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 capability of computers to be shared and used more productively. While the peer-to-peer concept has, in fact, been around for decades, it’s grown...
The Internet has not treated the owners of copyrighted works well. The level of unauthorized copying has been staggering since the invention of the present-day peer-to-peer file sharing systems. However, the content industry does not show any signs of dying despite excessive copying. On the contrary, 2003 was very successful...
Unauthorized copying of movies is a major concern for the motion picture industry. While unauthorized copies of movies have been distributed via portable physical media for some time, low-cost, high-bandwidth Internet connections and peer-to-peer file sharing networks provide highly efficient distribution media. Many movies are showing up on file sharing...
The record industry recently filed lawsuits against four individual university network users, claiming hundreds of millions of dollars in damages based on their peer-to-peer ("P2P") file-sharing activities and consequent violations of federal copyright laws. P2P technology can be used in lawful and constructive ways as, for example, when professors place...
With the wide proliferation of the Internet, peer-to-peer online file sharing has become the order of the day. The practice of recording music from the Internet while making it available in turn to others is a kind of ‘piracy’, to use a term favored by the industry. The recording industry...
Recording and movie industry have begun realizing that the Napster saga may be just the tip of the iceberg. The Recording Industry Association of America RIAA may have won its domestic battle against Napster, but as an increasing number of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) providers crop up overseas, it has become apparent...
LAS VEGAS -- Arbor Networks, a leading provider of secure service control solutions for global business networks, said today that U.K.-based service provider PlusNet has deployed the Arbor eSeries broadband optimization solutions to deliver tiered services to their customers. PlusNet offers an array of residential broadband services, called "Broadband Your...
P2P Regulation from Patented NAC Solution Frees Network Bandwidth, Improves Compliance AUSTIN, Texas -- Mirage Networks, developer of patented, full-cycle Network Access Control NAC technology, today announced that Indiana University Southeast has implemented Mirage's NAC technology to improve network uptime and availability by providing control over peer-to-peer (P2P)...
WildPackets' Network Visibility Tool Monitors VoIP, IPTV, P2P File Sharing Applications to Curtail Service Glitches WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- WildPackets, Inc. (www.wildpackets.com), a leading provider of network and application analysis solutions, today announced that CC Communications, a Nevada-based telecommunications service provider, has implemented OmniPeek to obtain a holistic...
'SafeMedia's system is like having an insurance policy against information theft though inadvertent files sharing created by P2P networks.' -- John Kemp, CEO, Compustaff BOCA RATON, Fla., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Compustaff, Boca Raton, Florida, has selected SafeMedia's Active Denial P2P network security appliance to provide P2P...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c88033) has announced the addition of "Peer to Peer Lending" to their offering. This report uses exclusive case studies, data and interviews from institutions, players, users, bloggers and industry experts from 30 different countries to answer the following questions: -...
60% of IT Managers Surveyed Are More Concerned about Social Networks than Email Analysts Advise Enterprises to Avoid Blocking Social Networking SAN FRANCISCO -- In response to rapidly growing concern over the use of social network sites and Web 2.0 applications in the enterprise, FaceTime today...
Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES The story about an important new agreement between network operators and peer-to-peer companies ("Comcast to treat file-sharing equally," Business, Friday) is a welcome example of the collective broadband industry proactively working to find a consumer-friendly response to the...
It's not just for music and video freebies any more Remember Napster and Kazaa? The technology got a bad rap from record labels, movie producers and artists, as it was first used to illegally share files of artistic works. The method is peer-to-peer (P2P) file transfer, and...
In a case closely watched by those interested in copyright law and peer-to-peer (P2P) networking, a federal judge handed the Motion Picture Association of America MPAA a victory after ruling that file-sharing firm TorrentSpy had destroyed evidence and provided false evidence in the case. The MPAA had brought a...
AT&T is evaluating whether to monitor its broadband network for illegal trafficking in copyrighted material such as music and movies, according to what CEO Randall Stephenson told World Economic Forum attendees. "It's like being in a store and watching someone steal a DVD. Do you act?"...
Wireless News01-14-2008FaceTime Rolls Out IM and P2P Malware Findings for 2007WIRELESS NEWS-January 14, 2008-FaceTime Rolls Out IM and P2P Malware Findings for 2007 C2008 10Meters - http:// www.10meters.com FaceTime Communications, a provider of solutions that control greynets and manage unified communications in the enterprise, announced its initial findings of...
Predicts 2008 Threat Landscape Expanding to Social Networking Sites, Total Number of Greynets to Reach 1,000 BELMONT, Calif. -- FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions that control greynets and manage unified communications in the enterprise, today announced its initial findings of 2007 malware trends affecting today's enterprise...
GreynetsGuide.com Catalogs More Than 600 Applications Free RTDiscover Tool Provides Real-Time Visibility on Employee Usage BELMONT, Calif. -- FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions that control greynets and manage Unified Communications in the enterprise, today announced it has launched www.GreynetsGuide.com. Greynets are Internet-enabled, communication applications...
On the heels of the first US trial victory involving illegal downloads over a peer-to-peer network, the Italian fiscal police Guardia di Finanza have handed out that country's first fines to seven principal uploaders participating in a file sharing network called Discotequezone. The fines, which total about US $12.1 million,...
