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AUSTIN, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 07/21/09 -- The current blend of IPv4 and IPv6 network traffic can have serious repercussions on network device and application server performance and security. Yanick Pouffary, technology director for the North American IPv6 Task Force and an HP Distinguished Technologist, recently told CIO Magazine that, "At least half of U.S. CIOs have IPv6 on their networks that they don't know about, but the hackers do. You can't ignore IPv6. You need to take the minimum steps to secure your perimeter. You need firewalls that understand IPv4 and IPv6. You need network management tools that understand IPv4 and IPv6."(1)

Only through testing IPv6-aware firewalls, intrusion detection systems and other network devices using both IPv4 and the most current IPv6 traffic, can you certify device resiliency and meet mandates for IPv6 compliance.

News Overview

-- BreakingPoint today became the only testing tools provider with dual stack IPv4/IPv6 testing using the most current IPv6 standards and support for both application and security traffic as of July 2009.

-- BreakingPoint is now the exclusive provider of resiliency testing using current IPv6 traffic to simulate true global network traffic. BreakingPoint has the unique ability to generate blended stateful application traffic mixed with live security attacks at line-rate speeds and high session counts, delivered from the same address space.

-- BreakingPoint dual stack testing is the industry's most comprehensive and up to date IPv6 capable testing allowing Network Equipment Manufacturers (NEMs), service providers and application server suppliers to:

--  Simulate IPv6 traffic through each BreakingPoint testing component
    including Client Simulator for load testing IPv6 capable application
    servers.
--  Enhance Layer 4-7 performance with more than 75 blended IPv6 native
    application protocols.
--  Authenticate security with more than 4,200 IPv6 capable security
    strikes.
--  Ensure compliance with the latest IPv6 standards as of July 2009.
--  Validate real-world performance by blending IPv4 and IPv6 traffic.
--  Reduce time-to-test through importing of IPv6 traffic captures.
    

IPv6 Government Mandates and Industry Use Mark Growth in 2009

Designated as the successor to IPv4, the next version of IPv6 has been emerging for more than a decade. Transition to IPv6 has been ramped up in 2009 due to several industry factors:

--  Regional Internet Registries (RIR) has acknowledged that exhaustion of
    IPv4 addresses will take place by 2011.
--  The United States Government mandate requires government agencies to
    be able to demonstrate compatibility with IPv6.
--  In January 2009, Google extends IPv6 initiative offering IPv6 support
    for Google services.
--  In June 2009, Comcast establishes IPv6 transit services availability.
    

Industry Commentary

Dennis Cox, CTO and co-founder, BreakingPoint Systems

"No matter what your opinion is on the adoption of IPv6, it is out there. Not only is it on every network, but you also need to understand what version of the IPv6 standard your network devices comply with. IPv6 has changed a lot since the original standards. For example, if your testing tool cites RFC 2462 your tests are worse than worthless because they are giving you a false sense of IPv6 compliance. The only way to perform IPv6 validation is to have the most current implementation of the standard and the most comprehensive dual-stack testing."

About BreakingPoint

BreakingPoint accelerates the development and testing of high-performance content-aware network equipment, ensures network resiliency and reduces time to test with fast, accurate, responsive, and easy-to-use application, performance and security testing tools. BreakingPoint is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices throughout the world. For more information visit www.breakingpoint.com and download the latest resources for realistic firewall testing, IPS testing, server load testing and more.

(1) CIO Magazine, Invisible IPv6 Traffic Poses Serious Network Threat, July 13, 2009

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