Gateway6 Client Source Code Free and Available to All
MONTREAL -- Hexago, the leading provider of IPv6 deployment solutions, today announced Hexago's Gateway6 Client is now licensed under a Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) type agreement. The BSD type agreement permits anyone to access the Gateway6 Client source code, make changes to the source code to suit their requirements, and incorporate the Gateway6 Client into products they plan to commercially deploy without any restrictions or costs. When network equipment manufacturers, software developers, and researchers incorporate the Gateway6 Client into new products, these products are able to easily access IPv6 networks and run on IPv6.
The Gateway6 Client simplifies and promotes the transition to IPv6 by automatically creating authenticated IPv6 tunnels through existing IPv4 infrastructure. Network equipment embedded with the Gateway6 Client can provide IPv6 connectivity either through Hexago's Freenet6 service or through a Hexago Gateway6 server within the network. When the Gateway6 Client is used with Freenet6, which is a free IPv6 connectivity service available from go6.net, it automatically provides IPv6 access for any device or software. Hexago's Freenet6 service, which has over 150,000 registered users, is available at http://www.go6.net.
"Although we are starting to see more products being ported to IPv6, many hardware and software companies are waiting because a stack port requires an IPv6 network to operate," said Bruce Sinclair, president and CEO of Hexago. "Of course, they are waiting to transition networks until there are more IPv6 products. This is one of the roadblocks to massive IPv6 deployment. The Gateway6 Client bypasses this roadblock by using managed tunneling to provide IPv6 connectivity within any network. Products using the Gateway6 Client will be plug and play IPv6 ready, right out of the box. Now powerful features such as true peer-to-peer communications and NAT traversal are easily implemented and can be run over existing IPv4 networks."
"The availability of the Gateway6 Client source code opens up a world of new business opportunities that have been created through IPv6," said Paul Charron, vice-president of product management for Hexago. "With IPv6's almost limitless address space and a BSD type license to easily make products IPv6 ready, companies are empowered to develop products and services around address-intensive and true peer-to-peer opportunities such as cameras, sensors, and IP mobile devices. They are also empowered to explore new business opportunities in fields such as sharing, meetings, mobility, building management, home security, child monitoring, energy management, and more. Such applications can be delivered today with Hexago technologies, leveraging IPv6 values through IPv4 infrastructures."
The Gateway6 Client is available for Windows, Linux, Mac, NetBSD, OpenBSD and FreeBSD. To download the Gateway6 Client source code today, go to http://www.go6.net/4105/download.asp or contact support@hexago.com.
About Hexago
Hexago is a leading IPv6 company that offers simple and cost-effective end-to-end deployment solutions by providing its expert services and commercial products to companies and organizations wishing to incorporate IPv6 capabilities or compatibility into their Internet services or products. Its customers include AT&T, France Telecom, KDDI, Panasonic, T-Systems, Teleglobe, Air Force Communications Agency (AFCA), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Communications - Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC), the Army's Information Technology Agency (USAITA), Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), the Marine Corps, BAE Systems, Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin and others. For more information, visit: http://www.hexago.com.
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