choice Award," and AlwaysOn Northeast's "Top 100 Private Company," Veracode is Software Security Simplified™. For more information, visit www.veracode.com.

About OpenVPN Technologies, Inc.

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OpenVPN's New Access Server Configuration Software Provides Businesses with Simple and Highly Secure VPN Connections for Their Remote Workers

PLEASANTON, CALIF. (May 28, 2009) - OpenVPN Technologies Inc., a leading developer of open source VPN software, today announced the release of Access Server 1.1. The latest in the scheduled software product enhancements will be downloadable in a matter of minutes, and will eliminate the significant costs that have always been associated with configuring and managing a VPN through an intuitive Admin. UI - making a supported enterprise-grade of OpenVPN available to SMB's.

By shedding the expense, maintenance, and complexity of hardware, anyone will be able to deploy a highly scalable and flexible VPN. Businesses of all sizes will be able to rapidly expand or contract VPN services through the OpenVPN licensing server. This move, will for the first time allow OpenVPN to effectively compete in the SMB and Large Enterprise VPN space against much higher priced hardware systems. Expanding in parallel is the OpenVPN open source community project based on a roadmap aiming to deploy enhanced collaboration tools including forums. In keeping with a customer-focused approach to product development, OpenVPN has completed several successful closed beta trials of Access Server and is now releasing to the world.

OpenVPN's intuitive software-based platform makes it simple for an organization's employees, branch offices, suppliers, or even customers to gain simple, secure remote access to shared data, such as network file folders or client server applications.

"OpenVPN has built a four million strong user community of IT professionals and small business owners that are demanding simple, secure and inexpensive solutions to their networking and access challenges. Access Server is downloadable in minutes from www.openvpn.net, and configured via an extremely simple and intuitive web-based Admin UI. Thus enabling any organization to set up secure access to data and applications from anywhere within minutes. OpenVPN Access Server creates value by shedding the complexities of configuration and management of a VPN,"said Francis Dinha, Founder & CEO of OpenVPN Technologies Inc.

OpenVPN Access Server 1.1 Enterprise Version is available today. OpenVPN security software is also available as free open source and available under the GPLv2 license. OpenVPN is currently working on a "next generation" of OpenVPN software that will secure applications in a scalable and flexible architecture within the OpenVPN cloud environment, according to CEO Dinha. For more information on OpenVPN projects, visit http://www.openvpn.net

About OpenVPN Technologies, Inc.

OpenVPN Technologies Inc. is a privately held company based near Silicon Valley, California, integrating a suite of leading-edge networking and software technologies. OpenVPN, our award-winning open source VPN product, has established itself as a de-facto standard in the open source networking space, with over 2.5 million downloads since inception. OpenVPN is the provider of next-generation secure and scalable communication services, implementing its business plan through strategic partnerships with key application software providers and marketing its product to SMB market place through its OpenVPN web site that is experiencing more than 200,000 new SMB users, prospects, and customers per month. Learn more about OpenVPN at http://www.openvpn.net.

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OpenVPN Technologies and ESPRE partnership

OpenVPN Technologies and Espre Solutions Partner to make the Internet a scalable and secure space for next generation live media content delivery and collaboration

PLEASANTON, CALIF. (June 30, 2008) – OpenVPN Technologies, a leading developer of a patent-pending VXN technology enabling a virtual infrastructure for web-based live multi-media delivery and award winning OpenVPN open source software, and ESPRE Solutions, a Dallas-based video media solutions and technology company with a revolutionary and patented video compression technology, today announced a strategic partnership. This partnership will enable enterprises to deploy next generation video and collaboration tools rapidly over the Internet.

By shedding the expense, maintenance, and complexity of hardware, anyone will be able to deploy “on demand” web 2.0 applications, live broadcast, multi-cast, video conferencing and collaboration over the internet in a highly scalable web-based infrastructure. This move, will for the first time create a unique program for all enterprise operations to rapidly expand or retract a full range of emerging web 2.0 applications, real-time interactive collaborations, anywhere anytime from any standard web browser. Industry standard SSL VPN security will be available to ensure private and confidential data and media content transmissions. Application developers will be able to create custom applications that will peacefully co-exist with all existing legacy systems.
ESPRE and OpenVPN Technologies will provide the means to create a virtual portal to users, enterprises, and developers in offering a full set of collaboration and developer tools. OpenVPN Technologies will work jointly with ESPRE to drive development of the projects and their integration with VXN platform technologies.

“ESPRE Solutions on-line video and collaboration software is a great asset to the OpenVPN Technologies infrastructure. ESPRE’s patented Lightning Strike ™Codec surpasses all others CODEC’s, including the fact that the LSVX™ CODEC has better signal to noise ratios (PSNR), causing ESPRE’s video playback to be much sharper,” said Francis Dinha, CEO of OpenVPN Technologies. “ESPRE has made tremendous progress bringing its technology and tools to this level of maturity and functionality for the user and developer. OpenVPN Technologies is excited to partner with ESPRE to take on future developments and add to their offer with our VXN platform technologies. Our combined technologies create a powerful framework that makes Web 2.0 strategies even simpler to adopt and more affordable for the mass market. OpenVPN Technologies has built it's product on an open architecture, and will go one step further to accommodate the Developer by providing rich APIs that will accelerate development of customer-specific solutions and stimulate broader adoption of video broadcast and collaboration technology," added Dinha.