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Getting more from your IPv6

11/17/08; Vol. 27, No. 28 Government agencies are beginning to think of possible ways to use IPv6, including as an identifier for government contractors and as a gauge of the readiness of military missions.

Not much traffic for IPv6 networks

10/21/08 -- 01:31 PM Telecommunication service providers have their networks ready for IPv6 traffic, yet they are seeing little customer demand from agencies or other large organizations.

VA joins Internet2 consortium

09/25/08 -- 03:43 PM Veterans Affairs Department makes plans for delivering on the promise of IPv6.

USPS to deploy IPv6-capable video surveillance

09/19/08 -- 11:11 AM The U.S. Postal Service plans to deploy an IPv6-capable video surveillance system to 40,000 postal sites across the country.

IPv6 standards profile released

09/19/08 -- 08:12 AM Standards profile for IPv6 is the next step in the long road to IPv6 transition.

Falcon’s UPS monitoring system supports IPv6

09/04/08 -- 02:51 PM Falcon Electric has introduced an internal USHA SNMP/ HTTP agent that supports TCP/IP-based remote Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) monitoring and management agents.

IPv6 could be the key to greener buildings

09/01/08; Vol. 27, No. 22 The General Services Administration has made considerable progress in improving the efficiency of the buildings it manages for the government, in part by using networked technology to automate environmental sensing and controls.

Green on the inside

09/01/08; Vol. 27, No. 22 GSA uses 3-D, 4-D modeling and automated systems to improve buildings’ energy efficiency.

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.

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