HP enters into partnership with GOK and IIIT-B
HP has signed a partnership agreement with the Government of Karnataka (GoK) and the International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIIT-B) to conduct a pilot project that will help organizations in Karnataka through a transition to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
"Expanding communication networks, limited availability of IPv4address space, coupled with growing demand for new IP addresses globally has necessitated the need to shift to IPv6 by March 2012. Partnerships such as this help spread awareness regarding this new mandate to all federal, state government ministries, public and private sector companies," said Shri M. N. Vidyashankar, Principal Secretary to the Government, Department of IT, BT, S&T and eGovernance, Goverenment of Karnataka.
HP Network University has also unveiled the Unified Communication & Collaboration (UC&C) Innovation Centre at IIIT-B. The University will showcase, a complete Unified Communication (UC) platform representing technologies from HP and its major UC technology partners.
"The benefits of the Internet arise from the collaborative technology it offers to businesses, government, professionals, academics and individuals. IPv6 is the next step in the evolution of the Internet, offering end-users the potential to build more secure and scalable networks. The Network University platform is a concerted effort to bring awareness on new networking technologies like IPv6 and Unified Communication and propagate its widespread deployment within India," said Prof. S. Sadagopan, Director, IIIT, Bangalore.
"With a host of advanced features that will run the future communication networks, IPv6 will help increase the reach of Internet to more than a billion people in India. Enterprises and Governments can leverage HP's expertise while seamlessly transitioning to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)," said Biswanath Bhattacharya, Vice-President, Technology Services, HP India.
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