Concern over lack of IPv6 uptake as IP address D-Day looms

Time is running out for the IPv6 address protocol to be finalised, with reports that the current IPv4 system could release its last remaining batch of new addresses as soon as September next year.

According to the latest estimates, there are only around 300 million IPv4 addresses still available, and theyre being used up faster than ever thanks to the explosion of web-enabled mobile devices such as smartphones. At current rates, claims a report by the BBC, the last batch of addresses will have to be released by 9 September, 2011.

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2010-05-13 08:45:17, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/hpihSKukYI4/

IPv6: Circling the IPv4 Wagons for a Last Stand

The last remaining stocks disappear from the shelves more quickly than ever before . . . IPv4 addresses that is.

As the ARIN met in Toronto in April, an inordinate amount of time was spent yet again debating proposals on how to handle the dwindling stock of IPv4 addresses. I get the distinct impression that some people will still be tabling proposals and discuss the issue long after the last IPv4 block has been allocated by IANA and even the RIRs themselves.

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2010-05-13 08:43:19, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/ZUrJigtMunY/

A Black Market for IP Addresses?

The internet could run out of addresses as early as next year — and there are warnings that a “black market” could develop further.
Complete info at Geeks are Sexy.

2010-05-13 00:23:46, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6058

IPv4 Exhaustion D-Day Draws Closer as UK ISPs Fail to Adopt IPv6

The forthcoming depletion of IPv4 addresses hit the headlines again this week after the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), which maintains IP address allotments, allocated another large block of addresses; bringing the D-Day for UK and world broadband ISPs one step closer.
Complete info at ISPreview.

2010-05-13 00:05:27, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6057

IPv4 Internet Addresses Almost Gone

My partners and I had breakfast with John Curran, CEO of ARIN, at Interop. ARIN is the organization responsible for managing IP addresses for North America. John is on a mission to spread the word about the exhaustion of the IPv4 address space and the need for a rapid transition to IPv6.
Complete info at NoJitter.

2010-05-13 00:03:47, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6056

MontaVista Announces Support for Cavium Networks OCTEON II CN68XX, CN67XX and CN63XX Multi-core MIPS64 Processors

Carrier Grade Edition Linux Provides the Performance and Reliability Required for High Performance Internet Applications Powered by OCTEON II Processors.
Complete info at StreetInsider, MarketWatch and EarthTimes.

2010-05-12 23:47:45, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6055

NTT America Addresses Next Generation Internet Drivers at FutureNet 2010

NTT America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), and a global IP network services provider, today announced the company’s chief technology officer (CTO) and vice president of IP development for the Global IP Network Business Unit, Doug Junkins, will speak at FutureNet 2010, the premier industry event focusing on the next generation of networks for enterprises, service providers, and vendors in the communications services arena.
Complete info at TradersHuddle, 4-Traders and EarthTimes.

2010-05-12 23:43:43, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6054

Internet approaches addressing limit

In less than 18 months there will be no more big blocks of net addresses to give out, estimates suggest.
Complete info at BBC News.

2010-05-12 23:40:34, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6053

Getting my PC Intune with Microsoft

Recently, I signed up for the Windows Intune Public Beta to see what new features had come to the service since the project began. I was also on the TAP program for the project and so far after playing with the new version a bit, I like what I see.
Complete info at TechRepublic.

2010-05-12 23:38:39, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6052

Governments Need to Take the Lead in IPv6 Adoption

Axel Pawlik, chair of the Number Resource Organisation (NRO), discusses the findings of a new status report on Internet number resources.
Complete info at eGovMonitor.

2010-05-12 23:34:56, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6051