The open-source version, similar to Linux, uses a GPL license, although Bob Walters, the Untangle CEO, is not as altruistic as he may appear. (See Fedora Now Openly Available and Sun Expands SPARC.) Although the Gateway software is free, support and configuration backup are not. The startup has a monthly support charge of $25 for firms using the software to protect users on up to 10 PCs, rising up to $250 for sites with more than 150 PCs.
"We're going to make money," Walters says. "Nobody thought that Red Hat could make money off Linux."
The startup has not yet revealed its support cost for Gateway's backup features, although Mujica promised that the storage solution will also be open source.
Recent months have seen the lines between storage and security become even more blurred, with SonicWall snapping up VPN specialist Aventail and a slew of other vendors tying their storage and security products together. (See SonicWall Acquires Aventail, Symantec Launches Storage United, Symantec Unveils NetBackup 6.5, HP Intros Secure Advantage, and HP's Storage & Security Blitz.)
Unlike Untangle, which plans its software to be the basis for future product combos, rival SonicWall takes a predominantly hardware-based approach to security. And despite SonicWall's recent Aventail acquisition, the supplier is unlikely to turn its storage and security offerings into a single entity.
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