OREANDA-NEWS. June 07, 2011. NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) announced today that NEC and NEC BIGLOBE, Ltd. will participate in "World IPv6 Day" (*), a series of global IPv6 trials scheduled for 8 June 2011.

These trials are being carried out to promote a smooth implementation of IPv6 addresses under the guidance of the Internet Society (ISOC), a non-for-profit international organization that focuses on driving the spread of the Internet and the development of related technologies. The trials begin at 12 AM Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on 8 June 2011 when each participating company's website, including businesses that operate some of the world's most influential websites, telecommunication equipment vendors and ISPs, will be accessible through IPv6 addresses for 24 hours.

NEC will utilize NEC BIGLOBE's "BIGLOBE CloudHosting" services to enable its website ( www.nec.com/ ) to support IPv6 during these trials.

The NEC Group has more than ten years of IPv6 experience, including its construction of an internal test network in 1997 and its exceptionally early acquisition of the "IPv6 Ready Logo" in 2003. In February 2011, NEC established a company-wide "IPv6 Promotion Committee," which helps to share developments and operational know-how between NEC Group companies and to provide customers with information on the handling of IPv6.

Looking forward, NEC aims to capitalize on these trials to strengthen its support of IPv6 and to continue providing customers with products and services they can rely on.