The certification enables the company to provide customers with a solution that has been optimized for a production-ready VMware environment.

Vyatta, a Linux-based networking company, today announced that its open-source networking software has received VMware Virtual Appliance Certification. The company claims that this should provide customers with a solution that has been optimized for a production-ready VMware environment. The company also announced it has joined the VMware Technology Alliance Partner Program.

"We're pleased to be recognized by VMware with Certified Virtual Appliance status," said Dave Roberts, vice-president of strategy at Vyatta. "Vyatta is the most flexible networking solution in the market, built for deployment on standalone hardware systems, on blade servers and in virtualized environments. In working with VMware to certify the Vyatta virtual appliance we have guaranteed our customers compatibility with the full line of VMware products and a simplified user experience."