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Anthony Doesburg: Down-to-earth benefits promised by infinite internet

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 19:08:22 EST

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 confirms IPv6 support

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 19:06:03 EST

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.

AfriNIC embraces Internet challenges in Africa

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 18:58:16 EST

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.

Apache to Offer Final Release of 1.3 Branch

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 18:55:02 EST

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.

10 Kernel Vulnerabilities in Ubuntu 6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04 and 9.10

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 18:46:04 EST

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.

Kansai Multimedia Services Selects Openwave to Deliver a Large-Scale, Reliable IPv6 Messaging Platform

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 18:42:21 EST

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

Google's leading, but where do other Web giants stand on IPv6?

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 15:17:58 EST

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

China Telecom Guru Talks Hot Tech

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 15:06:46 EST

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.

SpamExperts Awarding Free Entrance to German Web Hosting Event

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 15:03:52 EST

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 Introduces New Silicon to Provide Unsurpassed Capacity and Speed With a Seamless Upgrade Path to Massive Scale

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:58:14 EST

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.

TippingPoint Excels in the Federal Market with Comprehensive IPv6 Functionality

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:50:59 EST

Product Capabilities and Current Certifications Position IPS to Meet New USGv6 Standards.
Comlete info at EON, NewsBlaze and EarthTimes.

ViaSat Award Continues Widespread Adoption of MD-1366 EBEM Modems Featuring Open-Standard FDMA Waveform

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:48:48 EST

ViaSat has received additional orders for its MD-1366 EBEM modems including the Ethernet Service Expansion Module (ESEM) baseband interface. To create and standardize on more efficient, open-standards-based modem waveforms, the Defense Information Systems Agency, U.S. Army, and U.S. Navy initiated the program to create the MD-1366 EBEM and selected ViaSat to develop and produce it.
Complete info at CNN, EarthTimes and TradingMarkets.

Higher Productivity and Security with Windows 2008 Hosting

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:44:50 EST

The upgrade to Windows 2008 from Windows 2003 can bring a hosting customer multiple benefits, including power savings, better remote access, higher security, and the capacity to deliver streaming media, in addition to comprehensive disaster recovery, versatile operating system support, and new administration tools.
Complete info at HostReview.

IPv6: The New Platform

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:42:18 EST

IPv4 will run out of all the addresses by 2011. With the exhaustive use of Internet on mobile, it seems every mobile phone will have a unique IP address.
Complete info at CIOL.

Etex Offers Triple Play via Fiber to the Home to Rural Texas over Brocade IP Network

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:37:04 EST

Brocade today announced that Etex, a subsidiary of Etex Telephone Cooperative, has deployed high-speed data, voice and high-definition video services to its consumer and business customers over a Brocade IP network.
Complete info at EarthTimes, TMCnet and TheStreet.

Incognito to Show IPv6 Capabilities

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 19:58:58 EST

Incognito Software has announced the addition of CALEA reporting to its Address Commander software.
Complete info at Cable360 and CableFax.

Marvell Introduces the AVANTA Series - Delivering up to Twenty Times the Internet Bandwidth to Homes

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 17:22:32 EST

Marvell, a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, today announced the first member of the AVANTA family of broadband optical access solutions for Gigabit Passive Optical Networks (GPON), Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPON) and 10Gigabit EPON.
Complete info at StreetInsider, CNN and EETimes.

Brocade Powers ULCC�s New State-of-the-Art Data Centre

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 17:07:31 EST

Over �1 million Spent on IT Equipment to Support the Shift, with Only One Hour Downtime as Systems Are Relocated.
Complete info at EON, TradingMarkets and EarthTimes.

IntercontinentalExchange Selects Juniper Networks for Next Generation Derivatives Trading Platform

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 16:55:44 EST

Juniper Networks, Inc. today announced that IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. has selected its MX 3D Universal Edge Routers and EX Series Ethernet Switches powered by Junos Software for its next generation network infrastructure.
Complete info at EarthTimes, CNN and TradingMarkets.

M2M � Hype or Reality?

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:37:17 EST

Recent high profile announcements from both Vodafone and Telefonica have catapulted Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications and services back up the hype list again for 2010. As operators around the world continue to explore ways of countering declining voice revenues, the potential of M2M is huge.
Complete info at TelecomTV.

Cablevision Monterrey Delivers 50 Mbps Broadband With Cisco Technology

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:27:56 EST

Cablevision Monterrey announced that it is now offering cable Internet broadband service with an ultrafast downstream transmission rate of 50 megabits per second. The 50 Mbps connection that Cablevision offers is based on Cisco technology.
Complete info at FinChannel.

Brocade Application Delivery Controllers Outperform the Competition Twofold in Delivering High-Performance, Cost-Effective Application Acceleration

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:25:42 EST

Brocade today announced that the Brocade ServerIron ADX Series of Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) now leads the industry with the highest-performing Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) acceleration performance, surpassing the next-closest competitive offering by nearly two times, according to independent third-party test results from The Tolly Group.
Complete info at EarthTimes, NewsBlaze and TradingMarkets.

UNH-IOL Accredited as Testing Lab for USGv6 Test Program

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:20:27 EST

IOL Verifies Government�s Purchase Requirements for IPv6 Products.
Complete info at EON, EarthTimes and NewsBlaze.

YouTube Turns on IPv6 Support, Net Traffic Spikes

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:05:26 EST

Google has quietly turned on IPv6 support for its YouTube video streaming Web site, sending a spike of IPv6 traffic across the Internet that has continued from last Thursday until Monday.
Complete info at PCWorld, Good Gear Guide and MacWorld.

NetLogic Microsystems Enables Significantly Richer LTE and IPTV Network Services with the World�s First Knowledge-based Processor with High-Speed Serial Interface

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:49:24 EST

High-speed serial interface delivers 340% higher I/O bandwidth-per-pin for next-generation network core, metro, edge, enterprise and data center applications.
Complete info at EON, EarthTimes and TheStreet.

DASH7 Alliance Demonstrates Momentum With Increased Membership, New Working Groups and Certification Program

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:41:54 EST

Cross-Industry Consortium Continues Collaboration to Standardize Wireless Sensor Networking Technology.
Complete info at Your-Story, EarthTimes and SunHerald.

Blue Coat shows the way to IPv6

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:13:29 EST

Blue Coat is looking to help organisations support IPv6 and unlike vendors who used tunnelling or network address translation, the company claims that it will preserve application and content delivery.
Complete info at ComputerWorld, NetworkWorld and The Standard.

A new UW wireless

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:08:24 EST

Information Systems & Technology (IST) has announced changes to on-campus wireless networking in response to its increasing usage.
Complete info at Uwaterloo.

Crunch Time for IPv6

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:05:33 EST

Carl Weinschenk spoke to John Curran, the president and CEO of the American Registry for Internet Numbers. ARIN recently said that only about 10 percent of IPv4 addresses are unassigned. A looming challenge for the Internet is that the initial addressing scheme � Internet Protocol version 4 � is close to exhaustion.
Complete article at IT Business Edge.

Comcast Seeks Volunteers for IPv6 Trials

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:03:29 EST

Comcast is seeking volunteers to help it with the upcoming transition to IPv6 addresses, an inevitable shift as the supply of the current IPv4 addresses runs out.
Complete info at PC Mag.

IPv6 moving forward with Comcast trial � who�s next?

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:02:24 EST

As expected, Comcast is beginning to move forward with formal trials of IPv6, the next iteration of Internet protocol, one of the first large service providers to commit to what is increasingly being viewed as a transition that can no longer be put off.
Complete info at Connected Planet.

IPv6-capable devices: Make sure they are ready

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:58:32 EST

You need a new router, but your budget is in shambles. On top of that, someone tells you IPv4 addresses are running out. Great, what�s the smart thing to do?
Complete info at TechRepublic.

Comcast sees end of IPv4 tunnel, beginning IPv6 trial

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:56:29 EST

Comcast is asking for volunteers to participate in its upcoming IPv6 trials. The cable ISP has been participating in IPv6 circles for a long time and with its huge subscriber base, it is experiencing the IPv4 address scarcity first-hand.
Complete article at ars technica.

IPv4 Addresses Running Out; Where is IPv6?

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:55:10 EST

This week, the Number Resource Organisation (NRO), the official representative of the five Regional Internet Registries and who oversees the allocation of IP addresses, announced that less than 10 percent of IPv4 addresses remain unallocated. Although this should be a concern for all who use the Internet, the numbers (and letters) are often glossed over, with everyone assuming that it's someone else's responsibility to fix it. But if it's not addressed in the near future, the ramifications could be huge.
Complete info at InfoQ.

ICANN Head Sounds Policy Alarm On Rapidly Shrinking Internet Space

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:53:18 EST

The internet�s technical governing body plans to make a push to educate the global users of the internet on the network�s latest generation technology known as IPv6, Rod Beckstrom, president and CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), said this week.
Complete info at IP-Watch, Internet Ad Sales and SoftPedia.

IPv4 addresses to run out in 2011: Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:48:20 EST

The world will run out of IPv4 addresses in late 2011 and must quickly move to its successor, IPv6, according to the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC).
Complete info at SearchNetworking.

Industry Experts Gather at MAAWG to 'Protect the End User'

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:44:47 EST

With the participation of some of the industry's largest ISPs, email providers and Internet companies, the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) is focusing on how to better protect the end user from spam, bots and other messaging exploitations during its February meeting in San Francisco.
Complete info at EarthTmes, IT News Online and StreetInsider.

What happens when Internet runs out of IPv4 addresses

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:39:50 EST

Until now, a desktop computer has been the main gateway to the Internet for most of us. Yet, the next billion Internet users are likely to log on using a mobile device, and very soon everything in our homes will be equipped with network connectivity.
Complete info at ElectronicsWeekly.

IPv4 running out of room early

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:33:03 EST

The latest news that the Internet is fast running out of IP addresses is not news at all to the Federal IPv6 working group.
Complete info at Federal News Radio.

Real IP addresses resource runs out in world

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:30:30 EST

Real IP resource (real, public IP) addresses runs out, Armenian Datacom Company network administrator Tigran Afrikyan told NEWS.am-Innovation. According to him, ICANN � company engaged in distribution of IP addresses already informed that IPv4 addresses will shrink out probably by 2012.
Complete info at News.am.

US ISP launches IPv6 trial

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:28:56 EST

Comcast takes the plunge into the future.
Complete info at TechWorld and ComputerWorld.

IPv6 or IPv4? What Will We See in the First Wave of LTE Networks?

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:23:02 EST

All the talk early this year seems to be about LTE deployment to alleviate chronic Apple and other smartphones induced indigestion on the AT&T and other major Mobile Networks swamped by data traffic.
Complete article at CircleID.

Comcast launches IPv6 trials

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:17:58 EST

Comcast will begin in April a series of public trials of three different mechanisms that are aimed at helping the Philadelphia-based ISP transition its network to IPv6, the next-generation Internet Protocol.
Complete info at NetworkWorld, ComputerWorld and CircleID.

The Internet Sky Is Falling

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:12:48 EST

In 1999, while at Network World, Carolyn Marsan and I interviewed Vint Cerf about IPv6. Cerf was beseeching the entire industry to move as quickly a possible to IPv6 since IPv4 addresses were running out.
Complete info at RCPMag.

Lew's Law and the Fortunes of the Network Equipment Industry

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:48:58 EST

Last week, Sun Microsystems (JAVA) Cloud CTO Lew Tucker predicted that IT expenses would increasingly track to the cost of electricity. �Lew�s Law� (as described to a room of thought leaders) is a brilliant theorem that weaves a microcosm of IT trends and recent reports into a single and powerful concept.
Complete info at Seeking Alpha.

QNAP Expands Its Popular Turbo NAS Lineup with Two New Mid-range NAS Servers for Business

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:47:33 EST

New 2- and 4-drive Desktop Models Incorporate Intel�s new D410 Atom Single-core CPU, Feature Advanced iSCSI and Virtualization Capabilities.
Complete info at HardwareZone, TweakTown and Akihabaranews.

Australia leads the way in IPv6 education networks

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:39:27 EST

Australia could be home to one of the largest education networks to operate on the Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) platform within two months. Technology pundits have called for vendors and users to migrate to IPv6 as vacant IPv4 addresses space dry up. Regional Internet Registries have warned that less than 10 per cent of addresses remain and are predicted to run out by 2012.
Complete info at ComputerWorld, InfoWorld and NetworkWorld.

2020 vision: 10 things you'll see on the Web in the next 10 years

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:31:49 EST

During the past 10 years, federal agencies have made significant progress with their Web sites and the way they use the Internet for daily business.
Complete info at GCN and FCW.

Social sites, cloud computing pose new threats

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:25:52 EST

The increasing popularity of social networking and new technology development in cloud and virtualisation environment as well as new operating systems create loopholes for security threats in 2010.
Complete info at Bangkok Post.

Kyocera Mita America Expands Its Cost-Effective and Energy-Efficient ECOSYS and TASKalfa Color Product Lines

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:20:34 EST

Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced the launch of the FS-C8500DN color laser printer and the TASKalfa 552ci color multifunctional system. Encompassing the ultra-reliability, unsurpassed performance and proven color technology businesses demand, these new devices offer highly productive output speeds, affordability and flexible output capabilities for any office environment.
Complete info at EarthTimes, TMCnet and EON.

Apache Software Foundation releases SpamAssassin 3.3.0

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:18:17 EST

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has announced the availability of version 3.3.0 of the SpamAssassin spam filter, the project's fourth major release since it joined the ASF at the end of 2003 and the first major update since May of 2007.
Complete info at The H Security, LWN and eSecurityPlanet.

Future-Net 2009 archives available for download

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:10:47 EST

With our current economic situation being as it is, most companies have slashed training budgets, and especially the budgets for attending conferences requiring travel have been decimated. Consequently, one of the greatest avenues for continuing education has seen a lot of roadblocks.
Complete info at NetworkWorld.

NetMotion Wireless Awarded Eleventh Patent for Mobile VPN Technology

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:08:51 EST

NetMotion Wireless, a leading provider of mobile productivity and management software, today announced that it has received its 11th U.S. patent related to its Mobile VPN (Virtual Private Network) software.
Complete info at NewsBlaze, EarthTimes and PRLog.

Collection of penetration testing tools

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:04:57 EST

Complemento is a collection of tools for penetration testing that has been included in BackTrack 4 Final.
Complete info at HNS.

New version of iDola portable PC unveiled

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:03:57 EST

The newest version of the homegrown iDola portable PC, developed by Mimos Bhd, brings information from the Internet directly to the user with just a single click, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili.
Complete info at The Star online.

Visualizing IPv4 addresses on the Internet

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:02:36 EST

Did you know that there is less than 950 days (2.6 years) until regional registry IPv4 address exhaustion? There are 4,294,967,296 addresses (or about 28.8 adresses per square kilometer of land) for IPv4. Thus we need to moving towards IPv6 which gives us 2128 addresses (or about 2.2 x 1024 adresses per square meter of land).
Complete info at VizWorld.

Addressing the IP issue

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:51:30 EST

The news that the world's supply of IPv4 addresses has dwindled to such a state that fewer than 10 percent of the stock remain should not come as a shock to network administrators. There have been various apocalyptic warnings sent out over the previous decade.
Complete info at TechWorld.

Blue Coat introduces industry's first IPv6 secure Web gateway solution

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:47:28 EST

Blue Coat Systems, Inc., the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today introduced the industry's first IPv6 secure Web gateway solution to enable the secure and seamless migration of applications, services and content between IPv4 and IPv6 environments.
Complete info at AME info, Eye of Dubai and EarthTimes.

IEC's Grid ComForum & IPv6 Forum Join Forces

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:43:13 EST

The IPv6 Forum and IEC agreed to partner in the promotion of SmartGRID solutions at the inaugural event of the Grid ComForum to take place February 2-3 in Santa Clara.
Complete info at CEN, PR-USA and IBN.

Companies 'need to plan for IPv6 to take advantage of new technology'

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:40:08 EST

Businesses in the UK need to start planning for the next generation of Internet Protocols, called IPv6, if they want to take advantage of new technology, an expert has said.
Complete info at CompuTeach.

Growth in IP addresses despite global slowdown: Research

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:35:20 EST

The IPv4 address exhaustion is being fuel led by the growth in mobile Internet.
Complete info at CIOL.

SHARP introduces MX Series color and monochrome office laser printers

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:31:04 EST

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA) today introduced the new MX-C400P and MX-B400P color and monochrome laser printers.
Complete info at Frontier India.

>90% of IPv4 address space used; IPv6 move looking messy

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:29:19 EST

The Number Resource Organization warns that less than 10 percent of the IPv4 address space remains; it's time to start adopting IPv6. The warning comes after APNIC, the registry that hands out IP addresses in the Asia-Pacific region, obtained an additional 33.5 million IPv4 addresses from IANA, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. This brings the size of IANA's global pool of free IPv4 address space down from 26 to 24 blocks of 16,777,216 addresses ("/8s").
Complete info at ars technica.

IPv4 addresses: They are almost gone

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:25:28 EST

This past Tuesday, the organization responsible for managing IPv4�s unallocated address pool announced that addresses are almost gone. What does that mean?
Complete article at TechReplubic.

Internet expert warns IP addresses could run out within two years

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:18:17 EST

Internet users could be forced to pay up to hundreds of dollars in order to access the internet on personal computers and mobile phones if available protocol address locations are used up in the next two years, an internet expert has warned.
Complete info at SmartCompany.

Internet reaches critical turning point

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:14:05 EST

The global Internet has reached a critical turning point and New Zealand industry needs to sit up and take notice.
Complete info at Scoop.

IPv4 Address Depletion Growing Dire

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:12:49 EST

When they were in school, engineers and executives of telecommunications companies probably did like the rest of us and waited until the last minute to write papers and study for tests. Perhaps they can call on that last-minute ability to get things done now. The industry is lagging on the IPv6 transition -- and the bottom of the Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) barrel has come into sight.
Complete info at IT Business Edge.

LANoi Pro

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:11:13 EST

Remotely access office/home PC over internet.
Complete info at Enterprise IT Planet.

Web sites must support IPv6 by 2012, expert warns

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:08:57 EST

Corporations and government agencies must IPv6-enable their public-facing Web sites in the next 24 months or risk upsetting a growing number of visitors with lower-grade connectivity.
Complete info at NetworkWorld, The Industry Standard and ComputerWorld.

ICANN Urges Adoption Of IPv6

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:07:28 EST

The available number of unallocated Internet addresses using the older IPv4 protocol has dropped below 10 percent, according to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
Complete info at WebProNews.

Axis Introduces Q1910 & Q1910-E Thermal Network Cameras

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:04:13 EST

Axis Communications has introduced the Axis Q1910 and Axis Q1910-E Thermal Network Cameras for professional surveillance. The new cameras use thermal imaging, which allows users to detect people and incidents with great reliability even in complete darkness and other difficult conditions.
Complete info at IT News Online.

Download Transmission 1.80 Final for Mac OS X

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:54:50 EST

A redesigned trackers inspector tab and many other changes included.
Complete info at SoftPedia and The H.

Red Hat alert RHSA-2010:0053-01 (kernel)

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:50:34 EST

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Extended Update Support. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Complete info at LWN.

Bob Frankston re-imagines the Internet

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:23:00 EST

Visicalc co-creator Bob Frankston (right) has re-imagined the Internet and found it to be good.
Complete info at ZDNet.

Key LTE Considerations. What�s on Your Mind?

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:20:22 EST

What are the policy control and charging mechanisms most appropriate for LTE?
Complete article at Sys-Con.

IPv6 address management

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:17:51 EST

Whether you like it or not, it appears that IPv6 is in your future sooner or later. And if you thought address management was a headache for IPv4, hold on to your hat!
Complete info at NetworkWorld, IDG and The Industry Standard.

APNIC: IPv6 adoption delay could create costs

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:12:46 EST

The accelerating decline of IPv4 address space could end up increasing the cost of Internet access unless the industry speeds up the migration to IPv6 in the near future, according to Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) chief scientist, Geoff Huston.
Complete info at ComputerWorld, InfoWorld and NetworkWorld.

Vendors Look Back on 2009, Prognosticate on the Year Ahead

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:09:08 EST

INTERNET TELEPHONY checked in with a handful of industry suppliers to ask what they considered to be the biggest developments and trends in 2009 and their expectations for the year ahead. Not surprisingly, many of these sources noted the growing importance and prevalence of mobile data and video, and the federal government�s broadband stimulus effort.
Complete info at TMCnet.

Transition Networks Announces Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch With IPv6

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:35:57 EST

Transition Networks Inc., the switching and conversion technology expert, a wholly owned subsidiary of Communications Systems, Inc., today announced the availability of a new fully-managed, high port count, Gigabit Ethernet switch. The unique features of this switch allow customers to leverage their existing 100Base-FX network infrastructure, while allowing support of future high-bandwidth network devices with IPv6 addressing.
Complete info at EarthTimes, CNN and TradingMarkets.

Internet heading for 'perfect storm'

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:32:59 EST

Attacks on the cloud could cause major global outages and the service providers are now quietly worried at the potential for chaos, a survey of the sector has found.
Complete info at TechWorld, IT News Online and India PR Wire.

IPv4 addresses: Less than 10pc still available

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:11:20 EST

The shortage of IPv4 addresses has reached a critical stage, according to the registries that allocate internet numbers around the world.

The Number Resource Organization (NRO), which represents the registries, said on Tuesday that less than 10 percent of all IPv4 addresses remain available, threatening the future network operations of all businesses and organisations unless ISPs and businesses step up their migration to IPv6.
Complete info at ZDNet, V3 and ISP Review.

Kyocera Mita launches TASKalfa 300i MFP to meet the needs of demanding office workgroups

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:05:33 EST

Kyocera Mita today launches the TASKalfa 300i monochrome multifunctional device. The TASKalfa 300i is designed to integrate seamlessly into any business environment and benefits from unrivalled ease-of-use and excellent functionality that will enhance productivity and improve workflow.
Complete info at PR Web, TMCnet and Reriani.

Softswitch Report: REDCOM Targets Service Providers Looking to Lower Costs, Increase Profit Margins

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:02:19 EST

Though the global economy is steadily improving, responsible telecom service providers are still searching for ways to lower operating expenditures and increase margins.
Complete info at TMCnet.

Management and usability: Extreme goes its own way

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:58:11 EST

For most switches tested, the main question when it comes to usability is "Can you speak IOS?" Every switch tested except Extreme's has a command-line interface (CLI) that resembles Cisco's. That's a smart design choice considering more network engineers are conversant in IOS than any other environment.
Complete info at NetworkWorld, ComputerWorld and The Industry Standard.

ScaleUp Technologies Announces First Person Certified in Europe under 3Tera's 'Certified Cloud Operator' Program

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:27:06 EST

ScaleUp Technologies, the European leader in cloud enabling solutions for full data centers, announced today that Christian Hacker, a lead developer from the ScaleUp team, is the first person in Europe to be certified under the Certified Cloud Operator program, recently introduced by 3Tera�, Inc.
Complete info at PR Web and TheWhir.

IPv6 and its Future prospect in developing countries

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:50:48 EST

Moving on with globalization and adapting the needs of standardization, internet has been adaptive and proactive in its more dynamic form.
Complete info at GroundReport.

NBN Co ponders capability statements

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:49:20 EST

NBN Co, the company in charge of the Federal Government�s $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) has announced it received many �high-quality� responses to its request for capability statements for the supply of infrastructure.
Complete info at ComputerWorld.

Home Energy Management at CES

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:47:18 EST

During the past week at CES, I had the chance to check out the various demos related to home energy management and energy efficiency. Here is a short list of the various products I found interesting.
Complete article at TMCnet.

IP Transit Feature: NTT America to Speak on Next-Gen IPv6 Services at PTC'10 Conference

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:41:08 EST

As an increasing number businesses move their internal IT services to cloud-based environments, the performance, quality and security of the network has become a strategic imperative.
Complete info at TMCnet, MyHostNews and TheHN.

Google backing -- a boost for 'smart object' communication venture

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:36:53 EST

It's called the IP for Smart Objects (IPSO) Alliance and it seeks to enable a host of devices -- from appliances to cars -- to communicate over an IP network. The Alliance is likely to reach that goal quicker now that Search behemoth, Google, has joined its ranks.
Complete info at IT Business.

BT Diamond IP Awarded U.S. Patent for Integrated Management of IPv4 and IPv6

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:33:53 EST

BT Diamond IP, a leading provider of software and appliance products and services that help customers effectively manage complex Internet Protocol (IP) networks, today announced the awarding of U.S. Patent 7,623,547 for "Internet Protocol Address Management System and Method."
Complete info at EarthTimes, CNN and SunHerald.

Global Internet Protocol Address Management (IPAM) Market 2008-2012 - new report published

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:31:42 EST

Global Internet Protocol Address Management (IPAM) Market 2008-2012 - a new market research report on companiesandmarkets.com.
Complete info at PR-Inside.

Winter 2010 Joint Techs meeting, Salt Lake, 31 Jan - 4 Feb

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:29:42 EST

Regsiter now for the the Winter 2010 Joint Techs meeting, an international conference of network engineer to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, January 31 to February 4, 2010, and hosted by the University of Utah.
Complete info at ISGTW.

Ixia Announces Delivery on Its First Phase of �Fusion� Program for IxN2X Customers

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:26:56 EST

Ixia, a leading, global provider of converged IP performance test systems, today announced delivery on its continued commitment to the development of the IxN2X platform.
Complete info at EarthTimes, PR-Inside and StreetInsider.

Parvus Unveils COM-1268, First 10-Port PC104+ Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module With Management, IPv6 QoS

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:05:38 EST

Parvus unveils the COM-1268, a rugged 10-port PC104+ Gigabit Ethernet switch card designed for robust networking performance under extreme shock/vibe and thermal conditions common to aerospace and defense applications.
Complete info at EarthTimes, Live-PR and TMCnet.

More ISP's offer email protection in 2010

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:01:49 EST

Spammers start to slowly take advantage of the upcoming changes to IPv6 and the approval for registration of top level domains. Hence, in 2010, protection is not only essential but also a very important element in order to remain competitive in business.
Complete info at PR-Inside and BigNews.

Napatech Expands IPv6 Monitoring Support

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:58:30 EST

Napatech today announced the introduction of full IPv6 support in all Napatech PCI-Express network adapters.
Complete info at HostReview, WebHosting and ECN.

Microsoft DirectAccess: The ugly truth

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:56:54 EST

The seamless secure remote access built into Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is fantastic, if you don't mind a forklift upgrade or complexity and work-arounds.
Complete info at InfoWorld, ComputerWorld and NetworkWorld.

Business Platform Center Chooses Juniper Networks To Boost Performance

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:52:03 EST

End-to-End Data Center Infrastructure Installation Provides Increased Scalability, Reliability and Security with Lower Total Cost of Ownership.
Complete info at UAE Today, Eye of Dubai and ITP.

IP2Location releases the Internet IP Address 2010 Report which analyzes the IPv4 address allocation

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:48:25 EST

IP2Location Internet IP Address 2010 Report analyzes the distributions and the trends of IPv4 address allocation in 240 countries using historical data in the 2009 with a chart showing the percentage of IP address ownership by country in 2010.
Complete info at PRLog.