Nibbles & Bits

Network Automation, IPv6, and Beyond

Terremark Veteran Anna Claiborne Joins 6connect as VP of Engineering

January 10, 2012

Spreadsheets are Obsolete with Automated IP Address Management (IPAM) REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Jan. 10, 2012 - 6connect, the first network automation platform to help usher in IPv6, today announced that Anna Claiborne has joined the company as VP of Engineering to...

6connect Releases v3.0 Internet Protocol Address Management Software

October 3, 2011

First IPAM Integration of ARIN RESTful Web Services API Automates Tasks, Saves Time, Cuts Costs REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. – Oct. 4, 2011 – 6connect, the first network automation platform to help usher in Internet Protocol v6, today announced the release of version 3.0 –...

Ed Horley of Network World Picks 6connect’s IPAM Solution for Service Providers

October 2, 2011

IPv6 is on the minds of every network professional, these days, and rightly so. While some vendors and service providers are woefully behind, others are leading the charge. We asked well-known IPv6 expert Ed Horley to name these leaders. Horley is co-chair of the...

Network Automation Startup 6connect Lands Series A Funding Led by Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

August 22, 2011

Funding to Fuel First IPv6 Network Automation for the Always-Connected Evernet PALO ALTO, CA — Aug 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...

Traditional IPAM Won’t Work in a v6 Environment

August 15, 2011

The complexities of managing v6 networks are far different from those of a v4 network. Traditional IPAM (IP Address Management) applications don’t automate subnetting, SWIPs, allocation requests, etc. Instead they merely – albeit quite effectively – turn spreadsheets...