Major Network Expansion for SoftLayer

SoftLayer Technologies has dramatically expanded its network infrastructure, adding points of presence in seven cities across the U.S.
Complete info at DataCenterKnowledge.

2010-05-05 18:23:53, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6012

May 20: Microsoft to detail more of its private cloud plans

Microsoft officials have been big on promises but slow on delivery, in terms of the company’s private-cloud offerings.
Complete info at ZDNet.

2010-05-05 16:02:45, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6011

Beware the black market rising for IP addresses

IPv4 depletion is happening faster than expected; a black market could jump the price of an Internet presence.
Complete info at NetworkWorld, Yahoo and TMCnet.

2010-05-05 16:00:08, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6010

QNAP TS-259 Pro NAS Server Review

Network storage is a concept that many people use without a second thought in corporate environments, but what about at home?
Complete info at BenchmarkReviews.

2010-05-05 15:55:36, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6009

IPv6 on smartphones - it's happening

After years of griping, it's finally happening: IPv6 on my smartphones (yes, I have several).

I was pleasantly surprised to discover that my Nexus One supports IPv6 (apparently Android has had IPv6 support for a while). Here's a shot showing the APNIC website over IPv6 (notice my IPv6 address is the upper right corner):

According to AppleInsider, Apple is following Google's lead, and adding IPv6 support to iPhone OS 4.0 (thanks to Bob Hinden for the tip). Here's a leaked screenshot from a 4.0 beta:

In the righthand image, notice the toggle for IPv6.

I should note that both Android 2.x and iPhoneOS 4.0 will only support IPv6 over Wifi. Apparently the cellular industry is still trying to figure out how to make IPv6 work.

2010-05-05 14:42:18, Source: http://www.personal.psu.edu/dvm105/blogs/ipv6/2010/05/ipv6-on-smartphones---its-happ.html

Arch Rock augments IPv6-based PhyNet WSN family by unveiling new PhyNet server

Arch Rock, a provider of IP-based Wireless Sensor Network “WSN” solutions, announced that it has expanded its IPv6-based PhyNet WSN family with the addition of a new entry-level server, RSS-2000AT, which is tailored for small-scale or short-term sensor deployments in commercial facilities and data centers.

In general, PhyNet servers are part of a tiered IP-based architecture that allows users to create large, resilient WSNs that can be centrally managed as part of the enterprise IP infrastructure. These servers enable users to set up, manage and diagnose their WSNs.

More from TMCNet&

2010-05-05 09:19:41, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/0oqbkdKd4so/

Designing the future Internet

Will the Future Internet just happen, or can we influence its shape? If we can, what values should we seek to uphold? How will technical mechanisms such as IPv6 and policies such as net neutrality change our lives? Is there a way to bring the engineering principles of the IP protocol further up the stack into more advanced layers of services?

More from Forbes&

2010-05-05 09:05:36, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/STkjWKbYrA4/

Reconfiguring networks for IPv6

Most service providers have allocations of IPv4 numbers they hold in reserve to assign to future broadband customers, but those numbers are dwindling as IPv4 address space to be fully depleted in about 18 months. According to this CedMagazine report, there’s help available, but if providers drag their feet much longer, they may be on a path toward service failure.

More from Enterprise Networking Planet&

2010-05-04 10:16:04, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/aZVd5LEt0dc/

IPv4 addresses might run out sooner than expected

An increase in requests for IPv4 addresses means the supply might be exhausted by the end of this year rather than late 2011 as previously predicted.

In 2009, only eight allocations of /8 IPv4 address blocks were made, but in the first four months of 2010 six /8 allocations were issued. There are only 20 IPv4 /8s remaining in the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) pool of 256 /8s.

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2010-05-04 10:12:54, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/q7AOT9-zUqE/

LACNIC close to new allocationThe IPv4 Depletion site

LACNIC recently allocated 1 Million addresses to NIC Mexico for further allocations to organisations in the region. This allocation pushes LACNICs pool a low level. We might see LACNIC requesting 2 more blocks from IANA soon. That allocation would most likely be the last allocation of IPv4 addresses LACNIC ever will make. RIPE NCC and [...]

2010-05-03 07:27:17, Source: http://www.fix6.net/archives/2010/05/03/lacnic-close-to-new-allocation/http://ipv4depletion.com