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Association Management Solutions Moves Its Clients to Native IPv6 Network ConnectivityFREMONT, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Association Management Solutions has implemented IPv6, the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol. The move to native IPv6 connectivity allows AMS clients to use exponentially more addresses while improving the security and efficiency of their AMS-hosted networks. "The growth of the Internet cannot be maintained without moving to IPv6," said Russ Housley, Chairman of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). "Of course, IPv4 and IPv6 will both be used during a long transition process. I'm glad to see AMS make this move now, ensuring that their systems are available on IPv4 and IPv6. With more and more devices being connected to the Internet everyday, from mobile phones to home entertainment systems, this explosion in the use of Internet addresses makes it essential for all technology companies to move to IPv6." In 2009, it is already common for users to have multiple Internet addresses for devices ranging from alarm clocks to digital video recorders to appliances, each wanting to connect to the Internet with unique addresses. This has put a strain on the current IPv4 infrastructure and the number of addresses available. IPv6 exponentially increases the number of addresses available worldwide by moving from a 32-bit address to 128-bit addresses. "IPv6 provides much more robust connectivity for our clients' networks," said Glen Barney, Information Technology director at AMS. "We know we are ahead of the curve on this and that's exactly where we want to be. Our clients are developing standards for the next generation of technology and we want to make sure they are doing it with the best online infrastructure available." One of the key benefits of moving from IPv4 to IPv6 connectivity is the simplified routing it provides. By eliminating the need to use the Network Address Translation (NAT), IPv6 provides a more direct connection between user's devices and the servers at AMS. AMS clients benefiting from this infrastructure investment include: Broadband Forum; Broadband Services Forum; Coral Consortium; FLO Forum; Gaming Standards Association; Internet Engineering Task Force; IP/MPLS Forum; MPEG Industry Forum; MultiService Forum; Optical Internetworking Forum and PCI Security Vendor Alliance. Based in Fremont, California, AMS has provided start-up and management services to leading technology associations for more than a decade. AMS provides IT, secretariat and event services to its technology forum clients. AMS' clients also utilize Association Resources Online (ARO), a proprietary online infrastructure for standards development and balloting. |
