IPv6 News

What does the problem of dairy farm effluent have in common with IPv6, the new internet addressing scheme? The answer: the latter could assist in disposing of the former, by helping gauge when conditions are right for spreading it over the land.
Complete info at NZHerald.

YouTube confirmed that it now supports IPv6, the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol, in a blog post published Friday.
Complete info at NetworkWorld, V3 and SoftPedia.

For the past five years, Africa Network Information Center resisted taking on assignments outside its scope.
Complete info at ComputerWorld, The Industry Standard and ComputerWorld Kenya.

First released back in June 1998, HTTP Sever version 1.3 is grinding to a halt. With the exception of future updates for critical security fixes, this will be the final release of the 1.3 branch. As reported on The Register, one reason for ending the branch is due to changes in technology and the Internet during the 12 years since 1.3, and it is no longer a 'best of breed' Web server.
Complete info at ServerWatch.

Canonical announced a few hours ago the immediate availability of a new Linux kernel security update for the following Ubuntu distributions: 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake), 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron), 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) and 9.10 (Karmic Koala). The update also applies to Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu and it patches 10 important security issues (see below for details) discovered in the Linux kernel packages by various hackers. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to update your system as soon as possible!
Complete info at SoftPedia.

Japan-based Cable ISP Selects Openwave® RichMail and Openwave® Email Mx to Enhance Messaging Services for Subscribers.
Complete info at EON, EarthTimes and StreetInsider.

Facebook, eBay planning their moves; Microsoft, Twitter play close to vest.
Complete info at NetworkWorld, ComputerWorld and The Industry Standard.

Wei Leping may have retired as CTO of China Telecom Corp. Ltd. in 2006, but he is still active at the carrier as the chairman of the operator's Science and Technology Committee.
Complete info at Light Reading.

Free tickets are up for for grabs for this year’s Webhostingday, sponsored by SpamExperts, worth EUR 349. The event is held in the famous theme park Phantasialand and is the world’s largest hosting event.
Complete info at TopHosts and PR-Inside.

Juniper Networks today announced a new generation of silicon that will enable customers to quickly, efficiently and non-disruptively upgrade existing T Series Core Routers, the most widely deployed core router in the world, to a full duplex slot capacity of 250 Gbps without service interruption.
Complete info at EarthTimes, TradingMarkets and WebWire.