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IPv6 Perfect Storm | No Comments

IPv6 Forum Fellow, North American IPv6 Task Force Technology Director, and HP Distinguished Technologist and Strategist, Yanick Pouffary, wonders: Over the past decade there have been many papers and news articles written about IPv6. So why write yet another article on IPv6 today? What has changed? The news is that IPv6 is already present on [...]

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Why do we need IPv6? | No Comments

OK, let’s hypothesize here for a moment….close your eyes, well figuratively, not literally, or else you won’t be able to read my text and you’ll miss my point for sure!!
Thanks to a recent unrelated conversation with one of my Twitter friends this came up:
Close your eyes and imagine for a moment that General Motors [...]

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Where Does IPsec Fit Into An IPv6 Architectures? | No Comments

Securing network infrastructures is a never-ending quest of figuring out where to deploy the most effective strategies in a specific environment. While it is common to use IPsec for site-to-site IPv4 VPN environments, it is underutilized for host-to-host communication, which could offer a far greater improvement for secured communications. If IPv6 deployments are [...]

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Are There Benefits to an IPv6 NAT Solution? | No Comments

Over the years, IPv6 proponents have offered many reasons for the adoption. As a core networking protocol, it is difficult to assign a fabulous and compelling business case – IPv6 is, after all, just plumbing. But if I had to sum it up, IPv6 is about scalability and a restoration of the end-to-end architecture originally [...]

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Archive for August, 2009

IPv6: NZ Gov’t Will Lead by Example Not by Regulation
Posted by: admin on August 27, 2009 Comments Comments Off

New Zealand’s government will push IPv6 adoption by raising awareness and leading by example, not by enforcing regulations.

Vint Cerf Pushes for NZ IPv6 Transition
Posted by: admin on August 27, 2009 Comments Comments Off

At the recent IPv6 Hui Conference, Vint Cerf addressed the past, present, and future of the Internet. He believes the shift to IPv6 is way behind schedule and encouraged businesses to get started.

Malaysia Launches World’s First WiMAX, Wi-Fi Hybrid Solution
Posted by: admin on August 27, 2009 Comments Comments Off

With a goal of driving the country’s broadband usage to 50 percent by 2010, Malaysia launches the world's first WiMAX and wi-fi hybrid solution to help the push.

IPv6 Lags with GSA Networx Deployment
Posted by: admin on August 20, 2009 Comments Comments Off

Though many federal agencies are lagging in the transition, many who have made the transition aren’t yet utilizing the new Networx IPv6 capabilities.

HostingCon Session - It’s no Longer IPv4, Meet IPv6
Posted by: admin on August 20, 2009 Comments Comments Off

Richard Jimmerson of ARIN stresses the importance of IPv6 – the Internet can’t continue to grow without it.

Psst! Wanna Buy A Black-Market IP Address?
Posted by: admin on August 20, 2009 Comments Comments Off

Matthew Kenzie doesn’t believe IP exhaustion is the end of the world, but thinks it could make the Internet a more expensive place to do business for a long time to come.

GTD Launches IPv6 – Chile
Posted by: admin on August 20, 2009 Comments Comments Off

The Internet division of Chile’s GTD telecommunications group is the first ISP in Latin America to offer IPv6 services.

NTT Communications Selects Alcatel-Lucent to Launch Japan’s First IPv6-Compatible IP-VPN Service Based on MPLS
Posted by: admin on August 14, 2009 Comments Comments Off

NTT Communications has launched Alcatel-Lucent’s service router solution as a base for its IP-VPN service, which supports both IPv4 and IPv6 protocols for business customers.

Identity and Privacy at Risk on New Internet
Posted by: admin on August 14, 2009 Comments Comments Off

The recent Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas focused on privacy and identity issues that are sure to rise as the Internet transitions to IPv6.

Vint Cerf to Headline IPv6 Hui
Posted by: admin on August 14, 2009 Comments Comments Off

The ‘Father of the Internet’ to the headline the IPv6 Hui in New Zealand.