Hurricane Electric's Director of IPv6 Professional Services to Speak at the Information Management Network (IMN) Real Estate and Finance for Data Centers Forum in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Hurricane Electric, the world's leading IPv6-native Internet backbone and colocation provider, today announced that Owen DeLong, Hurricane Electric's IPv6 Evangelist and Director of Professional Services, will speak at IMN's second annual Fall Forum on Financing, Investing and Real Estate Development for Data Centers, which takes place November 9-10 at the Hyatt Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

On Wednesday, November 9 at 11:55 a.m., Owen DeLong will be featured on a panel titled “Global Expansion Strategies: What has worked for you?” The panel's detailed discussion of global expansion by telcos and large independent data center operators will highlight some of the major challenges of expanding outside the United States. Participants will receive an in-depth analysis of expected global growth in the coming year, local market evaluation and practices, and what tools operators need to compete in the global marketplace. DeLong will join other global deployment experts, including Luiz Zamagna of DCT Realty, Keith M. Wilson of PAETEC Holding Corp, and Everett Thompson of the WIRED Real Estate Group. The panel will be moderated by Mike Sapien of Ovum.

“I look forward to sharing predictions of 2012's global financial landscape for data-center operators and customers alike,” said Owen DeLong. “There are many factors that large operators and telcos must consider, including the global move to IPv6 and planning a global path to deployment.”

In addition to offering DNS and tunnel broker services, Hurricane Electric shows its IPv6 leadership by offering free IPv6 certification, which helps keep the IT and networking community abreast of new IPv6 developments. Hurricane Electric also recently formed a Professional Services Division to help enterprises cost-effectively prepare and transition to IPv6.

About Hurricane Electric

Based in Fremont, California, Hurricane Electric operates its own global IPv4 and IPv6 network and is considered the largest IPv6 backbone in the world as measured by number of networks connected. Within its global network, Hurricane Electric has 45 major exchange points with connectivity to more than 1,800 different networks. Employing a resilient fiber-optic topology, Hurricane Electric has no less than four redundant paths crossing North America, two separate paths between the U.S. and Europe, and rings in Europe and Asia. In addition to its vast global network, Hurricane Electric owns and operates two data centers in Fremont, California - including Fremont2, its newest 200,000 square-foot facility. Hurricane Electric offers IPv4 and IPv6 transit solutions over the same connection at speeds exceeding 10 Gbps.

Additional information can be found at http://he.net.