Internet Protocol

How Can We Alleviate IPv4 Address Exhaustion

Back in the 1980s, no one would have foreseen that the Internet would grow the way it did and that IPv4 addresses would become a scarce asset. Today, we face a shortage of available IPs and the emergence of a secondary IP address market, proving that IPv4 addresses are sought after and are a valuable commodity.

Afilias Partners With Internet Society to Sponsor Deploy360 ION Conference Series Through 2016

IONs are part of the Internet Society's Deploy360 Programme, which aims to foster the global adoption of key Internet technology standards such as IPv6, DNSSEC, and secure routing protocols.

Is IPv6 the New Y2K? (Primer)

You may have heard buzz on the topic of transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6 technology. So far, there are jargon-filled pleas urging organizations to switch, but little clear-cut guidance on how to tackle that transition. Some wonder: Is it akin to the Y2K days, where organizations spent thousands of dollars and hours to prevent doom and gloom?

BlueCat Networks Sets Industry Standard with 5-Hour On-Site Repair for IP Address Management, DNS

BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence company, today announced a new 5x7 standard Customer Care program to deliver five-hour on-site repair, seven days a week for its new lineup of IP Address Management (IPAM), DNS and DHCP hardware appliances.

BlueCat Networks Expands in China

BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence company, today announced it is investing multi-million USD in Asia Pacific (APAC) as part of its continued aggressive expansion in the region.

Internationalised Domain Names Set to Take Off with Approval of IDNA 2008 Protocol

The body responsible for the development and promotion of Internet Standards (the Internet Engineering Task Force or IETF), has approved IDNA 2008 as the official Internet protocol for Internationalised Domain Names by publishing the Internet Drafts as official RFCs.

NeuStar Names Alex Berry Head of Internet Infrastructure Services Group

NeuStar, Inc. today announced that it has appointed Alex Berry as senior vice president and general manager of NeuStar's Internet Infrastructure Services group, which includes domain name registry services as well as the UltraDNS and Webmetrics service lines.

UltraDNS Services Help Organizations Impacted by Level 3-Cogent Peering Dispute

By utilizing the UltraDNS Directory Service Platform, companies who maintain data centers with either Cogent or Level 3 were able to avoid the "black holes" in cyberspace created by this dispute and route Level 3 or Cogent subscribers to alternative websites or mail servers seamlessly. As reported by multiple news outlets last week, Level 3 Communications shut down the equipment supporting a private peering relationship with Cogent Communications on Wednesday, October 5th.