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ALSO CALLED: Peer-to-Peer Networks, Peer-to-Peer Communication, Peer-to-Peer File Sharing, and P2P
DEFINITION: Gnutella is a system in which individuals can exchange files over the Internet directly without going through a Web site in an arrangement sometimes described as peer-to-peer (here meaning "person-to-person"). Like Napster and similar Web sites, Gnutella is often used as a way to download music files from or share them with other Internet users and has been an object of  … 
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Recent Vendor Reports on Peer-to-Peer Networking
Beyond the Internet: Building Multiplatform P2P Communities
sponsored by Recursion Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn the basic technology requirements to enable intelligent apps and prepare your organization for the next generation of community-based software development.
Posted: 03 Oct 2008 | Published: 03 Oct 2008
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Endpoint Security and Control
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
TRIAL SOFTWARE: Learn how Sophos delivers complete protection against viruses, spyware and adware, controls VoIP, IM, P2P, games and removable storage devices and enables you to assess and control all endpoints.
Posted: 03 Oct 2008 | Published: 02 Oct 2008
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Unauthorized Applications: Taking Back Control
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains why it is important for businesses to control unauthorized applications such as instant Messaging, VoIP, games and peer-to-peer file-sharing and how malware protection is the simplest and most cost-effective solution.
Posted: 01 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Dec 2007
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Internet Development Strategy for Small Businesses
sponsored by BuyDomains.com
PODCAST: Web presence is becoming more and more popular for online business as technology advances and the internet grows. Successfully implementing an internet strategy and web presence can be difficult if not done correctly, especially for the small business..
Posted: 23 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 23 Jun 2008
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Bandwidth Management for Peer-to-Peer Applications
sponsored by F5 Networks
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how more and more users are using Peer-to-Peer (P2P) protocols to share very large files as the proliferation of broadband increases. This trend has exponentially increased traffic flows across very wide area networks.
Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
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Application Discovery Tool
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
TRIAL SOFTWARE: With the Sophos Application Discovery Tool, you can quickly perform a scan and find the applications installed on your network, both legitimate and unwanted. The tool can be run without uninstalling or deactivating your current anti-virus software.
Posted: 29 Feb 2008 | Published: 29 Feb 2008
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I'm InTouch : How It Works
sponsored by 01 Communique
SOFTWARE DEMO:I’m InTouch is centred around a technology that locates your computer connected to the Internet, regardless of whether its IP address is changing or static.
Posted: 19 Apr 2004 | Published: 01 Jan 2003
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What Is I'm InTouch?
sponsored by 01 Communique
PRODUCT OVERVIEW:I’m InTouch is flexible remote access to your PC, providing you anytime access to your information using any PC, cellphone, wireless PDA or kiosk with an internet connection.
Posted: 19 Apr 2004 | Published: 01 Jan 2003
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PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING DEFINITION (continued): …  great concern for the music publishing industry. Unlike Napster, Gnutella is not a Web site, but an arrangement in which you can see the files of a small number of other Gnutella users at a time, and they in turn can see the files of others, in a kind of daisy-chain effect. Gnutella also allows you to download any file type, whereas Napster is limited to MP3 music files.

After installing and launching Gnutella, a user's computer (node) becomes both a client and a server in the network (which is called GnutellaNet) and is able to share files that other … 
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