Funding to Fuel First IPv6 Network Automation for The Always-Connected Evernet
PALO ALTO, CA - August 23, 2011 -
6connect, the first network automation platform to help usher in IPv6, today announced that it secured $2 million in a Series A financing round led by
Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Managing Partner, Mark Gorenberg, will join the 6connect board.
6connect is the first company to help enterprises, content providers and service providers (ISPs) simplify the transition from IPv4 to
IPv6 and automate the management of complex IPv6 networks.
Building upon great success with brand name enterprises and some of the world’s largest ISPs, 6connect plans to use the funding to increase sales and marketing initiatives and accelerate feature evolution of their proven network automation platform.
The entire Internet is transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6 because the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (
IANA) has exhausted the number of IPv4 addresses. IPv6 provides
undecillions of addresses, enhanced security and ubiquitous mobile network interoperability. 6connect solves short-term IPv4 management challenges and supports long-term IPv6 operational goals.
“A profound change to the Internet is underway, and we are thrilled to have the support of Hummer Winblad as 6connect helps usher in the always-on Evernet,” said Richard Donaldson, CEO at 6connect. “The era of IPv6 is finally here; an Internet that is continuously accessible to devices of all sorts. With this investment 6connect is able to help more enterprises and network operators re-evaluate their IP Address Management and truly gain control of their network.”
According to a
recent survey, more than 70% of IT departments plan to upgrade their websites to support IPv6 within the next 24 months.
Mark Gorenberg, Managing Director at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, who is also a member of the FCC’s Technological Advisory Council, adds, “The increasing ubiquity of Internet-attached devices impacts us all when the existing number of IPv4 Internet addresses run out in 2012. We are bullish that 6connect has the experience and expertise needed to take advantage of the market opportunity that transitioning to an entirely new Internet demands.”
