IPv6 News

The free website aims to help organizations correctly deploy dual-stack email and test IPv6 connectivity of Internet resources. Site also contains links to IPv6 products and IPv6 Forum-certified courseware for network administrators.
Complete info at Newswire Today.

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The official depletion of IPv4 addresses in February has made it essential for companies to become IPv6 compatible. Beginning in late 2010, Host Virtual has observed a large-scale adoption of its dual-stack IPv4 and IPv6 hosting services. The cloud hosting provider has been offering IPv6 services for three years, and has made it easy for its customers to convert to the next generation Internet Protocol.
Complete info at Benzinga and TheHN.

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In response to press interest in the matter, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) reiterates its continued support for IP address space allocations and transfers to organizations that have documented need.
Complete info at Sys-Con, PR-USA and ConnectedPlanet.

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Chris Stening said it is “really hard” for Be to launch a fibre broadband service.
Complete info at Broadband Choice.

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Beginning with the first IPv6 Ready Logo Certification in 2004, which was followed by a “Phase II IPv6 Ready” Golden Logo for a few VDSL2 integrated access devices and CPE products in 2010.
Complete info at IIFL and BusinessStandard.

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Blue Coat Systems, Inc., a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization solutions, today announced its Chief Scientist and noted IPv6 author and expert, Qing Li, will present at the IPv6 Global Summit 2011 in Beijing.
Complete info at The Street and PR-USA.

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The Internet has grown rapidly, even faster than many believed it ever would and we’re seeing a substantial increase in demand for more IP addresses as devices such as smartphones, tablets and more become connected to the Internet. The Internet as we know it mainly consists of Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4), but recently, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) assigned the last remaining blocks of IPv4 addresses. This means the IANA cannot assign any new IPv4 addresses. Of course, the Regional Internet Registry still has a small remaining block of IPv4 addresses but these will be depleted over the course of this year in order to support the increasing number of devices connected to the Internet. For this, all of networks will need to deploy Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) instead of IPv4 in near future.
Complete info at TMCnet.

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Helping customers to manage the exponential growth in wireless data traffic and carrier transition to 4G mobile networks; Broadcom has announced its latest StrataXGS high performance switch solution.
Complete info at TMCnet.

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General Manager of EURid, the .eu top-level domain (TLD) registry, Marc Van Wesemael expresses candid opinions on Internet security, IPv6 and the upcoming TLD market liberalisation, ahead of .eu’s fifth birthday on 7 April 2011.
Complete info at TMCnet.

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Take a look at the MS Enterprise IPv6 Deployment TechNet Webcast for information about the requirements for IPv6 on the Microsoft corporate network, Microsoft’s IPv6 deployment strategy, its current state, lessons learned along the way, and suggested areas of planning for your IPv6 deployment.

Note that this Webcast is mistitled “Architecting a Rollout of IPV6 for Improved Security.”

Enjoy.

Joe Davies
Principal Writer
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