Peer-to-peer embraces the networking capabilities of the Internet. "P2P" (as dubbed by advocates) enables the sharing and direct publication of resources and also allows the unused processing ...

(1) A network of computers configured to allow certain files and folders to be shared with everyone or with selected users. Peer-to-peer networks are quite common in small offices that do not use a ...

(1) A group of computers whereby each one can communicate with any other. See peer-to-peer network. (2) A network of computers that share the workload. A peer-to-peer network is a decentralized ...

Computers in a peer-to-peer network are 'peers' in the sense that all the computers can act as clients and servers to each other. For example, Computer A can request a file from Computer B during one ...

As Napster searches for a legal way to stay in business, two L.A. companies are finding legitimate applications for the popular technology. Blue Falcon Networks and Uprizer Inc. have been using the ...

The last of the file-sharing chips have fallen. A federal judge in Los Angeles ruled Wednesday against the creators of the Morpheus file-swapping software, saying that Woodland Hills-based StreamCast ...

When network managers find peer-to-peer file sharing overwhelming their networks, some of the best words of wisdom might be to "let it be," just at a slower pace. It is a strategy many colleges have ...

WASHINGTON — Child pornography is increasingly available on popular peer-to-peer computer networks used to download music, and juveniles can be inadvertently exposed to such images while searching for ...

There are four services that should run properly to get the Homegroup working on a Windows computer. They are Peer Name Resolution Protocol, Peer Networking Grouping, Peer Networking Identity Manager, ...

The annual Computing Research Association (CRA) Widening Participation (WP) Grad Cohort for Women workshop provides an opportunity for women in the early stages of their graduate studies in computing ...