Monthly Columns
WORLD: IPv6 and MEID’s… stop choking on 32 bits
USA: US IPv6 Transition Series: IPv6 Product Profile and Testing Round 2
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Events
Global IPv6 Summit in Korea 2008 - Seoul, June 18-19
In conjunction with OECD Ministerial Meeting, Global IPv6 Summit in Korea 2008 sponsored by KCC (The Korea Communications Commission), IPv6 Forum Korea and IPv6 Forum International will be held on June 18~19 at the COEX in Seoul, Korea. The Internet has already grown and changed into an essential factor of our life. These changes also make us to change our way of thinking about communication into ubiquitous way. Now IPv6 is being considered as the core protocol in implementing the ubiquitous network. IPv6 will play a key role in realizing Ubiquitous Network, new IT services and eventually global economic growth.
EUROPEAN IPv6 DAY - 30 May 2008
The Information Society and Media Directorate General of the European Commission is pleased to invite you to the "European IPv6 Day" that will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on the 30th of May of 2008 at the Robert Schuman room inside the Berlaymont building. The event will see the launch of the Communication "Advancing the Internet action plan for the deployment of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) in Europe".
Top IPv6 News
OMB: Agencies met IPv6 deadline - 7/1/2008
All major agencies met the June 30 deadline for successfully demonstrating their adoption of IPv6 technology, the Office of Management and Budget said today... FCW.com
Feds: We are ready for IPv6 D-Day - 6/26/2008
Agencies expect to meet June 30 deadline; future of IPv6 awaits new president. On June 30, U.S. federal government officials expect to declare an early victory on the IPv6 front. But they admit that meeting their much-heralded June 30 deadline for IPv6 compatibility is just the opening salvo of a long-term battle to get their networks ready for the Internet of the future... NetworkWorld
Nivis Debut Embedded Wireless IP Technology at Cisco Live - 6/25/2008
Nivis, the world's leading developer and integrator of wireless network technologies, together with Cisco, the world's leading supplier of networking equipment and network management for the Internet, are debuting an embedded wireless IP mesh technology using a 6LoWPAN solution for integrated device management at the Cisco Live technology showcase in Orlando, FL through June 26... MarketWire
ICANN to liberalise top level domain names - 6/24/2008
ICANN will liberalise generic extensions on the internet from the first quarter of 2009. Internet users will be able to register nouns such as .love, .hate or .city or proper nouns as their top level domain, said ICANN president Paul Twomey in a Les Echos interview...TelecomPaper
IP stack's a tight fit for sensor nets - 6/23/2008
Second keynoter urges rethink of wired IP net concepts to channel Internet traffic onto wireless sensor networks... Wireless sensor networks can usher in an era of ubiquitous computing if they embrace and tailor the latest Internet Protocol software stack for their ultralow power requirements, said a leading researcher in the field... TMCnet
MERA Systems Talks About IPv6 deployment and Vendor Compliance - 6/23/2008
After discussing recent U.S. Government mandates ordering vendors to make the switch to an IPv6 platform by summer of 2008 during a webinar with TMCnet, MERA Systems (News - Alert) has the opportunity to answer questions that have been streaming in from interested vendors looking to smooth the transition to compliance... TMCnet
SSA's upgrade paves way for IPv6 - 6/23/2008
Agencies have until June 30 to meet the Office of Management and Budget’s mandate to get their network backbones ready to handle IPv6 traffic. The Social Security Administration achieved that goal six months ago. “We did a demonstration of our ability on Dec. 10,” said Rick Terzigni, senior adviser at the agency’s Office of Telecommunications and Systems Operations. “We’re done as far as showing the capability.” .. GCN
Expert roasts web-enabled coffee maker - 6/20/2008
An Australian IT security specialist has discovered a number of security flaws after hooking up his coffee percolator to the web. Craig Wright issued a warning to internet users about the dangers of so called 'web-enabled' appliances... vnunet
OECD member states throw their weight behind IPv6 - 6/19/2008
Representatives of 42 member states in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) issued a declaration in which they expressed their support for the next-generation internet protocol... heise-online
Fourth Annual ICSA Labs Forum Advances Security Standard for Next Generation of IP - 6/19/2008
Global security designers successfully tested security standards for the next generation of IP at a workshop conducted by ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon Business... TMCnet
