23 September 2013

Legitimate Applications of Peer-to-Peer Networks

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Book Name:Legitimate Applications of Peer-to-Peer Networks free ebook download
Author:Dinesh C. Verma|Publisher:
ISBN: 0471463698 | 164 pages | PDF | 1.28 MB

Discover the true potential of peer-to-peer networks Napster, Kazaa, ICQ--file- and music-sharing peer-to-peer (P2P) networks have revolutionized the use of the Internet, but have also brought bad press to peer-to-peer computer networking. Yet P2P offers a great many legitimate benefits. Just witness the recent discovery of the largest prime number, a poster child for distributed computing! P2P is a class of applications that leverages previously unused Internet resources--storage, cycles, content, human presence. Instead of large, expensive servers and pricey storage networks, corporations and other organizations can share data and computing duties among their desktops through P2P. Legitimate Applications of Peer-to-Peer Networks goes beyond file and music swapping to explore the true potential of P2P technology in business and other important applications, [b]including: [/b] [list][*]File sharing [*]Data storage management [*]Instant messaging [*]IP telephony [*]Collaborative content hosting [*]Publish-subscribe systems [/list]Considering the merits and disadvantages of both the P2P and traditional approaches from a business perspective, Legitimate Applications of Peer-to-Peer Networks will help technology and business professionals realize the genuine--and legitimate--potential of this misunderstood and often misused technology.
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