Native6 is a leading provider of IPv6-oriented solutions, integration consulting, and educational services for some of the largest organizations in IT and government. The company provides critical integration services, advanced consulting services, and IPv6 educational programs designed to accelerate the IPv6 adoption process and provide customers with a distinct competitive advantage. Native6 is a key leader in the IPv6 community, holding leadership positions with the North American IPv6 Task Force and participating in IPv6 community activities, such as Moonv6 (a global IPv6 interoperability testbed) and IPv6 conferences worldwide.

The company was founded in late 2001 by a team led by Founder and President Yurie Rich, who recognized the growing market potential for robust training programs around the next generation Internet protocol, IPv6. Leveraging critical and unique experience with IPv6 integration as well as significant background in the areas of consulting and education, Native6 developed a series of in-depth training courses and consulting services for adopters of IPv6. Headquartered in Seattle, WA, Native6 provides a broad array of IPv6 solutions for organizations interested in integrating and leveraging IPv6.

Yurie Rich

President & CEO, Native6, Inc.

Yurie returns to Native6 after a two year hiatus, where he served as the vice president of the IPv6 Services Group for Command Information. Founded in 2006, and headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, Command Information offers strategy consultation, application development, networking and IPv6 services to Fortune 1000 companies and government organizations. Command Information acquired Native6 intellectual property and Yurie assisted in the integration of Native6’s IP, as well as establishing the IPv6 services practice for Comamnd.

Prior to his involvement with Command Information, Yurie founded Native6, a leading provider of professional services focused on IPv6 knowledge enhancement and integration for some of the largest organizations in IT and government. The company provided IPv6 training services and critical integration services designed to accelerate the IPv6 adoption process and provide customers with a distinct competitive advantage. In 2006, Yurie spearheaded the integration of Native6 business lines with Command Information’s strategic plans, resulting in the development of a unique line of products and services for IPv6.

In addition to his work with Command Information and Native6, Yurie has served as both program director for the professional service group and program manager for VoIP services at Zama Networks, Inc., an IPv6 ISP startup. He developed expertise in business system analysis, technology integration and implementation from his work with companies such as 3M, L3 Communications, and Huntington Memorial Hospital. He also has provided educational services in both academic and vocational settings for several universities and private training companies.

Yurie serves on the advisory council of the North American IPv6 Task Force. He is also an active participant in the IPv6 Forum and frequent speaker on the subject of IPv6.

Yurie holds an M.B.A. and a B.A. from Washington State University.

• Jeff Doyle & Associates

  Led by found Jeff Doyle, recognized industry leader in advanced service provider architectures, routing protocol expertise, and IPv6 integration experience, Jeff Doyle & Associates provides Native6 with significant skill sets for complex IPv6 integration projects.

  www.doyleassociates.net

• Subdhi Consulting Group

  Subdhi Consulting specializes in strategic public relations, marketing and communications, with a long track record in the area of technology and IPv6.

  www.subudhi.com

• Three Pillar Software

  Assisting Native6 in the solution integration process, Three Pillar Software provides critical application development skills leveraging Agile software development methodologies.

  www.threepillarsoftware.com

Our commitment to IPv6 does not end with our services, but is also evident in our activities with the IPv6 community. Native6 has established itself as a key leader in the IPv6 community. We hold leadership positions with the North American IPv6 Task Force and participate in activities such as Moonv6 and several IPv6 conferences worldwide.

• American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)

  ARIN manages the distribution of Internet number resources (IPv4 and IPv6 address space and Autonomous System Numbers) in Canada, many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands, and the United States. ARIN is one of five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) in the world.

• North American IPv6 Task Force (Nav6TF)

  The North American IPv6 Task Force (NAv6TF) is a sub-chapter of the IPv6 Forum dedicated to the advancement and propagation of IPv6 (Internet Protocol, version 6) in the North American continent. Comprised of individual members, rather than corporate sponsors, the NAv6TF mission is to provide technical leadership and innovative thought for the successful integration of IPv6 into all facets of networking and telecommunications infrastructure, present and future.

• IPv6 Forum

  The IPv6 Forum is a world-wide consortium of worldwide leading Internet vendors, Industry Subject Matter Experts, Research & Education Networks, with a clear mission to advocate IPv6 by dramatically improving technology, market, and deployment user and industry awareness of IPv6, creating a quality and secure new Generation Internet and allowing world-wide equitable access to knowledge and technology, embracing a moral responsibility to the world.

Committed to accelerating IPv6 adoption since 2001, Native6 is a premier provider of integration and education solutions to top IT organizations and government agencies. Native6 tailors effective, in-depth training and critical consulting services to any organization ready to leverage IPv6 benefits.

• Cisco

• HP

• Symantec

• Microsoft

• Boeing

• Booz Allen Hamilton

• Enterasys Networks

• USAF

• USMC

• US Army

• US Navy

• DISA

• Space & Missle Defence Command

• Bechtel