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World IPv6 Day Results: New Internet Protocol Proves It's Ready

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World IPv6 Day Results: The New IP Protocol Proves It's Ready
Today was a significant day in the development of IPv6. Today is IPv6's Bar Mitzvah, Baha'i, Shinbyu ceremony, Genpuku ceremony and QuinceaƱera all rolled into one. It was a day where IPv6 could prove to the world that it was ready for duty as the Internet Protocol successor to IPv4. Those are pretty big shoes to fill and IPv6 has had some stumbles in the past decade. This article covers what... Read More


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