The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers last week said it was ready to start assigning Internet addresses using the latest version of Internet Protocol, IPv6.
The number of Internet addresses available using the current generation of Internet infrastructure built on IPv4 technology will run out by 2005, jeopardising the continued development of both fixed and wireless Net-based services.
A new IPv6 forum will be "soft-launched" at next week's IPv6 mini-conference, itself a prelude event to Linux.conf.au 2004.
The Australian domain name regulator will seek to expand its powers beyond basic domain administration in an extraordinary general meeting to be held in mid-August.
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Matsushita has announced a desk lamp that sets up an IPv6 Internet address and can be controlled through a local area network.
Microsoft is beefing up the peer-to-peer capabilities for its Windows XP operating system.
The Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)--which will undoubtedly play a significant role in the Internet's future--is an idea hatched in Microsoft's labs.
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