Discovering P2P (Paperback, 1st edition)


Peer to Peer: Groundbreaking, Controversial, and Still Growing

Not every "next big thing" has lived up to its promise, but the technologies comprising peer-to-peer computing are definitely here to stay. Inside, Michael Miller walks you through this still-burgeoning field, showing you where it's come from and where it's headed. In between, he looks closely at P2P's current representatives, including Napster, Aimster, and SETI@home, drawing from their successes and controversies to paint a vivid picture of a diverse set of applications that continue to change the way the world thinks about computing.

Delve into every aspect of the P2P revolution:

  • File-sharing
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Distributed computing
  • Applications development

Explore the state of the art in P2P …
  • Gnutella
  • Napster
  • Aimster
  • Instant messaging
  • SETI@home
  • Microsoft's .NET initiative

… as well as P2P's origins and future directions.




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Peer to Peer: Groundbreaking, Controversial, and Still Growing

Not every "next big thing" has lived up to its promise, but the technologies comprising peer-to-peer computing are definitely here to stay. Inside, Michael Miller walks you through this still-burgeoning field, showing you where it's come from and where it's headed. In between, he looks closely at P2P's current representatives, including Napster, Aimster, and SETI@home, drawing from their successes and controversies to paint a vivid picture of a diverse set of applications that continue to change the way the world thinks about computing.

Delve into every aspect of the P2P revolution:

  • File-sharing
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Distributed computing
  • Applications development

Explore the state of the art in P2P …
  • Gnutella
  • Napster
  • Aimster
  • Instant messaging
  • SETI@home
  • Microsoft's .NET initiative

… as well as P2P's origins and future directions.



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Product Details

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Imprint

Sybex Inc.,U.S.

Country of origin

United States

Release date

November 2001

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First published

November 2001

Authors

Dimensions

228 x 190 x 27mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

462

Edition

1st edition

ISBN-13

978-0-7821-4018-7

Barcode

9780782140187

Categories

LSN

0-7821-4018-1



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