F5 Networks, a global provider of Application Delivery
Networking (ADN), announced its new IPv6 Solution Services offering.
This professional services offering will help
organizations address their need to establish a presence on the IPv6 Internet
as new IPv6-only devices flood the market and the available supply of IPv4
addresses dwindles.
F5 has also announced that its BIG-IP solutions are
deployed in the Network Operations Center (NOC) at Interop New York, happening
October 3“’7 at
the Javits Convention Center. These solutions will provide key application and
IPv6 connectivity in support of Interop vendors and attendees.
Every device that connects to the Internet must have an
Internet Protocol (IP) address, but the current protocol version, IPv4, doesn’t
have the address capacity to meet today’s explosive demand in
Internet-connected devices. IPv6 does, but because it’s incompatible with IPv4,
organizations worldwide must inevitably transition to or provide support for
IPv6 to ensure that their web-based services and applications are available to
the broadest range of Internet users.
We’re seeing many enterprises struggle to transition
their public-facing websites to IPv6 networks, deliver reliable services for
new IPv6 client devices, comply with stringent new regulatory requirements, and
adjust to the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses,” said Ian Jones, VP of Global
Professional Services Consulting at F5.
F5 BIG-IPLocal Traffic Manager (LTM) provides
customers a clear and seamless method for staging their migration to IPv6
without making wholesale network and application upgrades all at once.
F5 is also providing enhanced
acceleration services for Interop’s website, as well as other essential networking
services to ensure the global availability and functionality of critical system
services for Interop vendors and attendees.
IPv6 migration strategies are top of mind for many
of our attendees, so the availability of F5’s IPv6 Solution Services offering
is timely. We appreciate and applaud all participating InteropNet vendors,
including F5, for helping us deliver the best possible experience for both
attendees and exhibitors,” said Lenny Heymann, general manager, Interop.
F5 Networks recently announced the launch
of the UNITY Partner Program in Asia Pacific. Building on the previous success
of program components in North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, the
UNITY partner program creates an openness in the F5 value-added partner
community by establishing clear success criteria to reward partner investment,
and ultimately to facilitate an outstanding customer experience.
By Telecomlead.com Team
editor@telecomlead.com
