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Hexago Transfers IPv6 Business to gogo6

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:18:14 EST

Hexago Inc., the leading provider of IPv6 deployment solutions, today announced the company has transferred all operations and customers to gogo6 inc.
Complete info at EarthTimes, MarketWatch and PR-Inside.

Research and Markets: 2 Report Bundle: Why Architectural Limitations Will Fracture The Net & Why Limits in Internet Capacity will Stifle Innovation on the Web

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:03:06 EST

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Internet Interrupted - Why Architectural Limitations Will Fracture The Net & The Internet Singularity, Delayed: Why Limits in Internet Capacity will Stifle Innovation on the Web" report to their offering.
Complete info at TMCnet.

Research and Markets: Advanced Communication Services - Building a Successful WAN

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:00:39 EST

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Advanced Communication Services - Building a Successful WAN" report to their offering.
Complete info at Live-PR, TMCnet and Sys-Con.

NTT Com to Offer SLA for Global IPv6 Services

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 16:57:46 EST

NTT Communications (NTT Com) announced today that it will offer a high-standard service-level agreement (SLA) guaranteeing 100% network availability, as well as latency and packet loss levels, to customers using IPv6 services provided on NTT Com's global Tier IP backbone network beginning July 1.
Complete info at ACNnewswire, IT News Online and TMCnet.

Pipedreams � Digital Britain and Broadband for All

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 16:54:09 EST

Axel Pawlik, managing director of the RIPE NCC, the not-for-profit organisation that supports the infrastructure of the Internet, explains the impact that country-wide broadband will have on this infrastructure in the UK.
Complete info at eGov monitor.

Feature: Are we ready for IPv6?

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 16:50:31 EST

Internet addresses are running out. What's New Zealand doing about it?
Complete info at ComputerWorld, InfoWorld and PCWorld.

IPv6, LTE and IPSO: Not So Long Term Evolution to 50 Billion Devices

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 16:41:53 EST

Who would dare to predict the year the Internet will reach 50 billion addressable devices?
Complete article at CircleID.

Net address change chaos feared

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 16:39:58 EST

The international community fears that major changes to the world's internet addressing system being attempted by its peak regulator will destabilise the global network.
Complete info at AustralianIT.

Why Microsoft must give away security software

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 16:36:43 EST

Users who are scrupulous about using anti-viral software can still watch their PCs crash and burn as �malware� and viruses become one and the same.
Complete info at smartplanet.

A new Internet is coming whether you like it or not!

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:51:54 EST

�Look out! The world is about to run out of network addresses.�

Business network users have been hearing this warning for some time. Is this a real concern, or is it simply a case of �the boy who cried wolf?�
Complete article at examiner.

IPv6: Taking the right steps

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:39:50 EST

Although he acknowledges businesses have yet to embrace IPv6, security guru, Scott Hogg, says that doesn�t mean IT executives can ignore the security problems that the next generation Internet protocol can present.
Complete article at ARN.

Contiki 2.3 Released

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:34:02 EST

Contiki is an operating system for networked embedded systems that provides low-power IP networking even for the smallest of systems, and includes the world's smallest IPv6 stack.
Complete info at OSnews.

Webalizer: A Holistic Remedy

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:24:46 EST

The Webalizer is self-described as a "fast, free web server log file analysis program."
Complete info at ServerWatch.

New transtec NAS models speed up data access and reduce costs by 30 percent

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:22:57 EST

Transtec is the first German supplier to ship NAS & iSCSI appliances with Microsoft's new Windows Storage Server 2008 operating system.
Complete info at TMCnet.

BreakingPoint Elite Provides Industry's Only Resiliency Testing Tool

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:17:28 EST

BreakingPoint Provides the Only Realistic Network Simulation for Testing Vulnerability and Resiliency of U.S. Cyber Infrastructure BreakingPoint Government Solutions Group Supports Growing Demand for Resiliency Testing With Simulation of Blended Applications Mixed With Live Security Strikes at Line-Rate Throughput.
Complete info at PR-Inside.

Aussie Internet turns 20

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:14:34 EST

This week marked 20 years since Robert Elz and Torben Neilsen completed the first circuit that brought the Internet to Australia.
Complete info at CIO.

New Internet2 CTO pushes multicast, IPv6

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:20:35 EST

Next week, Randy Frank will take over as the new CTO of Internet2, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based consortium of 200 U.S. universities conducting advanced networking research. Frank joins Internet2 from Fidelity Investments, where he served as chief technologist for the financial services firm�s Center for Applied Technology.
Complete info at NetworkWorld, InfoWorld and ComputerWorld.

UAG Solution Embraces Windows 7 DirectAccess

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:18:11 EST

Providing seamless access for managed clients to enterprise resources.
Complete info at SoftPedia.

A Geeks Guide2 ...The Illustrated Network

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:15:57 EST

Due to the speed of progression in the networking industry, technologies often come and go without a hint of a whimper.
Complete info at The Register.

One man's quest to save the world (wide web)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:13:05 EST

The internet we rely on is in danger, says networking guru David Cheriton. Danny O'Brien reports.
Complete info at BusinessDay.

Internet Evangelist Promotes IPv6 to ISPs

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:04 EST

he IPv6 Forum and its sub-organization, the IPv6 Enabled Steering Group, today announced the introduction of the IPv6 Enabled Logo Program, a new program aimed at testing and validating Internet Service Providers (ISPs) for IPv6 readiness and adoption.
Complete info at EarthTimes, PR-Inside and Sys-Con.

Video: How to do IPv6

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:47:38 EST

In this video Patrick F�lstr�m, advisor to the Swedish government, explains the various models by which governments can encourage adoption of Internet Protocol Version 6. These include changes to legislation, subsidies and statements, as well as acting as a procurer of IPv6-compatible technology.
Complete info at ComputerWeekly.

New Oc� Printers Accelerate Office Workflow

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:32:36 EST

Oc�, an international leader in digital document management, introduced today the Oc� VarioLink� 6022/7522 devices.
Complete info at Sys-Con, EarthTimes and IBN.

Broadband Forum embraces convergence

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:29:13 EST

Just three years ago, the DSL Forum began work on its Broadband Suite that would enable rich media whether they travelled over DSL or some other form of connectivity.
Complete info at Internetnews.

NZ government failing on IPv6 migration

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:20:31 EST

While other governments are leading the charge to upgrade IP networks, New Zealand is stuck in the slow lane.
Complete info at ComputerWorld, CIO and The Industry Standard.

Minds + Machines Signs Long-Term Agreement with Packet Clearing House (PCH) to Supply High-Quality DNS

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:18:49 EST

Minds + Machines, a leading provider of top-level domain registry services, and Packet Clearing House (PCH), a leading provider of DNS services, today announced a long-term arrangement to provide DNS for Minds + Machines clients.
Complete info at NewsBlaze, EarthTimes and TMCnet.

ESnet Rolls Out IPv6 Network Management System

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:10:04 EST

Although it has been a network protocol standard for more than 10 years, IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) has only been minimally implemented by the networking community. But that could change now that the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) has deployed a production IPv6 management system across its entire network.
Complete info at HPCwire.

Digital Britain � what's in it for business?

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:00:22 EST

This week Lord Stephen Carter of Barnes unveiled the final version of the Digital Britain report, a 240-page roadmap signposting how, where and when the UK will transition to a fully digital industrial economy. The increase in size over the 80-page interim report reflects the significant number of decisions, proposals and recommendations added to the final report.
Complete info at Computing and VNUnet

Ricoh Introduces Aficio(R) MP 6001/MP 7001/MP 8001/MP 9001 Series High-Volume Digital Imaging Systems

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:56:54 EST

Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, today announced its new Aficio(R) MP 6001/MP 7001/MP 8001/MP 9001 Series of black-and-white multifunction products (MFPs).
Complete info at IT News Online and FoxBusiness

IPSO Alliance Conducts Successful Global Demonstration of IP-Enabled Smart Objects at NetWorld+Interop 2009

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:44:30 EST

Presentation demonstrated flexibility and power of IP connected Smart Objects in commercial and consumer environments.
Complete info at Sys-Con, EarthTimes and IT News Online.

When your yogurt pots start talking to you: Europe prepares for the internet revolution

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:41:24 EST

"Every day we see new examples of applications that connect objects to the internet and each other: from cars connected to traffic lights that fight congestion, to home appliances connected to smart power grids and energy metering that allows people to be aware of their electricity consumption or connected pedestrian footpaths that guide the visually impaired," said Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media.
Complete info at 7th Space, VNUnet and Computing.

German and Swedish Governments Prioritise IPv6 Deployment

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:35:33 EST

Two new videos outlining deployment of IPv6 by the German and Swedish governments have been added to IPv6 Act Now, the website run by the RIPE NCC to raise awareness of the need to adopt the new Internet protocol, IPv6.
Complete info at eGov monitor.

Comcast Embraces IPv6

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:32:28 EST

Comcast is making a move to IPv6, making IPv6 transit services available to its wholesale customers.
Complete info at InternetNews, DSLReports and NetworkWorld.

Feds: IPv6 is a priority

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:20:04 EST

For the last year, it's been all quiet on the IPv6 front in the United States. But now the U.S. government is making noise about this next-generation Internet technology, as it forges ahead with plans to deploy secure, IPv6-enabled network services.
Complete info at NetworkWorld, CIO and ComputerWorld.

Comcast Preps for IPv6

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:22:04 EST

Comcast Corporation, the nation�s leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services, today demonstrated end-to-end network readiness for the transition to next-generation Internet addressing protocols (IPv6) and will ensure continued support for its customers through this transition.
Complete info at CDN, Multichannel and BNA.

Cerf says Internet lacks essential features

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:17:29 EST

Vinton Cerf urges government and IT industry leaders to take a more active role in addressing the Internet's shortcomings.
Complete info at GCN.

Explore Internet in Asia: DotAsia and APNIC at CommunicAsia 2009

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:13:33 EST

Two major Internet resource management bodies in Asia will exhibit how the "Net" works for 650 million internet users in the region. DotAsia, the ".Asia" domain registry, alongside with APNIC, the regional IP address resource center, will showcase their services in CommunicAsia 2009, the biggest ICT industry event in Asia held in the Singaporean Expo from the 16th to 19th of June.
Complete info at ACN Newswire, IT news and TMCnet.

Competition and consumer focus are key wishes for Digital Britain

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:49:05 EST

What industry commentators would like to see in the Digital Britain report.
Complete article at ComputerWeekly.

Kyocera Mita launches eco-friendly FS-C5400DN desktop color printer

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:21:32 EST

Kyocera Mita America Inc., a document solutions company, announced Monday the launch of the FS-C5400DN (37ppm) desktop color printer.
Complete info at ComputerTechnologyReview.

Nominum Changes DHCP Landscape With New Management, IPv6 Features

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:17:50 EST

Nominum, the leader in network naming and addressing solutions, changes the DHCP landscape with significant enhancements to the Dynamic Configuration System (DCS), its commercial-grade Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server featuring the industry�s best performance, scalability, and availability for IP network connections.
Complete info at PR-Inside, NCN and EarthTimes.

Ask the Experts: How will the Internet Change in the Next Five Years?

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:15:07 EST

Top 10 List of the Internet's New Frontiers.
Complete info at Americas Quarterly.

6 Surprising Facts about IPv6

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:05:11 EST

My name is Brent Cook, and I am a software architect at BreakingPoint. After some goading and prodding, I have decided to finally be social and share in the blog fun. Working lately with our IPv6 support, I have a long list of fun facts to share.
Complete article at SecuObs.

A10's AX 5200 Wins Two Best of Show Awards at Interop Tokyo 2009

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:00:08 EST

First Time a Single Product Receives Two Top Honors at Japan 's Largest Information Technology Exhibition.
Complete info at NewsBlaze, EarthTimes and SunHerald.

Top Independent Telecoms Deploy Innovative Communication and Triple-Play Services with Brocade IP Solutions

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:48:05 EST

Brocade today announced that the Brocade NetIron� MLX series of carrier-grade MPLS routers and the Brocade FastIron family of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) switches are the IP networking platforms of choice for the United States� most prominent regional Independent Operating Companies (IOCs) that are building out network infrastructures to deliver converged data, voice, video, and wireless services.
Complete info at Sys-Con, EarthTimes and CEN.

NetLogic Microsystems Announces New NETLit Processor Delivering Double the Performance and Density for Next-Generation High-Volume Entry-Level Enterprise Switches and Routers

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:36:47 EST

NetLogic Microsystems, Inc., a leader in the design and development of knowledge-based processors and high-speed integrated circuits, today announced general availability of its NL33100 NETLite processor that delivers double the performance and IPv4/IPv6 database density compared to competitive solutions.
Complete info at EarthTimes, Sys-Con and Storage.

Limelight Networks Introduces Industry's First Content Delivery Service With IPv6 Support

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:30:27 EST

Limelight Networks, Inc. today introduced the industry's first content delivery service with Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) support.
Complete info at Sys-Con, EarthTimes and CNN.

IPv6 the topic for special edition of the LINX Internet magazine, HotLINX

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:50:23 EST

The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has announced the publication of a special IPv6 edition of the Internet magazine, HotLINX, available for download now from the LINX website.
Complete info at PR log.

Unbound Domain Name Server Updated to Run on Windows

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:41:52 EST

NLnet Labs and Nominet today announces Unbound, an open source domain name server (DNS), is now available to all Windows operating systems including Windows XP and Vista.
Complete info at NewsBlaze, EarthTimes and VNUnet.

Vinton Cerf: Outer space could be next frontier for cybersecurity

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:34:53 EST

Google executive Vinton Cerf, known as the father of the Internet, said a tool for securing ad hoc networks used in warfare might be sitting in an extraterrestrial Internet that he and NASA have been testing.
Complete info at NextGov and infoZine.

Internet Faces Threat Of Breaking Apart

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:33:02 EST

The threat to the Internet posed by excessive consolidation, driven by big Internet service providers, has been thoroughly discussed. But consolidation isn't the only threat facing the Internet -- the network might also fragment, returning to the days of the 90s when we had proprietary networks like America Online, CompuServe, and Prodigy, and communications between them was difficult, according to a former Obama advisor.
Complete info at InformationWeek.

Security Updates for FreeBSD

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:27:36 EST

The FreeBSD developers have released updates for the free operating system to address three vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities include an error checking permissions when processing the SIOCSIFINFO_IN6 ioctl, used for configuring IPv6 interfaces, which can lead to the entire interface crashing.
Complete info at The H Security.

Upgraded BlueCat IP address management appliance could ease IPv6 adoption

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:25:41 EST

New features in Proteus 3.0 include an enhanced user interface, built-in monitoring of Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) services, and a data validation capability for automatically checking DNS and DHCP configurations.
Complete info at NetworkWorld, InfoWorld and ComputerWorld.

4G Technology System

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:21:12 EST

Fourth Generation (4G) Communications systems for new generation technology. 4G technology is the latest technology after the 3G (third generation) systems. This 4G Communication systems still solving the remaining problems of 3G systems.
Complete info at Ozelwebtasarim.

IPv6 becomes the essential backbone protocol for next-generation networking

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:15:30 EST

The European Commission recently set an IPv6 target adoption rate of 25 percent by 2010, and the chairman of the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre predicted that all IPv4 addresses will be depleted by 2011, forcing wide-scale IPv6 adoption.
Complete article at SecurityPark.

Yokogawa promotes development of ISA100.11a industrial wireless communications standard

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:11:01 EST

Yokogawa Electric Corporation is promoting efforts to develop the ISA100.11a wireless communication standard for the process automation industry.
Complete info at Pandct.

Unicoi Systems and DS2 Power Room-to-Room Streaming HD for Consumer Entertainment Devices

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:09:42 EST

Fusion TCP/IPv4/IPv6 Embedded Networking Stack and DS2 Powerline Networking Devices Revolutionize Digital Home and Gaming Experience Unicoi Systems, Inc. (Unicoi), a leading provider of software solutions to the embedded device market, today announces the implementation of Unicois Fusion TCP/IPv4/IPv6 in the next generation of digital home networking solutions from DS2.
Complete info at Embedded Computing, PR.com and PR-USA.

Introducing the ICSI Netalyzr

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:06:33 EST

Another tool to help you detect connection problems...
Complete info at DSL Reports, p2pnet and ComputerWorld.

SonicWALL Delivers Secure Remote Access and Support for Canadian Transportation and Distribution Leader

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:03:24 EST

Remco Group Boosts IT Support Productivity by 30 Percent Using SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000.
Complete info at EarthTimes, NewsBlaze and IT News Online.

eSilicon Enables Digi International to Introduce Industry's First Flexible Ethernet Networking Module

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:45:15 EST

eSilicon Corporation, a pioneering semiconductor value chain producer (VCP), today announced that it has successfully delivered right-first-time silicon, on-time and within budget to Digi International, a leading developer of reliable products and technologies to connect and securely manage local or remote electronic devices over a network or via the web.
Complete info at TMCnet, PR-Inside and TradingMarkets.

Ubiquitous Sensor Network Sought

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:39:25 EST

South Korea is planning to combine its weather and climate monitoring stations and other individual sensors under a network based on Internet protocol (IP), government officials said Tuesday.
Complete info at The Korea Times.

Verizon Mandates IPv6 Support for Next-Gen Cell Phones

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:34:04 EST

Cell phone carriers have seen a huge growth in wireless data usage. The iPhone is selling like hotcakes, and its users generate large amounts of traffic. Not surprisingly, as cellular providers deploy faster network technologies, users generate even more data.
Complete article at CircleID, NetworkWorld and CIO.

ICANN gears up to offer huge range of new top level domains

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:19:56 EST

The Internet Corportion for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is meeting in Sydney in late June and progressing its plan to allow almost any string of letters to be used for a global top level domain (gTLD), like .org or .net, will be high on its agenda.
Complete info at iTWire and ISPreview.

What Does it Mean to be Internet?

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:02:19 EST

It�s a simple question and it can be read two ways. One way is to ask just what constitutes the Internet, or makes something a part of the Internet. The other way is to ask whether and why it matters. Those are important policy questions in today�s world, where �Internet� is still a magic word, beloved of many policy makers but still widely feared.
Complete info at TMCnet.

Internet Evangelist Promotes IPv6 to the Web World

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:47:04 EST

The IPv6 Forum and its sub-organization, the IPv6 Ready Logo Committee, today announced the introduction of a new IPv6 Enabled Logo Program aimed at testing and validating Web sites (WWW) for IPv6 readiness and adoption.
Complete info at EarthTimes, Sys-Con and IBN.

Not much planning for IPv6 migration

Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:42:00 EST

Japan has already made 60 per cent of its networks version 6-compliant.
Complete info at The Hindu.

IPv6 Internet Security for Your Network

Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:37:46 EST

This chapter covers how to secure your network when it is connected to the IPv6 Internet.
Complete info at InformIT.

Orange Business Services Wins Two Asia Pacific Awards: Named Managed Service Provider of the Year and Data Communications Service Provider of the Year

Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:29:32 EST

Orange Business Services, France Telecom Group�s division for worldwide enterprise services and a leading information and communications technology provider, has been named Managed Service Provider of the Year as well as Data Communications Service Provider of the Year at the 2009 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards. This is the second time in three years that Orange has been named Data Communications Service Provider of the Year.
Complete info at EarthTimes, Sys-Con and StreetInsider.

Unique web domain total tops 180 million

Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:19:06 EST

VeriSign reports a 12 per cent rise in the past year.
Complete info at VNUnet and iTNews.

FX goes live with IPv6

Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:10:11 EST

FX Networks has announced today that its national internet backbone is now running Internet Protocol version 6, making it the first national service provider to offer IPv6.
Complete info at Telecommunications Review, ZDNet and Geekzone.

Blue Coat to Showcase Secure IPv6 Migration Path for Application and Services at Interop Tokyo

Tue, 9 Jun 2009 09:59:24 EST

Blue Coat Systems, the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that it will demonstrate a secure migration path for applications and services from IPv4 to IPv6 during Interop Tokyo, 10-12 June, 2009. The technology demonstration will be part of ShowNet, Interop Tokyo�s network that will showcase the interoperability of emerging technologies and service architectures, such as virtualization, cloud computing and IPv6.
Complete info at EarthTimes, Sys-Con and StreetInsider

Qosmos Delivers Next-Generation Network Intelligence

Tue, 9 Jun 2009 09:40:54 EST

Qosmos today announced the launch of version 5.0 of its Qosmos ixEngine Software Development Kit (SDK), offering a range of powerful new capabilities to mine more network data among an expanded set of applications, at higher speeds and with additional usability.
Complete info at NewsBlaze, EarthTimes and Sys-Con.

KACST applies latest Internet protocol

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 20:19:24 EST

The Internet services unit at the King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) has completed the second application phase for Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) at the unit�s network making it now possible for Internet users to explore websites using the new version.
Complete info at Saudi Gazette.

Progress in moves to block porn sites on internet

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 20:05:27 EST

Though President Mahinda Rajapaksa had last August directed that all pornographic websites be blocked, no action appears to have been taken so far.
Complete info at DailyMirror.

SonicWALL Secures Remote Technical Assistance and Training for Primary Support Solutions Inc.

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 19:11:02 EST

New York IT Consulting Firm Deploys SonicWALL SSL VPN Solution to Offer Support and Training for Thousands of Business Users.
Complete info at SunHerald, DMN Newswire and IT News Online.

Vitesse�s Ethernet Switch IC Selected by Edge-Core, a Brand Division of Accton

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:59:23 EST

Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, a leading provider of advanced IC solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks, announced today that Accton Technology Corporation of Taiwan, a global provider of networking and communications solutions, has selected Vitesse�s E-StaX-34� 28-port, fully managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch integrated circuit (IC) to power its new network controller appliances utilized for monitoring, controlling, and protecting Enterprise Networks.
Complete info at Sys-Con, EarthTimes and StreetInsider.

Future of Building Automation

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:27:41 EST

The BAS industry has seen vast improvements in the last 8 years. Protocol wars have ended during the last couple of years. Integration became an important factor. It seems that a majority of the buildings are web enabled. We have more tools to analyze data and we can communicate better with our buildings. What does the future hold for the building automation industry? Before finding out the answers, let�s learn about two new emerging technologies which will revolutionize the building automation industry.
Complete info at Automated Buildings.

Motorola First to Retail DOCSIS 3.0 Modem

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:23:59 EST

Motorola Inc. announced Monday it will be the first to sell DOCSIS 3.0 cable modems at retail. The gearmaker has an agreement to sell its DOCSIS 3.0-certified Motorola SURFboard modems through Fry�s Electronics stores across the United States.
Complete info at xchangemag, WebWire and Gearlog.

Make the Right Impression with Fuji Xerox

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 11:29:59 EST

Fuji Xerox today announced the availability of the DocuPrint C2120, a compact colour laser printer that is designed for small workgroups who require high quality documents fast.
Complete info at PR Wire and Computerworld.

Could the Internet run out of space?

Sun, 31 May 2009 23:29:29 EST

When a small group of university scientists began linking computers on different campus sites at the very end of the 1960s, they had no idea that their work would one day spiral into a globally-accessible network in which the total number of pages is measured in the tens of billions.
Complete info at Kerala Online.

Root Server System Root Scaling Study - ICANN

Sun, 31 May 2009 23:28:01 EST

Responding to a request from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Board, the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) and the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) have commissioned a study of the potential impact on the operation of the root server system of adding IPv6 address records, IDN top level names, other new TLDs, and new records to support DNS security to the root zone.
Complete info at ag-IP-News and Internet Ad Sales.

IPv6 and LTE, the Not So Long Term Evolution?

Fri, 29 May 2009 19:36:22 EST

The Wall Street Journal reported that AT&T saw wireless networks about to drown under a deluge of data. To see YouTube content uploaded form an iPhone or Slingbox rerouting a favourite television program to your smart phone gives mobile network operators the shivers. Skype over 3G in the meantime gives sleepless nights, not because of surging megabyte floods but due to nightmares of considerable voice and roaming revenues washing away.
Complete article at CircleID.

Open Source Hardware

Fri, 29 May 2009 18:33:53 EST

Open source hardware could well be India�s best bet to get started with a hardware industry, without spending years designing microchips from scratch, writes Varun Aggarwal.
Complete article at ExpressComputer.

Sify.com is India's First IPv6 Enabled Portal

Fri, 29 May 2009 17:52:18 EST

Sify's Entire Suite of IP Connectivity Services, Including Internet Access to Enterprise Customers and MPLS-Based IP-VPN Services are IPv6 Enabled.
Complete info at EarthTimes, NewsBlaze and CNN.

Sourcefire Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary of Snort, the De Facto Standard For Intrusion Prevention

Fri, 29 May 2009 17:32:21 EST

With today's launch of the new Snort.org Web site, Sourcefire, Inc., a leader in Cyber Security, is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Snort(R), the world's most popular Intrusion Detection and Prevention System (IDS/IPS).
Complete info at TradingMarkets, StreetInsider and InternetNews.

ARM multicore processor licence opens networking market

Fri, 29 May 2009 17:18:22 EST

ARM has secured a significant multicore processor licence deal in its bid to take on Intel and IBM on their home ground of the networking and server markets.
Complete info at ElectronicsWeekly.

Switching to ADSL2+

Fri, 29 May 2009 16:50:01 EST

We uploaded a gigabyte of files last night, something which has certainly become easier under ADSL2+ 21CN with an uploading speed almost double that which we had under Broadband Max 20CN.
Complete info at ITPro.

FreeBSD Mall Now Shipping FreeBSD� Version 7.2

Fri, 29 May 2009 00:36:39 EST

The FreeBSD Mall started shipping FreeBSD� Version 7.2 this week.
Complete info at PRWeb, TMCnet and eMediaWire.

ENISA Issues Three Recommendations in Reports on Technologies to Improve Resilience of Communication Networks

Fri, 29 May 2009 00:31:20 EST

The European Network and Information Security Agency [ENISA] launches two reports with three recommendations on emerging new technologies and their potential to improve the resilience of communication networks.
Complete info at EarthTimes, IT News Online and Sys-Con.

NetLogic Microsystems Announces Support for Netronome�s NFP-32xx

Fri, 29 May 2009 00:12:08 EST

NetLogic Microsystems, Inc., the leader in the design and development of knowledge-based processors and high-speed integrated circuits, today announced support for the NFP-32xx from Netronome Systems, a leading developer of highly programmable semiconductor products that provide intelligent and secure flow processing for virtualized servers and network equipment.
Complete info at EarthTimes, NewsBlaze and Sys-Con.

Cisco Targets Wiring Closet With Lower-Cost Catalyst 4500

Fri, 29 May 2009 00:01:43 EST

Cisco Systems is looking to help partners continue their sales push into the wiring closet by launching a new product in its Catalyst 4500 Series to offer entry into modular switching.
Complete info at CRN and The Register.

WSUS 3.0 SP2 RC for Windows 7 Is Live

Thu, 28 May 2009 23:50:39 EST

Microsoft is adapting its updating infrastructure for the next iterations of the Windows client and server operating system. In this sense, the evolution does by no means stop with Windows Update, but also involves components specific to enterprise IT environments.
Complete info at SoftPedia.

NetLogic Microsystems Exhibits Reference Platforms At Interop Conference

Thu, 28 May 2009 23:18:20 EST

NetLogic Microsystems, a company involved in the design and development of knowledge-based processors and high-speed integrated circuits, exhibited two reference platforms demonstrating support for Layers 2-4 packet processing and Layer 7 content inspection using Cavium Networks' OCTEON Multi-core MIPS64 Processor Family at the Interop Conference 2009, in Las Vegas.
Complete info at TradingMarkets and Media-Newswire.

FUD for Thought: ARIN Releases Comic Books

Thu, 28 May 2009 21:40:09 EST

The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) has launched a comic book series to further help raise awareness for the adoption of IPv6 and other matters dealt by the organization.
Complete info at CircleID.

Released: Planning Guide/Roadmap Toward IPv6 Adoption Within the US Government

Thu, 28 May 2009 21:38:14 EST

On behalf of the Federal CIO Council, US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced today the release of the "Planning Guide/Roadmap toward IPv6 Adoption within the US Government�.
Complete info at CircleID.

ARIN fighting IPv6 FUD with Comics

Tue, 26 May 2009 19:22:40 EST

We've been warned that the Internet is running out of IPv4 address space and the end is near. Yet for some reason, IPv6, isn't something that is being broadly adopted -- in North America at least. We need a hero, or maybe a few superheroes to save the day right?
Complete info at InternetNews.

AMS-IX Rounds Up Year of Steady Growth and Innovation

Tue, 26 May 2009 19:20:10 EST

Largest IPv6 peering point globally forecasts further increase in traffic and results.
Complete info at NewswireToday.

Vecima Signs DOCSIS 3.0 Module Supply Agreement with Major OEM Customer

Tue, 26 May 2009 19:15:47 EST

Vecima Networks Inc., a leading provider of equipment supporting broadband access to cable, wireless and telephony networks, today announced it has signed an agreement to supply DOCSIS 3.0 modules to a leading, US-based original equipment manufacturer (OEM).
Complete info at Trading Markets, CNW and CDN.

Nortel Government Solutions Next Generation UC Solution First To Achieve JITC-Certification

Tue, 26 May 2009 19:11:39 EST

Nortel Government Solutions, a U.S. company wholly owned by Nortel, announced its Application Server 5300 (AS 5300), the newest element of Nortel's Unified Communications Solution (UC), has passed a rigorous test regimen administered by the U.S. Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC).
Complete info at StreetInsider, EarthTimes and CNN.

Government IT & Cloud Computing: Themes for Discussion

Tue, 26 May 2009 18:29:59 EST

A little over a week ago I put out a request to my readers to help me with my meeting with Vivek Kundra. The response has been awesome!!
Complete info at Sys-Con and Ulitzer.

Identity Matters In Security : Microsoft Executive Proposes Digitally Signed Hardware

Tue, 26 May 2009 18:25:47 EST

"People have multiple identities and identity attributes may be all we care about,"" said Scott Charney, Corporate Vice President for Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft.
Complete info at Fusion Authority.