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Death of IPv6 Development and Promotion Leader Jim Bound Called a Great Loss for US

Death of IPv6 Development and Promotion Leader Jim Bound Called a Great Loss for US

The United States has lost one of its most ardent proponents of IPv6, the next generation Internet protocol, with the death of Jim Bound earlier this week. Bound was a Senior Fellow with HP, Chair of the North American IPv6 Task Force and CTO of the IPv6 Forum.

"Jim’s passing is a very sad loss for the Internet community," said Internet Society CEO and President Lynn St.Amour. "Over a long period, Jim showed his commitment to the Internet Society’s mission with many valuable contributions and we are deeply grateful for his support."

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