JUNE 26 2002
Kiwis have the rare chance to hear Internet pioneer Paul Vixie when he visits New Zealand from July 11-14. "Paul Vixie
is a key creator in the development of the modern Internet and he will be sharing his knowledge at UniForum NZ's annual
Conference at the Auckland Airport Centra" said UniForum NZ's Vice-President Sue Leader. "Paul is the author of modern
BIND - the software which enables the Domain Name System to run. His expertise is unrivalled and New Zealand is
fortunate to have the chance to learn from him." she said.
Vixie will be presenting two sessions at the UniForum NZ Conference. On the Friday Vixie will show innovations for
fighting the modern plague - Spam email, and he will also present a full day Saturday workshop on the Domain Name
System. "Paul's trip is sponsored by CISCO, and this support from a key Internet infrastructure provider signals how
important Paul's work is and has been to the Internet in New Zealand as well as worldwide." Leader said.
Vixie is currently the Chief Technology Officer of Metromedia Fiber Network Inc (MFNX.O) and founded the Internet
Software Consortium (ISC) in 1994, and now acts as Chairman of its Board of Directors. The ISC reflects Vixie's
commitment to developing and maintaining production quality open source reference implementations of core Internet
protocols. He is also responsible for overseeing the operation of F.root-servers.net, one of the thirteen Internet root
domain name servers.
"The Conference organisers recognised the increasing use of Linux as a business system as well as a personal tool, and
so organisers have included a variety of Linux-focused papers and tutorials, with input from the NZ Linux User Groups,
and the UniForum NZ Conference 2002 departs from its historical format by interspersing the tutorial sessions with the
main Conference streams so that small- to medium-sized business owners in particular can attend." Leader said
UniForum NZ is New Zealand's Open Systems Professionals organisation and is committed to the widespread use and
development of open, interoperable computer systems. Members of UniForum NZ come from all major sectors of commerce,
government and industry.
Members of the public are cordially invited to attend UniForum NZ 2002 Conference 2002. For further information and
registration details please go to http://www.uniforum.org.nz
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