Riverstone's RS metro routers are being used to provide Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS) between scientific and educational institutions over the Berlin Research Area Information Network (BRAIN). The solution, supplied by T-Systems, connects several major institutions including Freie Universitat Berlin (FU Berlin), Humboldt Universitat zu Berlin (HU Berlin), Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Technische Universitat Berlin (TU Berlin) and Zuse-Institut Berlin (ZIB). Riverstone's RS 8000 metro routers to provide a secure, multi-point VPLS solution over a Layer 2, MPLS-based Ethernet infrastructure. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.riverstonenet.com