
The Internet Protocol required upgrading…solution…IPv6
Google has begun preaching the wonders of IPv6 in the hope more awareness will help expedite the transition from the legacy IPv4 networks most people use today.
During a presentation at this year’s linux.conf.au in Hobart, senior Google software engineer Angus Lees recalled how Google’s IPv6 efforts started as a covert, hobbyist project about two years [...]
The IPv6 Workgroup of the Linux Foundation has announced that all major Linux distributions are now in compliance with Department of Defense certification policies, several months after the DoD began enforcing the requirements in its procurement practices. The compliance effort was driven by a collaboration involving IBM, Red Hat, Novell, Nokia, and several other major [...]
Mercedes-Benz is offering a glimpse into the future with myCOMAND, an internet-based infotainment system as part of a special preview during the Los Angeles Auto Show. myCOMAND is said to be especially efficient and user-friendly. Using internet connectivity, all data and information is kept fresh and current at all times without the need for software [...]
The Internet will get support for IPv6, a more secure domain name system and international characters, during the next couple of years, according to Vint Cerf, vice president and chief Internet evangelist at Google.
“This year and the next year are probably the most significant years for Internet’s evolution that I can remember,” said Cerf, who [...]
ATLANTA, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ — InfoWeapons, provider of next
generation Internet Protocol (IPv6) appliances and secure applications,
announces helping the U.S. move into the lead in “IPv6 Ready” Gold level
certifications worldwide, for the first time. IPv6 is positioned to be the
standard protocol for the next-generation Internet, by 2010. As of August
2008, the U.S. has 68 Gold [...]
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plans to deploy an IPv6-capable video surveillance system to 40,000 postal sites across the country. In addition to providing high-quality video, the system is expected to provide the USPS with enhanced mobility, security and network management capabilities. The new video platform will be integrated into the existing USPS network.
An IP-based [...]
InfoWeapons, provider of next generation Internet Protocol (IPv6) appliances and secure applications, announces helping the U.S. move into the lead in “IPv6 Ready” Gold level certifications worldwide, for the first time. IPv6 is positioned to be the standard protocol for the next-generation Internetread more
via [MzarketWatch]
Proponents of Internet Protocol for sensors networks have formed the IP for Smart Objects Alliance. IPSO has kicked off work on one of its first major objectives, setting an interoperability standard for running IPv6 on nets based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard.
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via [EETimes.com]
The co-authors of Global IPv6 Strategies were the guests for a live Network World chat where they discussed all things IPv6. The group consisted of Fred Wettling (pictured, top), who manages architecture and strategic planning for Bechtel and is a member of the IEEE North American IPv6 Task Force, the IPv6 Forum, and is executive [...]