Discovering P2P

$39.99 US 462 pp. ISBN 0782140181 Published November 2001 Sybex Michael Miller, Author

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. This informative text walks you through this still-burgeoning field, showing you where it's come from and where it's headed. In between, author Michael Miller 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.

This book includes incisive, opinionated coverage of applications that have captured the attention of the IT world. You'll learn what defines peer-to-peer computing -- and how P2P's diversity tends to defy definition. You'll also learn what you need to get started using today's P2P applications -- Aimster, Gnutella, Groove, and more.

Delve into every aspect of the P2P revolution:: 

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

Explore the state of the art in P2P, including: 

• Gnutella
• Napster
• Aimster
• Groove
• SETI@home
• Microsoft's .NET initiative
• Sun's JXTA project
• The Liberty Alliance

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