Governments and business must tackle Internet address shortage: OECD

PARIS – Governments and businesses must tackle the problem of a shortage of Internet addresses, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) states in a new report. The growing demand for Internet addresses must be addressed to secure the future of the Internet economy, according to the report. Experts predict, if current trends continue, that addresses will run out by 2011. Nearly 85% of all available Internet addresses are now already in use. This could mean that new Internet users or mobile devices will not be able to access the Internet, the report warns. The solution, according to the...