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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 October, 2009

Next-Generation Internet Defies Recession
Posted by: admin on October 28, 2009 Comments Comments Off

U.S. ISPs are requesting more IPv6 addresses and fewer IPv4 addresses than ever before. Despite the recession, this is evidence that carriers are investing in the future.

Gartner: Don’t Sweat Move to IPv6
Posted by: admin on October 28, 2009 Comments Comments Off

Gartner analysts say the move to IPv6 is not a priority.

NTT America Supports Growth of Internet in Central America
Posted by: admin on October 28, 2009 Comments Comments Off

The NTT Communications Global IP Network, which was the first Tier-1 network fully upgraded to run IPv6, meets the future business needs of Central American telecommunications companies.

Orange Business Services Upgrades Next-Generation IP Network in Middle East and Africa
Posted by: admin on October 22, 2009 Comments Comments Off

Orange Business Services considers the Middle East and Africa to be key areas for economic growth, both for their business and for their customers.

Enisa Leads Trickle to IPv6 for Web Addressing
Posted by: admin on October 22, 2009 Comments Comments Off

Enisa, the European Network and Information Security Agency, is the first EU Agency to deliver web content over IPv6.

The Planet to Host Texas IPv6 Conference
Posted by: admin on October 22, 2009 Comments Comments Off

The Planet will host the Texas IPv6 Task Force on November 3-4 at its Houston headquarters.

The Future of IPTV
Posted by: admin on October 14, 2009 Comments Comments Off

IT market researchers predict that IPTV will grow more than 50 percent in 2009, with the number of subscribers nearing 40 million worldwide by the end of the year.

Securing the Future of the Internet
Posted by: admin on October 14, 2009 Comments Comments Off

The biggest threat to the Internet is IPv4 address depletion.

BOOK EXTRACT: Everything You Need to Know About Mobile IP Networks
Posted by: admin on October 14, 2009 Comments Comments Off

The expansive growth of the mobile Internet presents several concerns enterprises should to be aware of, such as mobile IP networks.

IPv6 – The Discussion Continues
Posted by: admin on October 9, 2009 Comments Comments Off

In a review of recent discussions on the web, Jim Metzler and Steve Taylor were pleasantly surprised by the amount of talk surrounding IPv6.