IPv6 News

Don’t look now, but service providers are getting serious about IPv6.
Complete info at CertCities.

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“Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t”. No matter how bad something is, knowing about it is half the battle won. So when something new comes along, like IPv6, its very newness is an issue.
Complete info at CSO.

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Speaking at the Security 2011 conference in Sydney, Telstra’s chief technology officer, Dr Hugh Bradlow, said that while he personally thought IPv6 was the “most overhyped” technology in history, the telco was progressively introducing IPv6 and taking a dual-stack approach, offering both IPv4 and IPv6 capability to customers.
Complete info at ComputerWorld and TechWorld.

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IPv6 Day came and went without much fanfare. That is because, according to participants, it worked. True, there were a few problems encountered, but no more than expected and that was one of the main points of the exercise anyway. According to Cisco, the event proved that careful and gradual adoption will be easier than believed. And Arbor Networks reported that the test was enough to tell us that we can handle the transition to IPv6.
Complete info at ComputerWeekly.

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6connect, the first network automation platform to help usher in IPv6, today announced that it secured $2 million in a Series A financing round led by Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Managing Partner, Mark Gorenberg, will join the 6connect board.
Complete info at RealWire, EINNews and MercuryNews.

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Hosting provider based operating in nuclear bunkers says clients are increasingly demanding secure payment and rich media.
Complete info at DatacenterDynamics

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The use of IPsec is pervasive throughout the networking industry. However, many organizations are using IPsec in sub-optimal configurations that result in weaker connection security. Many organizations use IPsec with pre-shared keys and weak encryption algorithms and no form of authentication. Organizations should reconsider how they are using IPsec to ensure it provides maximum security for their organization’s private communications.
Complete info at NetworklWorld.

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The era of IPv4 addresses is over. This is the transition phase from IPv4 to IPv6. Indian SMBs will have no choice but to resort to IPv6. It will be good for these businesses if they prepare themselves for adopting IPv6 sooner than later.
Complete info at EFYTimes.

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Loadbalancer.org today announced the release of Firmware v7.0 for their Enterprise product family – which includes a slick new web interface design and many additional features to cement their reputation as market leader in affordable server load balancing appliances.
Complete info at PRWeb, TMCnet and EnterpriseCommunications.

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A new web technology being championed by China is allowing a short-term gap in its so-called “Great Firewall,” which blocks Chinese Internet users from sites blacklisted by the government in Beijing. Experts say how the gap is closed could have ramifications for the entire world.
Complete info at Voice of America ansd MenaFN.

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