This week's rollout of new mid-range appliances for small and midsize enterprises is intended to keep that momentum going. It is the first refresh of Vyatta's mid-range appliance line in two years, McCafferty says.

The new models include the Vyatta 2600, 1600 and 600.

The 2600 is designed to provide high-performance routing and security and flexible port density to mid-sized enterprise and hosted environments. It includes eight Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, DSL and T-1/E-1 WAN connectivity, two PCIe expansion slots for additional WAN/LAN interfaces, 1.4Mpps Layer 3 forwarding performance, 4,000 VPN tunnels and 500Mbps VPN forwarding.

The 1600 is designed for small to medium enterprises and branch offices. It sports six Gigabit Ethernet and one Fast Ethernet port, DSL and T-1/E-1 WAN, one PCIe expansion slot, 600Kpps Layer 3 forwarding, 400Mbps VPN forwarding and 2,000 VPN tunnels.

The 600 is targeted at small offices and branch offices without a dedicated or telecom room. It features six Gigabit Ethernet ports, 250Kpps Layer 3 forwarding, 150Mbps VPN forwarding and 1,000 VPN tunnels.