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New Technology to Play Vital Role in Future Katrina- and 9/11-Level Emergencies, According to Federal IPv6 Summit Experts
How the New Internet (IPv6) Will Support First Responders to Be Major Theme at Upcoming Government/Industry Conference in Reston, VA
IPv6 Summit, Inc., a subsidiary of
Innofone.com, Inc. (OTC: INFN), announced today that the upcoming Federal
IPv6 Summit in Reston, VA from May 17-19 will feature a panel of crisis
response experts that will discuss how the New Internet can enable first
responders -- law enforcement agencies, firefighters, federal agents,
National Guard units -- to finally all communicate with each other,
something they were unable to do during 9/11 and after Hurricane Katrina.
The New Internet, also known as Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), is a
massive upgrade to the existing Internet (IPv4, in service since 1973) that
offers major improvements in security, mobility and interoperability, which
resulted in recent action by the OMB (Office of Management and Budget of
the White House) that mandated this new standard for the entire Federal
Government.
"During the 9/11 tragedy, many first responders died tragically -- New York
firefighters were still being sent up the North Tower while a Police
helicopter radioed that the South Tower was coming down," according to Matt
Walton, Chairman of the Emergency Interoperability Consortium. "Five years
later, almost nothing has changed -- first responders still cannot talk
with one another, as was evidenced in the aftermath of Katrina. At the
upcoming conference we will examine how the New Internet technology can
finally enable them to not only talk with each other, but exchange vital
data and video images."
In addition to several presentations on Emergency Response, the Summit will
highlight other benefits that the US government expects from IPv6 --
including secure mobile communications for military and other units. The
decision by the Federal Government to transition its IT (Information
Technology) systems to this new standard will have profound future
consequences for Industry -- the US Government awarded over $28 billion in
IT procurements in the first quarter of 2006 alone.
Speakers at the Summit are world-class experts in Information Technology,
crisis response, and network planning and management, and include Dr. Ralph
Wyndrum, Jr., President of the IEEE (the world's largest technical
professional association); General ® Dennis Reimer, former Chief of
Staff, US Army; Dr. Henry Kelly, President of the Federation of American
Scientists; Dr. John McManus, CTO (Chief Technology Officer) of NASA; Mr.
Tim Schmidt, CTO of the Department of Transportation; Maj. General William
Rajczak, Mobilization Assistant for the Commander, Joint Forces
Command; Mr. Matt Walton, Chairman of the Emergency Interoperability
Consortium; Dr. Jack Potter, Director of Medical Emergency Mgt. in Va. and
Board Member, COMCARE Alliance; Mr. Mark Bayliss, CEO of Visual Link
(multimedia network provider); City leaders of Harrisonburg, Va. (the
first IPv6/wireless city in America), as well as other leaders of the
homeland defense, military and emergency response community. Online
registration is at www.usipv6.com.
Summit attendees will be able to:
-- Learn how IPv6 technology can play a vital role for future Katrina-
level disaster response.
-- Learn how New Internet technology can enable critical initiatives
related to Immigration Reform.
-- Get the updated US Government (including DoD) Transition Plans for
IPv6 -- both the status today and the road map for the future.
-- Meet with government and industry leaders to arrange strategic
alliances and initiate business presentations for new products and
services.
"This important conference will be a unique opportunity to hear from world
experts how IPv6 can be an essential part of the solution to major problems
-- including response to a Katrina-type disaster, dealing with the
identification and border security elements of the immigration reform
issue, and helping our energy exploration and conservation efforts," said
Alex Lightman, CEO of IPv6 Summit, Inc. and Conference Chairman. "Visitors
to this Summit will see how this new standard -- which has been mandated by
our military and government -- will support solutions to a wide range of
critical problems for our Nation."
The Federal IPv6 Summit is being held in coordination with defense,
emergency response and other government agencies, in Reston, VA, within
easy commuting distance of the Pentagon and Washington, D.C., in a
convenient and very affordable venue. In addition to the two-day
conference, the 17th of May features a Tutorial on the business, technology
and security aspects of the New Internet -- seating for this day is
limited, so please register early.
For additional information about how to register online, for sponsorship
opportunities, or for details of previous events, please see the website at
www.usipv6.com, contact Linda Nichols at 310.458.9407, or send an email to
linda@usipv6.com.
About IPv6 Summit, Inc.
IPv6 Summit, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Innofone.com, Inc. (OTC: INFN), currently the first public company to focus exclusively on Internet
Protocol version 6 (IPv6). Innofone.com organizes world-class conferences
and offers training, testing and consulting related to IPv6 for government
and commercial customers, especially IT and wireless departments. The
Company is dedicated to providing a broad range of services and products
for the New Internet, as well as supporting an international forum for
advancing the knowledge, development and implementation of New Internet
technologies, applications and policies. IPv6 Summit, Inc. organized IPv6
Summits in San Diego (June, 2003), Arlington (Dec., 2003), Santa Monica
(June, 2004) and Reston (Dec., 2004), the Coalition Summit for IPv6 (in
May, 2005, which attracted delegates from 30 countries), the US IPv6 Summit
in Reston (Dec. 2005), and IPv6 events in cooperation with the Consumer
Electronics Show (CES), the largest trade show in North America. For more
information, see http://www.usipv6.com and http://www.innofone.net.
IPv6, also known as The New Internet, is a major upgrade to the existing
Internet (Internet Protocol version 4, in service since 1973), and offers
always-on security, high-quality video-over-Internet and other important
new features that will profoundly influence a broad range of consumer,
commercial and military devices.
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