RESTON, Va., April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- SI International will co-host the second annual "The New New Internet: IPv6 conference" on May 10th with Potomac ExecutiveBiz. The event will focus on success in building and securing the next-generation IPv6-enabled Internet. The conference is presented in collaboration with the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA), the North American IPv6 Task Force, and the IPv6 Forum.

WHEN: Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:00 am to 5:30 pm WHERE: Hyatt Regency - Crystal City (near Washington National Airport) 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202 WHO: Expert speakers and panelists, from government and industry, will provide guidance and advice for building and securing an IPv6 network infrastructure. The speakers will address the benefits of the new protocol, how it fits into the enterprise infrastructure, and the technologies that enable it. They will also highlight the risks associated with such a large scale transition, and how these risks should best be managed. The featured speakers include representatives from the US Office of Management and Budget, the US General Services Administration, the Federal CIO Council IPv6 Federal Working Group, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the North American IPv6 Task Force, the IPv6 Forum, AT&T Inc., Bechtel Corporation, BBN, Cisco Systems, HEXAGO, Juniper Networks, Lockheed Martin, RavenWing, and SOURCEfire. Additionally, there will be a analyst panel focusing on the business opportunities associated with IPv6 transition. Panelists include representatives of Gartner Group, Frost and Sullivan, IDC Government Insights, ICG Consulting, and INPUT. The event will feature live IPv6 demonstrations by the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory and by Lockheed-Martin's IPv6 Laboratory. TO ATTEND: News media interested in covering the event should contact Suzanne Coffin at 703-752-7453 ext. 208. For more information on this event, please visit the SI International homepage, http://www.si-intl.com/, or http://www.ipv6.thenewinternet.com/. This conference highlights SI International's continuing commitment to the transition of the US Government to the next generation internet.

About SI International: SI International, a member of the Russell 2000 index, is a customer-focused professional services company, delivering critical information technology solutions and services enhancing mission capabilities, principally for the federal government. The Company defines, designs, develops, deploys, trains, operates, and maintains information technology and network solutions for federal civilian and defense agencies. SI International is ranked as the 40th largest Federal Prime IT Contractor by Washington Technology and has approximately 4,300 employees. More information about SI International can be found at http://www.si-intl.com/.

About ExecutiveBiz: ExecutiveBiz is the Greater Washington, DC business community's executive membership organization. ExecutiveBiz's weekly digital magazine was launched in 2002 as the official newsletter of the Potomac Officers Club, the fastest-growing CXO organization in the Greater Washington area. The magazine reaches nearly 50,000 business executives; 76 percent of whom are director/VP level or above and 57 percent are C-level executives. With the dramatic cuts in corporate training budgets and need for straight talking business events, ExecutiveBiz launched an events division to provide peer-to-peer community building and "executive-only" opportunities to network. Events are widely recognized for insightful content and inside access to well- known business leaders. For more information, visit http://www.executivebiz.com/.

Contact: Alan Hill SI International 703-234-6854 alan.hill@si-intl.com

CONTACT: Alan Hill of SI International, +1-703-234-6854,
alan.hill@si-intl.com

Web site: http://www.si-intl.com/
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