IPv6: Users not sold on the value

Deploying next-generation PoE-powered networks; FCC chairman calls for formal net neutrality rules Wide Area Networking Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by EMC EMA: Successfully Managing your Next-Gen Data Center How well are your virtual servers performing? Get them in tip-top shape with the best practices shared in this Live Webcast on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 2 PM EST/11 AM PT. Join Jim Frey of Enterprise Management Associates as he discusses how to identify root cause issues, quickly spot performance bottlenecks, improve IT service delivery and much more. Register today. Spotlight Story IPv6: Users not sold on the value We've been hearing about IPv6 for several years now, and in fact more and more devices now support IPv6. But the overwhelming question remains: Is there a Business Case for this migration? Read full story Related News: Deploying next-generation PoE-powered networks With the ratification of the IEEE802.3at standard this month, Power over Ethernet will be ready to deliver 30W of power per port to a broad range of gear -- everything from 802.11n equipment to IP video and thin clients. As such, you need to establish an enterprise-grade POE plan that optimizes flexibility, scalability, energy efficiency, reliability, safety, maintenance and management. FCC chairman calls for formal net neutrality rules The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will move to create formal net neutrality rules prohibiting Internet providers from selectively blocking or slowing Web content and applications, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said Monday. FCC net neutrality proposal is 'dramatic shift' in policy U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski's decision to seek to formalize net neutrality rules would either bring "unconstitutional" new regulations to the Internet or a welcome "paradigm shift" in U.S. communications policy, depending on whom you talk to. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and 15 copies of Windows Server 2008 How-To. Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers (watch for giveaway information soon.) Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are The history of steganography There is a wealth of methods for creating encrypted messages you can't even tell are there. Top 10 cool satellite projects Satellites are, by their very definition, cool. Forrester Research Total Economic Impact Analysis of WAN Optimization Forrester Research provided detailed analysis of WAN Optimization ROI based on in-depth interviews with 9 enterprises. This paper summarizes the ROI, benefits and IT flexibility provided by a typical WAN optimization deployment. Learn More Now IDC: Optimizing Storage to Reduce Data Footprint and Lower Costs Read this review on today's storage optimization and technologies. Learn how they reduce the data footprint and identify how various technologies work toward this goal. Learn more   September 22, 2009 MOST-READ STORIES Dell buying Perot Systems for $3.9 billion WiMAX in 2010: Too little, too late? 10G Ethernet shakes net design to the core Apple decision on Google Voice was made by senior execs Microsoft's CodePlex Foundation has credibility issues already Are netbooks ready for the enterprise? An amazing laptop recovery story Cisco also backs flattening of data center networks 10 NASA space technologies that may never see the cosmos Facebook will shut down Beacon to settle lawsuit Best Practices for Selecting WAN Optimization Solutions This white paper explains how to best make this critical technology decision. It provides an overview of best practices for defining requirements and comparing alternative solutions. Most important, it offers a metric – performance ROI – that IT organizations can use to select the WAN optimization solution that delivers the greatest business value. Learn More Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now   This email was sent to networking.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com