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Contact: Alan Fogg, afogg@fceda.org,
703-790-0600 (office) or 571-213-5065 (mobile)
Next-generation Internet training center opens in Fairfax County
Command Information will create 400 jobs in Herndon
Fairfax County, Virginia USA, September 13, 2006 – Command Information, an information technology company that helps companies and government agencies adopt next-generation Internet technologies and practices, is expanding its Fairfax County headquarters to open the first IPv6 training center in the United States. The project will create 400 jobs for the Fairfax County economy. Governor Timothy M. Kaine joined local officials at a grand opening ceremony at 13655 Dulles Technology Drive in the Herndon area of Fairfax County.
Internet Protocol version 6, or IPv6, will replace IPv4, the current version of the Internet. Mandated for use by the federal government by 2008, IPv6 increases the amount of data that can be sent through the Internet. Enhanced security and privacy mechanisms are built into IPv6.
The new center will train professionals in IPv6 methods and assist clients with leveraging opportunities created by the new protocol. Command Information focuses services on six areas: IPv6 training, application development, mobile convergence and telematics, business information and strategy, application infrastructure security, and network architecture and implementation.
“To be a world-class business location you need world-class companies, and having a company of Command Information’s caliber in Fairfax County tells the world that technology business leaders need to be here,” said Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority.
“Northern Virginia will be the nexus of the next generation of the Internet, and Fairfax County is fertile ground for entrepreneurs who take advantage of it,” said Tom Patterson, CEO of Command Information. He previously lived in southern California and said he considered areas across the country before locating the company in Fairfax County.
Business growth helps Fairfax County fund public services, such as the nation’s top-rated school system and library, park, public safety and human services, which contribute to the quality of life of residents. Fairfax County offers businesses a state-of-the-art telecommunications infrastructure, access to domestic and international markets through Washington Dulles International Airport, and a well-educated workforce.
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority promotes Fairfax County as a business and technology center. The FCEDA’s Capital Attraction Program links technology entrepreneurs with potential investors. Another program supports the growth of minority- and woman-owned businesses. The FCEDA maintains offices in Silicon Valley, Bangalore, Frankfurt, London, Seoul and Tel Aviv.
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