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September 19th 2011 – What is a Regional Internet Registry?
A regional Internet registry (RIR) is an organization that manages the allocation and registration of Internet number resources within a particular region of the world. Internet number resources include IP addresses and autonomous system (AS) numbers.
There are now five RIRs globally, one for each region.
www.afrinic.net - Africa Network Information Center
www.apnic.net - Asia Pacific Network Information Center
www.arin.net - American Registry for Internet Numbers
www.lacnic.net - Latin American and Caribbean Network Information Center
www.ripe.net - Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre
Easy-IP features automated SWIP reports for Service Providers to update their IP space in the correct format required by RIRs.
September 1st 2011 – Easy-IPv6.0.1 is now available!
We are pleased to announce Easy-IPv6.0.1 is now available for general release.
This updated version contains a number of improvements and bug fixes, including:
- Import of multiple spreadsheets
- Import of xlsx format
- New IPv6 DNS Zone file Template
- Copy and Paste now enabled in the Web Interface
- Network Discovery Improvements
Check out the What's New section in the Help Files for full details.
June 16th 2011 – Start planning for your IPv6 migration.
The recent World IPv6 Day has raised network managers awareness of how short the remaining lifetime of IPv4 is.Since March 2011, the RIPE NCC has been publishing the size of its pool of available IPv4 addresses. All five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) regularly publish the status of their IPv4 address pools. In the image below, you can see how the number of IPv4 addresses in the RIPE NCC pool changes over time.
The graph is updated weekly and is adjusted up or down as IPv4 addresses are distributed and returned. Currently, around 4.5 /8s (76 million IPv4 addresses) are still available, with a stable decrease of less than 1 million addresses on average per week over the last three months.
Why not download Easy-IP, and start planning for your IPv6 migration?
June 6th 2011 – Easy-IPv6 is now released!
We are pleased to announce Easy-IPv6.0 is now released.
Easy-IPv6 is a major step forward in IP Address Management (IPAM). Easy-IPv6 is now based on a 3-tier architecture, with a dedicated Easy-IP Server that sits between the Client and the Database Server.
What's New in Easy-IPv6
- 3 Tier Architecture with improved performance
- Unicode Support for foreign language character sets
- Native and Microsoft Active Directory Authentication
- Enhanced Subnet Allocation with true VLSM
- Unlimited Undo function
- Faster Host Discovery engine for hardware and software inventory
- SNMPv3 support with Authentication and Encryption for enchanced security
- Improved Search Engine with fully-indexed text search for instant results
If you'd like to upgrade to the latest version, just contact us for your v6 licence key.
The upgrade to Easy-IPv6 will be free of charge to all those customers with a current Annual Support Subscription.
January 20th 2011 – Transport for London goes underground with Easy-IP.
Crypton today announced that Transport for London has selected Easy-IP to help them through a smooth migration to IPv6.
Foreseeing the problems ahead, TFL engineers began evaluating a number of leading IPAM solutions and after extensive testing chose Easy-IP. As well as straemlining their IPv6 transition, Easy-IP simplifies IP address management.
TfL was created in 2000 and is the integrated body responsible for London's transport system.
Its main role is to implement the Mayor's Transport Strategy for London and manage transport services across the Capital for which the Mayor has responsibility.
These services include: London's buses, London Underground, Docklands Light Railway (DLR), Tramlink, River Services and Victoria Coach Station.
December 15th 2010 – The Water Corporation of Australia opens the floodgates with Easy-IP.
Today Crypton announced that The Water Corporation of Australia has chosen Easy-IP, to assist with IP Address planning and subnet allocation for their distributed network.
The Water Corporation needed a centralised IP Address Management solution to replace their obsolete spreadsheets and provide them with an accurate up-to-date inventory of all their network devices.
The Water Corporation is the principal supplier of water, wastewater and drainage services to hundreds of thousands of homes, businesses and farms in Western Australia.
November 30th 2010 – Have you started your IPv6 transition plan yet?
Four of the 11 remaining blocks of IPv4 addresses have just been allocated by IANA.
Last night, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) doled out two blocks each to a pair of regional internet registries (RIRs) - the American Registry for Internet Numbers and RIPE NCC, which manages Europe and the Middle East - leaving only seven blocks, called /8s, of IPv4 addresses remaining.
With concurrent support for both IPv4 and IPv6, Easy-IP can streamline your planning for IPv6, and the built-in IPv6 subnet calculator helps you create complex IPv6 subnets easily with just a few clicks.
Why not download Easy-IP, get rid of your outdated spreadsheets, and save yourself time?
October 18th 2010 – Easy-IPv6 Beta Phase 2 now released.
Thanks to all those internal Beta Testers who have given us feedback on v5 Beta Phase 1. Encouraged by the positive response so far, we are now opening it up to all of our customers.
What's new in Easy-IPv6
- 3 Tier Architecture with improved performance
- Unicode Support for foreign language character sets
- Native and Microsoft Active Directory Authentication
- Enhanced Subnet Allocation with true VLSM
- Unlimited Undo function
- Faster Host Discovery engine for hardware and software inventory
- SNMPv3 support with Authentication and Encryption for enchanced security
- Improved Search Engine with rapid text search
If you'd like to take part in the next phase of Beta testing, please contact us.
The upgrade to Easy-IPv6 will be free of charge to all those customers with a current Annual Support Subscription.
September 25th 2010 – Comcast Entertainment turns on to Easy-IP.
We are pleased to announce that Comcast Entertainment has selected Easy-IP to help with planning, assigning and tracking their IP address space accurately.
Having looked a number of appliance based options, Comcast were won over by the simplicity of the Easy-IP user interface. Easy-IP will deliver immediate as well as long-term benefits, such as; virtually halving network expenses, drastically reducing administration time, and helping the Comcast network team manage network changes more effectively.
Based in Los Angeles, Comcast Entertainment Group operates E! Entertainment Television, the 24-hour network with programming dedicated to the world of entertainment, and E! Online. E! is currently available to nearly 94 million cable and direct-broadcast satellite subscribers in the United States.
August 20th 2010 – Swissgrid switches on to Easy-IP.
Crypton today announced Swissgrid has selected Easy-IP to help them manage their IP Address space. Swissgrid needed a scalable IPAM solution as their spreadsheets were becoming increasingly cumbersome and prone to errors.
Swissgrid is Switzerland's national grid company.
In 2007 the Swiss electricity market was reorganised and Swissgrid was entrusted with the operation of the Swiss high-voltage grid. They employ 250 people from twelve countries and assume coordination and monitoring duties in the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E).
June 14th 2010 – Türk Telecom chooses Easy-IP to manage their IP address infrastructure.
Crypton today announced Türk Telecom has selected Easy-IP to help them manage their IP Address space. Türk Telekom wanted to replace their existing IPAM system with a solution that would simplify IP Address administration.
"Most people think the easiest option for IP subnet and address management is a DIY solution such as using spreadsheets or an in-house database," says Clive Norris, of Crypton. "But add up the additional maintenance and management time and it becomes obvious that a dedicated IPAM software solution delivers a lower TCO, as well as reducing the burden on network managers."
Türk Telekom is a leading carrier of data telecommunication services and Internet traffic in Turkey.
Türk Telekom group provides integrated telecommunication services from PSTN, GSM to wide band internet. Türk Telekom group companies have 17.3m PSTN customers, 6m ADSL customers and 12.6m GSM customers.
May 28th 2010 – Office of the Auditor General of Canada selects Easy-IP for simpler IP address management.
The Office of the Auditor General of Canada has selected Easy-IP to help simplify its IP network management tasks.
"They could have continued managing their IP space the hard way - tracking IP addresses in spreadsheets". Easy-IP will free up a lot of time for their administrators to focus on higher priority tasks."
The Office of the Auditor General of Canada audits federal government operations and provides Parliament with independent information, advice, and assurance regarding the federal government's stewardship of public funds.
March 27th 2010 – IPv6 and VoIP drives Internet explosion.
According to Cisco CTO, Padmasree Warrior there will be over one trillion IP connected devices by 2013. That probably doesn't include virtual machines tucked away in growing populations of Server Farms.
That's one heck of a large IPAM spreadsheet!
How much time does it take you to configure a server or a printer? 15-20 minutes per device?
Why not download Easy-IP, ditch those spreadsheets and save yourself a load of time?
February 4th 2010 – MetroCast Cablevision tune into Easy-IP.
Crypton Computers announced today that MetroCast Cablevision of Rochester, NH. has chosen Easy-IP to manage its growing IP Address space. Metrocast Cablevision needed a centralised IPAM solution to replace their out-of-date spreadsheets.
MetroCast Cablevision provides digital video, broadband internet and telephony service in over 135 communities in the states of New Hampshire, Maine, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, South Carolina, Mississippi and Alabama.
January 11th 2010 – Easy-IP v4.1 released.
Today, we are pleased to announce the release of Easy-IP v4.1. Just visit our download page to request a trial key.
What's new in Easy-IP v4.1
- SNMPv3 support with Authentication and Encryption
- Faster Data retrieval with SNMPV2c and SNMPv3
- Improved SNMP Agent ranges for greater flexibility
In addition, some minor cosmetic improvements and corrections have been made.
November 19th 2009 – Easy-IP v4.1 enters Beta-Test phase.
Easy-IP v4.1 Beta-testing for customers is now under way. Easy-IP v4.1 has some cosmetic updates, improved speed for slow links, and new features like SNMPv3 with Authentication and Encryption.
Sept 17th 2009 – Easy-IP is approved on the GSA schedule.
Today Easy-IP was approved on a U.S. GSA Federal Supply Schedule with Norseman Defense Technologies, an approved US reseller of Easy-IP products.
GSA establishes long-term government contracts with commercial firms to provide access to over 10 million commercial supplies and services that can be ordered directly from GSA Schedule contractors, or through the GSA Advantage! online shopping and ordering system.
Clive Norris of Crypton Computers said, "This is exciting news for Crypton, as the GSA provides a simple and streamlined portal for U.S. Federal Government agencies to purchase Easy-IP software."
June 15th 2009 – Easy-IP v4.1 is under development.
Easy-IP v4.1 in-house development is now under way. Easy-IP v4.1 will have some minor updates, as well as some cool new features, including SNMPv3 with Authentication and Encryption.
March 12th 2009 – Easy-IP v4.0 is now released.
Following a successful Beta testing phase, Easy-IP v4.0 is now ready for Public Release.
What's new in Easy-IP v4.0
- Intuitive GUI with Office 2007-style Ribbon Bar
- Microsoft Active Directory Authentication
- Automated SWIP/ARIN/RIPE updates
- Improved Search Engine with full text search
- Optimised TCP protocol with up to 40% performance improvement for remote users
- Scripting for standardising IP Address allocation templates
- Drag and Drop User Group Access Rights
- Copy and Paste entire Subnet hierarchy structures
- XML import and Export
- Report Scheduler for regular Management Reports
For the Ajax Web Interface, you'll need to have Microsoft IIS 6.0 pre-installed, with ASP and .NET 2.0 Framework.
Jan 9th 2009 – Easy-IP v3.2.1 new release announced.
We are pleased to announce a new release today, Easy-IP v3.2.1.332. Just visit our download page to get the latest version.
- Graphic display of free (unused) subnets and percentage utilisation of existing subnets
- Updated icons and graphics for Windows Vista compatibility
- Schedule and send reports as email attachments
In addition, several bugs have been fixed and some other minor improvements and corrections have been made.
Dec 12th 2008 – Easy-IP featured in CXO Europe magazine.
Cablecom, the largest network operator in Switzerland, uses Easy-IP to manage their country-wide broadband network. Read the full article here: Cablecom Case Study
Ask the Experts! Find out if IP Address Management is the right solution for you. Read the full article here: How to choose the right IPAM solution
Oct 28th 2008 – New look website launched.
You may have already noticed the new look and feel of our website. It's strangely familiar but vastly different underneath. Our primary goal was to make all the existing information easier to find. Everything is just a couple of mouse clicks from wherever you are in the website.
- Modern look and feel
- Fluid Layout, viewable in all browsers at all sizes
- W3C XHTML and CSS compliant
- Visual Cues for easier navigation
It also includes new customer features, like this News section to keep you updated. Video Tutorials, Revised Documentation and other exciting new features are coming soon.
The new website is built to W3C web design standards using future-proof clean XHTML and CSS. We hope you enjoy using it as much as we did developing it, and we'd appreciate your feedback on how we could improve it for you.
Sept 25th 2008 – Beta test phase for Easy-IP v4
Thanks to your feedback, several new features have been added to the latest version of Easy-IP v4, including full Windows Vista compatiblity, monitoring of SQL user connections, and Report Scheduling.
The Upgrade to Easy-IP v4 will be free of charge to those customers with a current Annual Support Subscription.
Aug 22nd 2008 – Easy-IP v4 Release Candidate (RC1) is now released.
After in-depth testing in the labs, Easy-IP v4 (RC1) is now ready for Public Beta testing.
What's new in v4
- Intuitive GUI with Office 2007-style Ribbon Bar
- Microsoft Active Directory Authentication
- Automated SWIP/ARIN/RIPE updates
- Improved Search Engine with full text search
- Optimised TCP protocol with up to 40% performance improvement for remote users
- Scripting for standardising IP Address allocation templates
For the Ajax Web Interface, you'll need to have Microsoft IIS 6.0 pre-installed, with ASP and .NET 2.0 Framework.
Feb 15th 2008 – Easy-IP v4 Alpha is under development.
Easy-IP v4 in-house development is now under way. Easy-IP v4 will have a whole host of new features, including Office 2007 style Ribbon Toolbar for easier navigation, improved search engine, and faster response.
Dec 3rd 2007 – Easy-IP is reviewed in Network World Magazine.
Easy-IP compares favourably with other enterprise IPAM solutions, with its ease-of use and affordable flexible pricing model.
John Bass of Network World says: "If you run your own DNS and DHCP services on a enterprise network and you are looking for a database for tracking your IP addresses, Easy-IP could be an option. The hardware requirements are small and the price is attractive."
Read the full story here: IPAM tools - Network World Review