Conference turris::digital_unix

9045.0. "New IPv6 Internet Solution Powered By Digital UNIX" by VAXCPU::michaud (Jeff Michaud - ObjectBroker) Wed Mar 05 1997 15:44

     Digital Sets Pace with New IPv6 Internet Solution Powered By 64-Bit
			     Alphaserver Platform

		PR Newswire, Tuesday, March 04, 1997 at 11:12

       Early adopters of IPv6 will gain head-start with the AlphaServer
			    performance advantage

    MAYNARD, Mass., March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Equipment Corporation
(NYSE: DEC), the leader in innovative and high performance Internet solutions,
today announced the DIGITAL AlphaServer with IPv6 solution.  This complete,
low-cost, hardware-software-services solution includes all the elements users
need to get a head start in implementing the breakthrough features of Internet
Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
    Internet service providers, TCP/IP network owners, network consultants,
independent software vendors, and value-added resellers can use the DIGITAL
AlphaServer with IPv6 solution to develop needed expertise for IPv6/IPv4
interoperability planning and IPv6 implementation.
    The AlphaServer with IPv6, priced at $9,505, includes 64-bit DIGITAL UNIX
unlimited user license, IPv6 prototype code and application programming
interfaces (APIs) for DIGITAL UNIX, IPv6 prototype code for selected DIGITAL
switches and routers, trial licenses for DEC FUSE and Developers' Toolkit for
DIGITAL UNIX, and IPv6 versions of Apache Web server and Arena browser.
    The solution is housed in a powerful, compact 64-bit AlphaServer
300 desktop system running at 266 MHz. DIGITAL completes this solution with a
connection to the global IPv6 test network -- the "6bone," dedicated technical
support with 24-hour response, and a full selection of optional Internet
services to bring companies up to speed on IPv6.
    IPv6 implements 128-bit addressing, compared with 32-bits in IPv4. IPv6
also provides more efficient routing, autoconfiguration when adding new
clients, improved performance for fast growing Internet applications, such as
real-time multimedia, and improved Internet and intranet security.
    "DIGITAL pioneered many important Internet developments now benefiting
customers. We were the first company with an Internet address and the first
computer company to offer online ordering over the Internet. And DIGITAL
created the world's most powerful Internet search engine: AltaVista Search,"
said Nancy Epple, DIGITAL vice president of Enterprise Solutions Marketing.
"With the AlphaServer with IPv6, DIGITAL continues to provide customers
investment protection for their networks and the competitive advantage to stay
ahead in the fast changing Inter/intranet arena."

    IPv6-Ready Network Products Protect Customer Investments
    To help customers integrate IPv6 with their current IPv4 environments,
DIGITAL is also making prototype IPv6 available as a free software upgrade to
selected DIGITAL network products.  Customers can use these network products
with the AlphaServer with IPv6 solution to create a complete test bed with
switches and routers. Using DIGITAL's RouteAbout router products, customers
can see the benefits of IPv6 performance between branch and central offices.
Using DIGITAL's DECswitch, customers can gain the benefits of IPv6 in a high-
performance LAN for a campus network.
     DIGITAL has been a participant in the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF), an Internet standards committee. The IETF has focused on the next
generation of Internet Protocol and has settled on IPv6 as the standard
architecture for the future. Early implementers of IPv6 have set up an
experimental IPv6 backbone network, nicknamed the "6bone," to test the new
policies and procedures.  The AlphaServer with IPv6 gives early adopters the
ability to join this global network of more than 600 participating systems on
the 6bone.
    As the IETF continues to define ancillary protocols for IPv6, the DIGITAL
AlphaServer for IPv6 solution enables customers to begin to evaluate the new
technology now.  Customers can then provide comments and suggestions to
DIGITAL developers and plan full IPv6 integration with their own networks and
applications.

    Premium Performance of the 64-bit AlphaServer 300 4/266 System
    The high-powered, highly expandable AlphaServer 300 system is powered by a
single 266 MHz DIGITAL Alpha 64-bit processor with 2 MB of onboard secondary
cache, 128-bit wide memory bus, four StorageWorks slots, and three PCI/ISA
option slots. It ships with 64 MB of memory, expandable to 512 MB; 4 GB disk,
expandable to 6.4 GB internal; integrated PCI based Ethernet; and a CD-ROM.
The high-performance PCI I/O bus, running at 132 MB/second, provides expansion
for options such as high performance graphics, networking, and SCSI adapters.
This broad, flexible combination of standard features enables multiple
configurations without the need for additional desktop options or expansion
boxes.
    The design of the entire IPv6 family of protocols is optimized for
64-bits.  The addresses are 128-bits long -- two 64-bit words -- and are
always 64-bit aligned.  Other fields are also optimized on 64-bit boundaries.
This means that IPv6 will run fastest on 64-bit hardware and software, which
is the fundamental design of the AlphaServer product line.
    For more information, see also: www.digital.com/info/ipv6 or
www.digital.com/info/alphaserver
    Digital Equipment Corporation is a world leader in open client/server
solutions from personal computing to integrated worldwide information systems.
DIGITAL's scalable Alpha and Intel platforms, storage, networking, software
and services, together with industry-focused solutions from business partners,
help organizations compete and win in today's global marketplace.
    NOTE: DIGITAL, AlphaServer, DEC FUSE, RouteAbout, DECswitch, and the
DIGITAL logo are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation.  UNIX is a
registered trademark in the United States and other countries licensed
exclusively through X/Open Company Limited.

SOURCE  Digital Equipment Corporation
    -0-                             03/04/97
    /CONTACT:  Kenneth McDonnell, 508-493-5258 or Linda Pugliano,
508-486-6617, both of Digital/

Companies or Securities discussed in this article:
   Symbol                   Name
NYSE:DEC     Digital Equipment Corp