[Info-vax] HP's Partner Virtualization Program

[Main, Kerry]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On
> Behalf Of Richard B. Gilbert
> Sent: August-15-09 9:40 AM
> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] HP's Partner Virtualization Program
> 
> R.A.Omond wrote:
> > Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
> >> [...big snip...]
> >> In twenty years as a system manager, VMS and several flavors of
> Unix,
> >> I NEVER used, or even encountered, IPSEC!  We've all gotten along
> >> without it somehow.  I never missed it!  Why has it suddenly become
> a
> >> sine qua non?
> >
> > Richard, please use some of the next twenty years to learn how to
> snip.
> 
> Please try to answer the question!
> _______________________________________________

Well, for one thing PDA's, cell phones and other forms of mobility was 
nowhere near the challenge it is today. In addition, while NAT solutions
were ok for awhile to handle internal company tcpip addressing, even NAT
is becoming a huge challenge when these mobility management challenges 
taken into the equation.

In addition, cell phone providers are now making their new devices
IPV6 mandatory with IPV4 "optional".

Hence, the writing is on the wall.

Reference:
http://tinyurl.com/m8blgk  (June 09, 2009)
"Verizon has posted specs for any LTE device that will be permitted on 
its LTE network. IPv6 support is mandated. IPv4 is optional. That's 
quite a statement, since IPv4 traffic currently dominates the Internet."

http://tinyurl.com/l2c76a   (June 19, 2009)
"Comcast Braces for IPv6"

http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20090514-906151.html  (May 14 2009)
Orange (Europe Telco) description of its MPLS IPV6 services to its consumers)


Regards

Kerry Main
Senior Consultant
HP Services Canada
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Fax: 613-591-4477
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