IPv6 D-Day Approaches; Industry powers form cyber security consortium

On June 30, U.S. federal government officials expect to declare an early victory on the IPv6 front. But they admit that meeting their much-heralded June 30 deadline for IPv6 compatibility is just the opening salvo of a long-term battle to get their networks ready for the Internet of the future; Five major network hardware, software and services vendors are banding together to improve IT security by promoting faster responses to threats. (5:54)

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