[Info-vax] FW: HP's Partner Virtualization Program

[Main, Kerry]

Re-send as Info-VAX issues are continuing to send my posts to NL: device

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Main, Kerry
> Sent: August-15-09 12:12 PM
> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> Subject: RE: [Info-vax] HP's Partner Virtualization Program
> 
> > -----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
> Voice: 613-797-4937
> Fax: 613-591-4477
> kerryDOTmainAThpDOTcom
> (remove the DOT's and AT)
> 
> OpenVMS - the secure, multi-site OS that simply works.
> 
> 
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