NEWS RELEASE
FROM IPv6NOW PTY LTD
1 August 2008 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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IPv6 - Now!
At long last IPv6 is moving ahead in Australia.
IPv6Now has opened Australia's first commercial tunnel broker.
Businesses and individuals can now connect to the IPv6 Internet without
changing their existing Internet connection.
"What's new about IPv6Now's offering is that it is covered by a service
level agreement" said Tony Hill, IPv6Now's Managing Director. "It
includes support, static addresses are available, and access is faster
because the broker is in Australia."
While some access has been possible in Australia before, it has been
"best effort". Overseas brokers have been available, but few provide any
guarantees and support is minimal. Crucially, most do not offer static
IPv6 addresses, which are vital for business use.
"We'd love to see others following our lead in making access to IPv6
easier", said Tony Hill, IPv6Now's Managing Director. "Businesses need
to start thinking about IPv6, and the more options they have for getting
acquainted with it, the better."
IPv6Now offers a stable IPv6 Web hosting service on dual-stack servers.
"You can make sure you are visible and accessible", said Hill. "That's
going to become more and more important as time goes on, as many of our
major trading partners are moving strongly into IPv6." Making their
content available via IPv6 will be the first step for most businesses.
The tunnel broker is perhaps IPv6Now's most visible product, but Hill
sees the company's main role as a strategic adviser to business. "IPv6
is a lot more than just a way out of the address crunch", said Hill.
"It's a huge opportunity for innovation. Businesses should be grabbing
it with both hands."
For more information on IPv6Now, see: www.ipv6now.com.au
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Contact details:
Company:
IPv6 Now Pty Ltd (ACN 126 460 955)
PO Box 152
Civic Square ACT 2608
Web : www.ipv6now.com.au
Email: info@ipv6now.com.au
Phone: +61-2-61616607
Press contact (NOT FOR PUBLICATION):
Karl Auer, +61 2 64957160, kauer@ipv6now.com.au
Background to IPv6:
IPv6 is the next generation Internet protocol. It will eventually
replace IPv4, which the Internet currently runs on, though there will
be a period where both are in use. IPv4 addresses are expected to run
out in about 2011. IPv6 uses a 128-bit address, meaning that it can
provide an extraordinarily large number of addresses. See
www.ipv6.org.au (which incidentally was the first IPv6-accessible
website in Australia and is now hosted on an IPv6Now dual-stack
server).
Background to IPv6Now:
IPv6Now was founded in 2007. We decided to stop talking about IPv6
and start doing something, and the fastest way to grow the IPv6
Internet is to make it easier to join in. We promote understanding,
assist with transition, and encourage innovation in IPv6.
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IPv6 Now Pty Ltd______ Understanding, Transition, Innovation ______
ACN 126 460 955
Karl Auer, Director kauer@ipv6now.com.au
www.ipv6now.com.au Head office +61 2 6161 6607
PO Box 152 Head office fax +61 2 6262 9938
Civic Square ACT 2608 Direct +61 2 6495 7160
Australia
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