IPv6

Drumming Up More Addresses on the Internet

Stevie Converse — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:40:23 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Laurie J. Flynn
Who could have guessed that 4.3 billion Internet connections wouldn’t be enough? Certainly not Vint Cerf. Today, the Internet that Mr. Cerf helped create more than 30 years ago is about to max out. Experts saw this problem coming years ago, and the transition to a new system, referred to as Internet Protocol version 6, is well under way. Is the Internet industry prepared?

Internet Hits Key Milestone

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:50:55 -0500

Full article: National Journal
Juliana Gruenwald
The Internet hit an important milestone. The group that manages the Internet's domain name system just handed out the last five blocks of addresses that use the original Internet protocol system known as IPv4. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number made clear that this news will not affect average Internet users. But it will require websites to eventually transition to the next generation Internet protocol known as IPv6.

U.S. Government Getting More Interested in IPv6

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:55:18 -0500

Full article: Ars Technica
Iljitsch van Beijnum
The federal government seems to have IPv6 on the brain as of late: both the FCC and the National Institute of Standards and Technology came out with IPv6-related documents recently.

Four Ways IPv6 Will Save the Internet

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:45:45 -0400

Full article: PC World
Tony Bradley
The world is almost out of IP addresses -- or at least it's almost out of the IPv4 addresses that IT admins and users are most familiar with. Fortunately, IPv6 has been developed to exponentially expand the pool of available IP addresses while also providing a few other benefits.

Vint Cerf Says Big Changes Are Ahead for the Internet

Stevie Converse — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:39:44 -0400

Full article: IDG News
Mikael Ricknas
Google's chief Internet evangelist Vint Cerf cites support for IPv6 and a more secure domain name system as two issues that will have a significant impact on the Internet's evolution.

Governments Must Intervene to End IP Address Shortage, Says OECD

Stevie Converse — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:13:23 -0400

Full article: IDG News Service
Peter Sayer
Businesses alone are not doing enough to avert an impending shortage of Internet Protocol addresses, and governments must work with them to secure the future of the Internet economy, according to a new report.

Feds: We Will Meet June IPv6 Deadline

Stevie Converse — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:02:26 -0400

Full article: NetworkWorld
Carolyn Duffy Marsan