CSC recently announced that, in conjunction with Global Crossing,it has deployed Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) across the CSC network. CSC will offer the new version of Internet protocol to its industry and government customers.

As part of the launch, CSC is implementing IPv6 at its Enterprise Network Managed Services Center of Excellence, a testing and innovation center that leverages CSC capabilities managing several million local and wide area networks, and voice ports for the company and its clients. Customers can learn about the advanced security features of IPv6, which is the next network step forward from today's infrastructure, Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4).  IPv6 is interoperable with IPv4 and provides a platform for new Internet functionality that will be required in the near future.

"At CSC, we are always seeking new innovations and ways to advance our customers' businesses with advanced technologies and services," said Dave Bittenbender, Vice President of CSC's Networks and Telecom Integrated Solutions (NTIS) division. "We're proud to be working with Global Crossing to bring IPv6 to our customers, especially to federal civilian agencies that are required by the Office of Management and Budget to add IPv6 to their network backbones by June 2008. At our center of excellence, customers can test IPv6 and learn more about how we can seamlessly migrate this new protocol onto their existing networks."

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