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IPv6 gets a workout at Olympics

08/20/08 -- 11:00 AM IPv6 is being deployed to handle video surveillance, lighting, heating and traffic management systems in Olympic Park.

DISA certifies Red Hat OS for IPv6

08/18/08; Vol. 27, No. 20 DISA certifies the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system as being ready for swapping Internet Protocol version 6 packets with other DOD servers.

DISA certifies Red Hat OS for IPv6

08/06/08 -- 01:20 PM Joint Interoperability Test Command qualifies RHEL 5 for IPv6 use within the Defense Department.

Internet Systems Consortium gets gift of big IPv6 pipe

07/15/08 -- 03:39 PM The Internet Systems Consortium, a nonprofit organization that supports the Internet’s F-root name server and hosts a number of open-source groups, has received a 1 gigabit Ethernet link from NTT America.

Tool helps feds figure ROI of PC upgrades

07/07/08 -- 12:14 PM Research firm Government Insights announced the availability of a tool to help federal IT managers calculate the return on investment for PC replacements, upgrades or migrations.

IPv6: Waiting for early adopters

07/07/08; Vol. 27, No. 16 OMB requires agencies only to be ready for IPv6. It does not say they have to use it. Apparently, there is not yet a compelling reason for them to turn it on.

Michael Bechetti | Technical Difficulties

06/23/08; Vol. 27, No. 15 This week's editorial cartoon.

SSA's upgrade paves way for IPv6

06/23/08; Vol. 27, No. 15 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.

Are you using IPv6?

06/16/08; Vol. 27, No. 14 This month marks the deadline for agencies to make their network backbones capable of handling IPv6 traffic.

William Jackson | Waiting for the killer app

06/16/08; Vol. 27, No. 14 Cybereye—commentary: IPv6 will become self-sustaining when its adoption is driven by the availability of apps that take advantage of its features.

Gradual move to IPv6 makes time to address security threats

06/03/08 -- 01:10 PM The slow transition to IPv6 may be advantageous for network security, according to one National Security Agency official.

EC launches IPv6 adoption initiative

05/28/08 -- 11:59 AM European Commission encourages member governments, industry, Internet service providers and the public to adopt the next generation Internet protocols in the next few years.

Cell phones get a bigger ID space

05/19/08; Vol. 27, No. 11 Industry shifting to 56-bit identifiers as ESN pool runs out of numbers.

Group tackles IP routing protocols for embedded networks

05/08/08 -- 01:25 PM New IETF working group formed to create IP routing standards for low-powered networks.

NSA seeks feedback on IPv6 security recommendations

04/28/08 -- 01:38 PM White papers call for firewall vendors and other security experts to comment on what is practical to implement in security products.

A key to IPv6 transition

04/02/08 -- 04:18 PM Federal agencies may ease their transition to IPv6 through IP address management tools.

Product spotlight: Fose 2008

04/02/08 -- 01:45 PM Slim-line removable Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks gives new meaning to the phrase “handheld RAID.”

Cisco, PacStar team up with Web 2.0

03/31/08 -- 10:29 AM Cisco and PacStar announce the availability of the PacStar 6000 series of unified communications enterprise and deployable solutions for the military.

NIST unveils tool to foil attacks via DNS

03/25/08 -- 12:40 PM Federal systems administrators can use new method to defend against complex attacks launched via the Domain Name System of the Internet and private IP networks.

NTP soon to feature extra timeliness

03/12/08 -- 04:29 PM IETF engineers sharpen the Network Time Protocol's granularity of time measurements, and make the time-synchronization standard compatible with IPv6.

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