One-Stop Website Explains Everything You Need to Know About the New Internet
Protocol, IPv6
AMSTERDAM, May 20/PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
- Internet growth and innovation depends on continued
availability of IP addresses
- Over 800 European organisations give their support to the
"Pv6 Act Now" statement to urge speedy and efficient adoption
of IPv6
The RIPE NCC, the not-for-profit organisation that supports the
infrastructure of the Internet, launches the IPv6 Act Now website today. With
an Internet community position statement on IPv6 supported by over 800
organisations, the website explains the new Internet protocol in terms that
everyone can understand. It also urges adoption of IPv6 by all organisations
integral to the Internet's infrastructure.
statement from an exhaustive list of high profile technology and telecoms
brands and governments alongside commercial and not-for-profit organisations.
The website is designed to appeal to everyone with an interest in IPv6, from
network engineers to company directors, from law enforcement agencies to
government representatives and civil society. Site content is updated regularly
and includes:
- Expert education, advice and opinion
- The latest relevant news stories
- Written and video content from Internet community leaders
- Current IPv4 exhaustion/IPv6 uptake statistics
- European Commission updates
- Information on IPv6 distribution policies
- Useful links to other sources of IPv6 information
- A forum for everyone to share experiences, ask questions and find
answers.
The video section launches with contributions from APNIC, the Regional
Internet Registry (RIR) for the Asia Pacific region, and the RIPE NCC.
"The IPv6 Act Now website is for everyone with an interest in the long-term
growth and success of the Internet; for anyone seeking information to help
guide them through the deployment of IPv6 in their network,"comments Axel
Pawlik, Managing Director, the RIPE NCC. He continues, "Multi-stakeholder
cooperation is essential for the continued growth and success of the Internet.
The support for the RIPE community's IPv6 position statement demonstrates the
willingness of public and private sector organisations to work together to
deploy IPv6 sooner rather than later."
One of the world's five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), the RIPE NCC is
launching the site as a resource directory for all stakeholders to aid the
adoption of IPv6.
* A full list of the RIPE community's IPv6 position statement supporters can
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SOURCE: The RIPE NCC
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