Peer-to-peer computing : technologies for sharing and collaborating on the net
Annotation This insider's account of peer-to-peer (P2P) competing takes runs from past experimental projects to the present resurgence, and looks into its future as a computing model for businesses and consumers on the Internet. Written for application developers, IT professionals, and end users, this book will reveal what the P2P buzz is all about. Included are some early success stories and discussions of the challenges still ahead. The technologies that form the foundation on which P2P applications can be developed are discussed along with solutions and innovations from the pioneering work done by the most creative developers in the P2P arena. This guide portrays P2P computing as a viable set of technologies and a computing model for business and the enterprise, as well as for self-organized, self-managed online communities of consumers
Print Book, English, ©2001
Intel Press, Hillsboro, OR, ©2001