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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>One-Stop Website Explains
Everything You Need to Know About the New Internet Protocol, IPv6 20/05/2009
15:25</span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>PR Newswire</span><span
lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>AMSTERDAM, May 20
/PRNewswire/ --<span style='color:#1F497D'>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>- Internet Growth and Innovation
Depends on Continued Availability of IP Addresses</span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>- Over 800 European
Organisations Give Their Support to the "IPv6 Act Now" Statement to
Urge Speedy and Efficient Adoption of IPv6</span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The RIPE NCC, the
not-for-profit organisation that supports the infrastructure of the Internet,
launches the IPv6 Act Now website today. With an Internet community position
statement on IPv6 supported by over 800 organisations, the website explains the
new Internet protocol in terms that everyone can understand. It also urges
adoption of IPv6 by all organisations integral to the Internet's
infrastructure.</span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The website, </span><span
lang=NL style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.ipv6actnow.org/"><span lang=EN-GB>http://www.ipv6actnow.org</span></a></span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>, shows support
for the RIPE IPv6 position statement from an exhaustive list of high profile
technology and telecoms brands and governments alongside commercial and
not-for-profit organisations.</span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The website is designed to
appeal to everyone with an interest in IPv6, from network engineers to company
directors, from law enforcement agencies to government representatives and
civil society. Site content is updated regularly and includes:</span><span
lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>- Expert education, advice
and opinion</span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>- The latest relevant news
stories</span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>- Written and video content
from Internet community leaders</span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>- Current IPv4 exhaustion/IPv6
uptake statistics</span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>- European Commission
updates</span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>- Information on IPv6
distribution policies</span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>- Useful links to other
sources of IPv6 information</span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>- A forum for everyone to
share experiences, ask questions and find answers.</span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The video section launches
with contributions from APNIC, the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for the
Asia Pacific region, and the RIPE NCC.</span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>"The IPv6 Act Now
website is for everyone with an interest in the long-term growth and success of
the Internet; for anyone seeking information to help guide them through the
deployment of IPv6 in their network," comments Axel Pawlik, Managing
Director, the RIPE NCC. He continues, "Multi-stakeholder cooperation is
essential for the continued growth and success of the Internet. The support for
the RIPE community's IPv6 position statement demonstrates the willingness of
public and private sector organisations to work together to deploy IPv6 sooner
rather than later."</span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span><span lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>One of the world's five
Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), the RIPE NCC is launching the site as a
resource directory for all stakeholders to aid the adoption of IPv6.</span><span
lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* A full list of the RIPE
community's IPv6 position statement supporters can be found at: </span><span
lang=NL style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.ipv6actnow.org/statement"><span lang=EN-GB>http://www.ipv6actnow.org/statement</span></a></span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>.</span><span
lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>For media enquiries please
contact: Lucie Smith, Tel: +44(0)208-752-3200, lucie.smith@racepointgroup.com</span><span
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