AdventNet Announces IPv6 Support in Web NMS.PLEASANTON, Calif. -- AdventNet today announced a new release for its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , the Web NMS See NetWare Management System. 4.7 that includes Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. version 6 (IPv6) support. The IPv6 is the next-generation protocol designed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (c/o Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), Reston, VA, www.ietf.org) Founded in 1986, the IETF is a non-membership, open, voluntary standards organization dedicated to identifying problems and opportunities in IP data networks and proposing technical solutions to the (IETF See Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force ) will gradually replace the current version of the Internet, IPv4. The IPv6 fixes a number of problems in the IPv4, such as the number of limited number of available addresses and also adds improvements in areas such as routing and network autoconfiguration. The IPv6 support in the Web NMS comprises of a client/server communication between the v4/v6 devices and v6 node, discovery of nodes via IPv6 layer and modeling of v6 nodes. Additionally, it includes reception of traps from v6 devices, status polling and data collection. These IPv6 features enable Web NMS deployments to seamlessly occur in either v4 or v6 environments. Other Web NMS 4.7 features include, Web client support for administration functions, database supports for MySQL 4.0.17, Solid BoostEngine 4.10.0124 and FireBird. Other improvements consist of performance enhancements that discover 255 nodes in less than two minutes; DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Software that automatically assigns temporary IP addresses to client stations logging into an IP network. It eliminates having to manually assign permanent "static" IP addresses. DHCP software runs in servers and routers. client management supported for non-DHCP clients and an enhanced security framework with several other GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. additions. "IPv6 with its expanded capabilities like addressing, auto configuration, security architecture and quality of service is seeing plenty of traction in the market and we are pleased to meet our customer and industry needs by supporting this important protocol," said Shailesh Kumar, Vice President of Engineering at AdventNet. About AdventNet AdventNet provides affordable software for management and provisioning of complex networks, systems, and IT applications. With a broad product portfolio and an active customer base ranging from enterprises, equipment vendors, and service providers, AdventNet has emerged as a very affordable and high-quality alternative to expensive software that is common in this industry. AdventNet is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA, with offices in NJ, MA, India, UK, China, and Japan and has a well-trained partner base around the globe. It has over 400 employees and more than 1000 customers. For more information visit, www.adventnet.com. |
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