Federal acquisition councils proposed changes to existing contracting regulations to ensure that the IT products agencies purchase are compliant with Internet Protocol version 6. (IPv6) GCN.com - Washington, DC, USA
HE COMMISSION on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) is planning to include in its nationwide broadband plans some policies related to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) to spur telecommunication companies and service providers to create secure and feature-rich services. INQ7.net - Philippines
The IPv6 Forum India, a non-profit, non-governmental registered organization and the national chapter of the global IPv6 Forum, today announced that it has signed a MoU with the China IPv6 Council. The association between the two chapters will be crucial in enabling knowledge sharing and promoting the deployment of IPv6 in the two countries. agencyfaqs.com - New Delhi, India
Thanks to Mark Bayliss CEO of World Airwaves, Occoquan will be connecting wirelessly to the New Internet IPv6. World Airwaves is clearly focused on developing next generation innovative wireless solutions. Its innovative next generation native IPv6 multicast architecture with its advanced wireless security allows public municipalities to quickly and easily deliver city-wide multi-megabit connectivity for IP-based voice, video and data applications. World Airwaves is headquartered in Winchester, Virginia. Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
The following Microsoft white paper describes IPv6 transition technologies and how these technologies are supported by the IPv6 protocol for the Windows Server 2003 family, Windows XP with Service Pack 1, and Windows XP with Service Pack 2. (Download Details) DABCC.com (press-release) - Sarasota, FL, USA
IPv6 Forum India, a non-profit non-governmental registered organization and the national chapter of the international IPv6 Forum, has announced that it has signed a MoU with the China IPv6 Council. The association between the two chapters will be crucial in enabling knowledge sharing and promoting the deployment of IPv6 in the two countries. CRN-India - New Mumbai, India
India will soon get its native IPv6 network -- on the lines of China's Next Generation Internet project. IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is an upgrade to the existing Internet Protocol version 4. It will expand the number of available Internet addresses and improve routing and network configuration. (SEE: Coverage from EFYTimes - New Delhi, Techtree.com - Mumbai, India, and CXOToday.com - Mumbai, India) Moneycontrol.com - Mumbai, India
The agency is also pushing local network carriers to move to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), which will increase the number of available Internet addresses. IPv6 will also address the growth of computers and devices attached to the Internet. INQ7.net - Philippines
The IT sector will be seeing more growth in its markets as India is all set to get its native Ipv6 network. Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is an upgraded version of the existing Internet Protocol version 4. siliconindia.com - Fremont, CA, USA
One of the selling points for moving to IPv6 is improved security, but if you don't plan for securing your IPv6 network, chances are you won't be any GCN.com - Washington, DC, USA
IPv6 is short for "Internet Protocol Version 6". IPv6 is the "next generation" protocol designed by the IETF to replace the current version Internet Protocol, IP Version 4 ("IPv4").
Most of today's internet uses IPv4, which is now nearly twenty years old. IPv4 has been remarkably resilient in spite of its age, but it is beginning to have problems. Most importantly, there is a growing shortage of IPv4 addresses, which are needed by all new machines added to the Internet.
IPv6 fixes a number of problems in IPv4, such as the limited number of available IPv4 addresses. It also adds many improvements to IPv4 in areas such as routing and network autoconfiguration. IPv6 is expected to gradually replace IPv4, with the two coexisting for a number of years during a transition period. www.federalnewsradio.com
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