IP Media Monitor: P2P - books

Networking -- ICN 2005 : 4th International Conference on Networking, Reunion Island, France, ...

Pascal Lorenz (Editor), Petre Dini (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
The two-volume set LNCS 3420/3421 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Networking, ICN 2005, held in Reunion Island, France in April 2005. The 238 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 651 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on grid computing, optical networks, wireless networks, QoS, WPAN, sensor networks, traffic control, communication architectures, audio and video communications, differentiated services, switching, streaming, MIMO, MPLS, ad-hoc networks, TCP, routing, signal processing, mobility, performance, peer-to-peer networks, network security, CDMA, network anomaly detection, multicast, 802.11 networks, and emergency, disaster, and resiliency.

Networking -- ICN 2005 : 4th International Conference on Networking, Reunion Island, France, ...

Pascal Lorenz (Editor), Petre Dini (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Home Networking Basis: Transmission Environments and Wired/Wireless Protocols

Walter Y. Chen — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

From Book News, Inc.
This technical guide covers the leading transmission media and communication protocols for in-home networking. The book provides instruction for implementation in different media, reviews leading communications protocols, and explains mechanisms for linking the Internet with home networks. Detailed simulations model the principles the book explains, and diagrams, graphs, and charts illustrate the processes it describes. Chen is an electrical engineer.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

From the Back Cover

This complete technical guide to home network media, protocols, and implementation is the first systematic technical guide to all leading transmission media and communication protocols for in-home networking.

Using detailed simulation techniques provided as MATLAB files and SIMULINK models (downloadable from the companion website), Walter Y. Chen covers the technical challenges and implementation of twisted-pair telephone wiring, coax, powerline, and RF transmission. Next, Chen thoroughly reviews each leading communications protocol: Ethernet, HomePNA 1.0/2.0, FireWire, X-10, CEBus, HomePlug, Wireless LAN, and HomeRF. Finally, he covers today's leading mechanisms and protocols for linking the Internet with home networks. Coverage includes:

Transmission potentials for each medium, including channel and noise models, and channel capacity calculation
Key features of each standard, with corresponding implementation approaches
Standardized transmission protocols, corresponding transceiver structures, and performance estimates
Home network topologies and interconnection protocols, including Peer-to-Peer, NAT, and MAC Bridging

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Self-Managing Distributed Systems : 14th IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Distributed ...

Marcus Brunner (Editor), Alexander Keller (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Distributed Systems: Operations and Management, DSOM 2003, held in Heidelberg, Germany in October 2002. The 20 revised full papers and 6 revised short papers presented together with a keynote paper were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 105 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on self-configuration, peer-to-peer management, self-optimization and performance management, utility management, self-protection and access control, manageability and instrumentation, and context-awareness.

IBM Totalstorage Peer-To-Peer Virtual Tape Server: Planning and Implementation Guide (IBM Redbooks)

IBM Redbooks, Barry Kadleck (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Legitimate Applications of Peer-to-Peer Networks

Dinesh C. Verma — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Review
"…encourages us to see P2P networks as a useful direction in the evolution of network applications.” (IEEE Network, September 2004)

Review
"…encourages us to see P2P networks as a useful direction in the evolution of network applications.” (IEEE Network, September 2004)

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Databases, Information Systems, and Peer-To-Peer Computing: First International Workshop, ...

Dbisp2P 200, et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Agent-Mediated Knowledge Management : International Symposium AMKM 2003, Stanford, CA, USA, ...

Ludger van Elst (Editor), et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
This book presents a coherent and well-balanced collection of revised papers focusing on agent-mediated knowledge management. Most of the papers are extended and improved versions of work presented at the Symposium on Agent-Mediated Knowledge Management, AMKM 2003, held during the AAAI Spring Symposium in Stanford, CA, USA in March 2003; also included are 3 special articles, including a detailed introduction to the topic by the volume editors. The 28 papers are organized in topical sections on collaboration and peer-to-peer support - agent-based community support - agent models for knowledge and organizations - context and personalization - ontologies and semantic Web - agents and knowledge engineering.

Organic and Pervasive Computing -- ARCS 2004

Christian Müller-Schloer (Editor), et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Architecture of Computing Systems, ARCS 2004, held in Augsburg, Germany, in March 2004. The 22 revised full papers presented together with the abstracts of two invited lectures were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on organic computing, peer-to-peer computing, reconfigurable hardware, hardware, wireless architectures and networking, and applications.

Advances in Database Technology - EDBT 2004

Elisa Bertino (Editor), et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Extending Database Technology, EDBT 2004, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in March 2004. The 42 revised full papers presented together with 2 industrial application papers, 15 software demos, and 3 invited contributions were carefully reviewed and selected from 294 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on distributed, mobile and peer-to-peer database systems; data mining and knowledge discovery; trustworthy database systems; innovative query processing techniques for XML data; data and information on the web; query processing techniques for spatial databases; foundations of query processing; advanced query processing and optimization; query processing techniques for data and schemas; multimedia and quality-aware systems; indexing techniques; and imprecise sequence pattern queries.

Grid and Cooperative Computing : Second International Workshop, GCC 2003, Shanghai, China, ...

Minglu Li (Editor), et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
The two-volume set LNCS 3032 and LNCS 3033 constitute the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Grid and Cooperative Computing, GCC 2003, held in Shanghai, China in December 2003. The 176 full papers and 173 poster papers presented were carefully selected from a total of over 550 paper submissions during two rounds of reviewing and revision. The papers are organized in topical sections on grid applications; peer-to-peer computing; grid architectures; grid middleware and toolkits; Web security and Web services; resource management, scheduling, and monitoring; network communication and information retrieval; grid QoS; algorithms, economic models, and theoretical models of the grid; semantic grid and knowledge grid; remote data access, storage, and sharing; and computer-supported cooperative work and cooperative middleware.

Advanced Distributed Systems : Third International School and Symposium, ISSADS 2004, ...

Felix F. Ramos (Editor), et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the Third International School and Symposium on Advanced Distributed Systems, ISSADS 2004, held in Guadalajara, Mexico in January 2004. The 25 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 46 submissions. Among the topics addressed are virtual characters, distributed toolkits, serial visual presentation, multi-agent architectures, MAS, agent-object hybrid languages, robot soccer agents, distributed querying, semantic search engines, coordination, distributed collaboration, virtual communities, peer-to-peer networks, P2P systems, distributed search mobile objects, load balancing, distributed algorithms, scheduling, and distributed information systems.

From P2P to Web Services and Grids: Peers in a Client/Server World

Ian J. Taylor — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
"From P2P to Web Services and Grids" provides a comprehensive overview of emerging distributed-systems technologies. It covers peer-to-peer (P2P) systems, which have revolutionized the way we think about distributed computing and the internet, alternative solutions, most notably web services and Grid computing, but also other technologies, such as client/server based systems and distributed-object technologies. A wide range of middleware and application-based technologies are covered, such as Jxta, Jini, Globus, Web services, OGSA, WSRF, SOAP,WSDL, Napster and Gnutella, with emphasis given on the architecture employed and security model chosen. Each technology and its capabilities are analyzed in the context of the degree of centralization or decentralization they employ. A resulting taxonomy is created giving a context in which to consider the most advanced and broad ranging distributed systems available today, and provides an essential reference text for designing new distributed systems.

Disruptive Security Technologies With Mobile Code And Peer-To-Peer Networks

R. R. Brooks — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Web Information Systems -- WISE 2004 : 5th International Conference on Web Information Systems ...

Xiaofang Zhou (Editor), et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering, WISE 2004, held in Brisbane, Australia in November 2004. The 45 revised full papers and 29 revised short papers presented together with 3 invited contributions were carefully reviewed and selected from 198 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Web information modeling; payment and security; information extraction; advanced applications; performance issues; linkage analysis and document clustering; Web caching and content analysis; XML query processing; Web search and personalization; workflow management and enterprise information systems; business processes; deep Web and dynamic content; Web information systems design; ontologies and applicatoins; multimedia, user interfaces, and languages; and peer-to-peer and grid systems.

About the Author
Zhou (Eds), Web Information Systems -- WISE 2004 (LNCS 3306)

Peer to Peer Computing: The Evolution of a Disruptive Technology

Ramesh Subramanian (Editor), Brian D. Goodman (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
Peer to Peer Computing: The Evolution of Disruptive Technology takes a holistic approach to the affects P2P Computing has on a number a disciplines. Some of those areas covered within this book include grid computing, web services, bio-informatics, security, finance and economics, collaboration, and legal issues. Unique in its approach, Peer to Peer Computing includes current articles from academics as well as IT practitioners and consultants from around the world. As a result, the book strikes a balance for many readers. Neither too technical or too managerial, Peer to Peer Computing appeals to the needs of both researchers and practitioners who are trying to gain a more thorough understanding of current P2P technologies and their emerging ramifications.--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author
Dr. Ramesh Subramanian is the Gabriel Ferrucci Professor of Computer Information Systems at the School of Business, Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. Dr. Subramanian received his Ph.D. in Computer Information Systems and MBA from Rutgers University, NJ. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from XLRI - Center for Management Studies, Jamshedpur, India, and a Bachelor of Applied Sciences from Madras University, India. Dr. Subramanian’s research interests include Information Systems Strategy, Information Systems Security, Digital Asset Management, E-commerce, XML, XSL, Web Content Management, Peer-to-Peer networking and resource sharing and IT education, and he has published and presented several papers in these areas.

Brian D Goodman is currently a Senior IT Architect for IBM’s On Demand Workplace, based out of New York, NY. He received a multi-disciplinary BA degree in Computer Science, Psychology and Graphic Design from Hampshire College, Amherst, MA. His interest centered on early childhood human computer interface design. Prior to his current position, Brian worked as a Staff Software Engineer in IBM’s Advanced Internet Technology Lab, Southbury, CT. Other professional experience includes commercial CBT development, multimedia production, graphic design and print. His current interests include emerging data architectures, caching strategies, service oriented architectures, message queuing, pub/sub, web services, social networking systems, and peer-to-peer systems.

Peer-to-Peer Systems III : Third International Workshop, IPTPS 2004, La Jolla, CA, USA, ...

Geoffrey M. Voelker (Editor), Scott Shenker (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Peer-to-Peer Systems, IPTPS 2004, held in La Jolla, CA, USA, in February 2004.

The 27 revised full papers presented together with a workshop report were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvement from 145 submissions. All in all, the papers document the state of the art in peer-to-peer computing research; they are organized in topical sections on networking, routing, load balancing and scheduling, applications, security, and miscellaneous.

Reliable Distributed Systems : Technologies, Web Services, and Applications

Kenneth P. Birman — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
An understanding of the techniques used to make distributed computing systems and networks reliable, fault-tolerant and secure will be crucial to those who design and deploy the next generation of mission-critical applications and Web Services. Reliable Distributed Systems reviews and describes the key concepts, principles and applications of modern distributed computing systems and architectures. This self-contained book consists of five parts. The first covers introductory material, including the basic architecture of the Internet, simple protocols such as RPC and TCP, object oriented architectures, operating systems enhance-ments for high performance, and reliability issues. The second covers the Web, with a focus on Web Services technologies, Microsoft’s .NET and the Java Enterprise Edition. The last three parts look at a number of reliability and fault-tolerance issues and techniques, with an emphasis on replication applied in Web Services settings. Topics and features: * Explains fault-tolerance in clear, readily understood terms with concrete examples drawn from real-world settings * A practical focus aimed at building "mission-critical" networked applications that keep working even when things go wrong * Includes modern topics, such as Corba, Web Services, XML, .NET, J2EE, group communication, transactions, peer-to-peer systems, time-critical protocols, scalability and security * Thorough coverage of fundamental mechanisms, with an emphasis on the idea of "consistent behavior" in systems that replicate critical components for availability * Reviews more than 25 major research efforts, placing them in context with pointers to sources * Includes 80 problems ranging from simple tests of understanding to challenging protocol and systems design topics suitable for semester-long projects * Web-based materials for instructors, including a comprehensive slide set, available at: http://www.cs.cornell.edu/ken/book With its well-focused approach and clarity of presentation, this new text is an excellent resource for both advanced students and practitioners in computer science, computer networks and distributed systems. Anyone seeking a solid background in distributed computing and Web Services architectures will find the book an essential and practical learning tool.

About the Author
KENNETH P. BIRMAN is an ACM Fellow and a Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University, where his research focuses on reliable, secure, and scalable distributed computing systems. His work has been applied to the NYSE, the Swiss Stock Exchange, the US Navy's AEGIS warship, and the French air-traffic control system.

Databases, Information Systems, and Peer-to-Peer Computing : Second International Workshop, ...

Wee Siong Ng (Editor), et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed postproceedings of the Second International Workshop on Databases, Information Systems, and Peer-to-Peer Computing, DBISP2P 2004, held in Toronto, Canada in August 2004 in conjunction with VLDB 2004.

The 14 revised full papers presented together with an invited keynote paper were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvement. The papers are organized in topical sections on query routing and processing, similarity search in P2P networks, adaptive P2P networks, and information sharing and optimization.

Web Content Caching and Distribution : 9th International Workshop, WCW 2004, Beijing, China, ...

Chi-Hung Chi (Editor), et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Web Content Caching and Distribution, WCW 2004, held in Beijing, China, in October 2004. The 15 revised full papers and 6 revised short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from more than 50 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on placement and redirection, structured overlays, architectural issues, multimedia caching, caching in peer-to-peer systems, algorithms, systems management, and systems evaluation.

Middleware 2004 : ACM/IFIP/USENIX International Middleware Conference, Toronto, Canada, October ...

Hans-Arno Jacobsen (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the ACM/IFIP/USENIX International Conference on Distributed Systems Platforms, Middleware 2004, held in Toronto, Canada in October 2004. The 25 revised full papers presented together with an invited paper were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 194 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on peer-to-peer computing; routing protocols and overlay; middleware for replication and overlay; middleware for replication and transactions; publish/subscribe systems; Web services: composition, integration, and interoperatibilty; middleware for mobility; application servers, enterprise computing, and software engineering.

NETWORKING 2005. Networking Technologies, Services, and Protocols; Performance of Computer and ...

Raouf Boutaba (Editor), et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International IFIP-TC6 Networking Conference, NETWORKING 2005, held in Waterloo, Canada in May 2005. The 105 revised full papers and 36 posters were carefully reviewed and selected from 430 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on peer-to-peer networks, Internet protocols, wireless security, network security, wireless performance, network service support, network modeling and simulation, wireless LAN, optical networks, Internet performance and Web applications, ad-hoc networks, adaptive networks, radio resource management, Internet routing, queuing models, monitoring, network management, sensor networks, overlay multicast, QoS, wirless scheduling, multicast traffic management and engineering, mobility management, bandwith management, DCMA, and wireless resource management.

Peer-to-Peer Computing for Mobile Networks : Information Discovery and Dissemination

Maria Papadopouli, Henning Schulzrinne — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
Wireless devices are becoming smaller, more user-friendly and more pervasive. PEER-TO-PEER COMPUTING FOR MOBILE NETWORKS: Information Discovery and Dissemination discusses research results on data dissemination in mobile networks and peer-to-peer systems for mobile devices. An important research challenge within this book is to accelerate the data availability and to enhance the dissemination and discovery of information. This occurs when the mobile host face changes in the availability of bandwidth and loss of connectivity to the internet. The main focus of PEER-TO-PEER COMPUTING FOR MOBILE NETWORKS: Information Discovery and Dissemination is a novel resource sharing mechanism for mobile devices. This mechanism introduces a new paradigm of information-sharing cooperation among mobile devices not necessarily connected to the internet. PEER-TO-PEER COMPUTING FOR MOBILE NETWORKS: Information Discovery and Dissemination is designed for researchers and practitioners in industry. This book is also suitable for graduate students in computer science and electrical engineering.

Third International Conference on Peer-To-Peer Computing (P2P 2003, 1-3 September, 2003, ...

Nahid Shahmehri (Other Contributor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Stumbling Onto Smut: The Alarming Ease of Access to Pornography on Peer-To-Peer Networks: ...

United States — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Peer-To-Peer Piracy on University Campuses: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Courts, the ...

United States — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

All in a Wi-Fi Network: A Comprehensive Workbook on Wireless LAN Technologies

Benny Bing (Author) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
Wi-Fi applications have blossomed tremendously over the last few years. What started out as cable replacement for static desktops in indoor networks has been extended to fully mobile broadband applications involving wide-area outdoor community networks, moving vehicles, high-speed trains, and even airplanes. Wi-Fi data rates have also continued to increase from 2 to 54 Mbit/s with current 802.11n proposals topping 500 Mbit/s. This development may eventually render wired Ethernet redundant in the local network. All in a Wi-Fi Network is a workbook designed to fill the need for a comprehensive yet compact and easy-to-use reference, specifically for anyone who wish to study the underlying principles of past, present, and emerging Wi-Fi technologies. It contains the latest information with unique features for quick and effective self-study. The workbook's refreshing teaching style sets itself apart from other books. Quantitative concepts are explained visually while the bullet text brings out the key ideas in a manner that is self-contained, concise, and to the point. The graphics are engineered towards maximum clarity and are used generously, including many engaging cartoons to help spice up the learning process. Whether you are an entrepreneur, a CTO, a business executive or a scientist, you will discover that the thought-provoking exercises at the end of the book not only help you master the subject but also serve as a rich source of interesting ideas.

The contents of the workbook have been carefully class-tested at many of the author’s teaching assignments on the subject, including professional courses for industry, government agencies, and academic institutions, as well as tutorials for researchers at prestigious IEEE conferences. A companion website is available exclusively for users of this book, providing updates to this fast developing field, related websites, and additional learning resources and supplements.

The workbook provides valuable insights on a broad range of topics:

* Introduction to WLANs: Evolution, current standards, evolving technologies * Fundamentals of WLAN Design and Deployment: WLAN classifications, physical layer transmission, MAC protocols, network topologies, security, switches, deployment considerations (e.g., office, home, public hotspots/hotzones) * 802.11 Standard and Amendments: Physical and MAC layers (802.11b/a/g), advanced security (802.11i), QoS support (802.11e) * Performance Evaluation of WLANs: Throughput, delay, prioritization * Emerging Technologies and New 802.11 Initiatives: High-speed MIMO systems, wireless VoIP, intelligent wireless systems, wireless broadband access (long-range, multihop/mesh technologies), wireless peer to peer applications

Book Description
All in a Wi-Fi Network is a workbook designed to fill the need for a comprehensive yet compact and easy-to-use reference, specifically for anyone who wish to study the underlying principles of past, present, and emerging Wi-Fi technologies. It contains the latest information with unique features for quick and effective self-study. The workbook's refreshing teaching style sets itself apart from other books. Quantitative concepts are explained visually while the bullet text brings out the key ideas in a manner that is self-contained, concise, and to the point. The graphics are engineered towards maximum clarity and are used generously, including many engaging cartoons to help spice up the learning process. Whether you are an entrepreneur, a CTO, a business executive or a scientist, you will discover that the thought-provoking exercises at the end of the book not only help you master the subject but also serve as a rich source of interesting ideas. A full or customized training course can be made available on CD using voice over Powerpoint technology. The CD is ideal for self-paced learning or for companies planning to launch their first products but do not wish to educate potential customers with a series of brochures or whitepapers. Because the training course is created on demand, it is continually updated to contain the latest information.

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Handbook of Wireless Local Area Networks: Applications, Technology, Security, and Standards

Mohammad Ilyas (Editor), SYED AHSON (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
Handbook of Wireless Local Area Networks: Applications, Technology, Security, and Standards captures the current state of wireless LANs, and serves as the single comprehensive reference on the subject. Addressing challenges related to the further development of WLAN technology, the Handbook covers the entire spectrum of topics from basic concepts to research grade material. Consisting of 25 articles contributed by expert authors from around the world, the Handbook begins with a detailed introduction that provides an overview of LAN technologies, performance, security, and security protocols. It then delves further into WLAN technology, covering space-time processing, WLAN and cellular convergence, and a peer-to-peer approach to roaming, along with other topics. The Handbook continues by exploring WLAN applications, followed by an extensive discussion of security that includes security issues and the steps that can be taken to minimize WLAN security risks. This text concludes with an analysis of standards, describing 3G UMTS - IEEE 802.11b internetworking and security. ---------------------Features--------------------- · Offers a thorough introduction to LAN technology, performance, security, and security protocols · Analyzes WLAN applications including mobile commerce and innovative medical deployments · Discusses internetworking via 3G UMTS - IEEE 802.11b WLAN · Explores security in IEEE 802.11 WLANs

P2P: How Peer-to-Peer Technology Is Revolutionizing the Way We Do Business

Hassan M. Fattah, Hassan M. Fattan — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
It's been little more than a year since the name Napster began rolling off people's tongues and peer to peer, or P2P, became standard new economy jargon. But P2P is far more than Napster. It's a new way of thinking and computing that lets companies leverage their existing network infrastructure to boost value, cut costs, and maximize resources in an entirely new way.

To understand and implement revolutionary peer-to-peer technologies, managers, executives, entrepreneurs, and investors need to understand the business implications and application of the technology outlined by Hassan M. Fattah in P2P. Part technology analysis, part case study, and part management guide, P2P examines the key issues businesses face in implementing P2P and presents the opportunities and challenges that accompany this new technology.

Among the topics covered in P2P: *The essentials of P2P technology *How P2P can ease transactions and redefine customer relationships *Immediate and long-term applications of P2P *How P2P applications can increase efficiency and speed up business

Book Info
Examines the key issues businesses face in implementing P2P and presents the opportunities and challenges that accompany this new technology.

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Discovering P2P

Michael Miller, Mike Miller — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
Peer-to-Peer computing is defined as a network-of any size, even across the Internet- where individual computers connect and exchange files and information directly without a central server. The most popular P2P application has been the sharing of MP3 files by websites such as Napster. Other services such as Gnutella have grown rapidly as well, with more than 40,000 computers connected through Gnutella at any one time. In addition, a new product-Groove-is one of the first P2P business applications that allows people in organizations to share files without the need for a client/server relationship.

From the Back Cover
Peer to Peer: Groundbreaking, Controversial, and Still Growing

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 Computing: The Evolution of a Disruptive Technology

Ramesh Subramanian (Editor), Brian D. Goodman (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
Peer to Peer Computing: The Evolution of Disruptive Technology takes a holistic approach to the affects P2P Computing has on a number a disciplines. Some of those areas covered within this book include grid computing, web services, bio-informatics, security, finance and economics, collaboration, and legal issues. Unique in its approach, Peer to Peer Computing includes current articles from academics as well as IT practitioners and consultants from around the world. As a result, the book strikes a balance for many readers. Neither too technical or too managerial, Peer to Peer Computing appeals to the needs of both researchers and practitioners who are trying to gain a more thorough understanding of current P2P technologies and their emerging ramifications.

About the Author
Dr. Ramesh Subramanian is the Gabriel Ferrucci Professor of Computer Information Systems at the School of Business, Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. Dr. Subramanian received his Ph.D. in Computer Information Systems and MBA from Rutgers University, NJ. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from XLRI - Center for Management Studies, Jamshedpur, India, and a Bachelor of Applied Sciences from Madras University, India. Dr. Subramanian’s research interests include Information Systems Strategy, Information Systems Security, Digital Asset Management, E-commerce, XML, XSL, Web Content Management, Peer-to-Peer networking and resource sharing and IT education, and he has published and presented several papers in these areas.

Brian D Goodman is currently a Senior IT Architect for IBM’s On Demand Workplace, based out of New York, NY. He received a multi-disciplinary BA degree in Computer Science, Psychology and Graphic Design from Hampshire College, Amherst, MA. His interest centered on early childhood human computer interface design. Prior to his current position, Brian worked as a Staff Software Engineer in IBM’s Advanced Internet Technology Lab, Southbury, CT. His current interests include emerging data architectures, caching strategies, service oriented architectures, message queuing, pub/sub, web services, social networking systems and peer-to-peer systems.

Security and Privacy in the Age of Ubiquitous Computing : IFIP TC11 20th International ...

Ryoichi Sasaki (Editor), et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
Even in the age of ubiquitous computing, the importance of the Internet will not change and we still need to solve conventional security issues. In addition, we need to deal with new issues such as security in the P2P environment, privacy issues in the use of smart cards, and RFID systems. Security and Privacy in the Age of Ubiquitous Computing addresses these issues and more by exploring a wide scope of topics. The volume presents a selection of papers from the proceedings of the 20th IFIP International Information Security Conference held from May 30 to June 1, 2005 in Chiba, Japan. Topics covered include cryptography applications, authentication, privacy and anonymity, DRM and content security, computer forensics, Internet and web security, security in sensor networks, intrusion detection, commercial and industrial security, authorization and access control, information warfare and critical protection infrastructure. These papers represent the most current research in information security, including research funded in part by DARPA and the National Science Foundation.

Securing IM and P2P Applications for the Enterprise

Paul Piccard — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
As an IT Professional, you know that the majority of the workstations on your network now contain IM and P2P applications that you did not select, test, install, or configure. As a result, malicious hackers, as well as virus and worm writers are targeting these inadequately secured applications for attack This book will teach you how to take back control of your workstations and reap the benefits provided by these applications while protecting your network from the inherent dangers.

Employees of all levels within your company now rely on IM as much as e-mail as a mission-critical business communication tool. And, P2P offers some intriguing possibilities for legitimate collaboration and data sharing. However, neither of these applications was designed to carry sensitive data in an enterprise environment. As a result, both applications are vulnerable to countless threats including viruses, worms, hoaxes, adware, and spam (or SPIM). In addition they can gobble up both network bandwidth and employee productivity at an alarming rate. And both create potentially serious liability issues by exposing proprietary, copyrighted, or classified data to the outside world or by unknowingly bringing someone else's equally sensitive data back onto your company's network.

This book will teach you how to take back control of your workstations and reap the benefits provided by these applications while protecting your network from the inherent dangers. You will learn to configure many security devices including firewalls, routers, switches, intrusion detection systems, intrusion prevention systems, and servers to monitor and block potentially malicious IM and P2P traffic. The book will also detail the most current versions of enterprise IM and security applications specifically designed to monitor IM and P2P applications in corporate environments.

Playback: From the victrola to MP3, 100 Years of Music, Machines, and Money

Mark Coleman — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

From Publishers Weekly
This short and sweet historical overview of the connection between music, technology (primarily the "playback" function) and the "systematic marketing of recorded music" is the perfect gift for aging boomers who, like Coleman, were caught "completely unawares" by the Internet and related developments such as the MP3 file-sharing format and Napster, which brought MP3 file sharing to the world. Coleman, however, has the advantage of being a rock critic who brings a formidable range of knowledge about his subject. He is as comfortable writing about how pioneers such as Edison and Bell were "blind to the full significance" of their sonic inventions as he is about lesser-known luminaries such as Dr. Paul Goldmark, who invented the "microgroove" LP for CBS. He is also consistently excellent and authoritative on the myriad ways over the decades that the art of making music has shifted away from audio documentation and moved toward "aural creation." While his survey of '60s rock and radio trends will be familiar to any fan of pop music, it provides numerous interesting related observations, such as how the LP "stands as the most enduring cultural legacy bequeathed to baby boomers by their parents." The highlight of the book is its final section, a near-definitive review of recent trends in computer-based listening habits that persuasively argues that "the seductive allure of the MP3 format is all about selection and portability, not thievery and deceit."
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Goldmine 5/27/05
"The history of recorded music (all 126 years) is brought together succinctly in Mark Coleman's Playback."

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iPod and iTunes QuickSteps (Quicksteps)

Eliot Van Buskirk, John Alderman — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
Book Description
The best-selling, full-color QuickSteps series now covers the world's favorite MP3 player. Users will learn to get up and running with the iPod and iTunes, download and play music, use the iPod's calendar, to do list, contacts, and notes functions, edit and display photos, play games, and use the iPod as an external hard drive.

About the Author
Eliot Van Buskirk (San Francisco, CA) is the Technology Editor of MP3.com, a division of CNET Networks. Van Buskirk's MP3 Insider column is the longest-running single-writer column at CNET.com, the largest online tech publication in the world. Winner of the Maggie Award for Best Online Column of 2003, MP3 Insider is regularly featured on MP3.com, CNET.com, ZDNET.com, and News.com. Van Buskirk is frequently featured in the mainstream media as an authority on digital music, and has appeared on CNN, NPR, the BBC, CBS Evening News, San Francisco Chronicle, Smart Money Magazine, USA Today, Time Magazine Online, and more.
John Alderman (San Francisco, CA) is a digital music expert, musician, and author. He has held editorial positions with such leading technology publications as CNET, Wired News, and HotWired.com. He has also written for The Guardian, Salon.com, Details, Mondo 2000, and Yahoo Internet Life, and has spoken on the topic of digital media at conferences and in appearances on CNN, BBC, NPR, and others. His widely acclaimed book, Sonic Boom: Napster, MP3, and the New Pioneers of Music, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year for 2002.

Peer-to-Peer, Grid, and Service-Orientation in Digital Library Architectures : 6th Thematic ...

Can Türker (Editor), et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 6th Thematic Workshop of the EU Network of Excellence DELOS on Digital Library Architectures, held in Cagliari, Italy, in June 2004. The 15 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed. The subjects covered include: service grids for scientific applications, distributed digital libraries, grid computing, peer-to-peer networks, service oriented architectures for digital libraries, a distributed digital library for support of community radios, multimedia management and search, query trading and processing, metadata management, retrieval functionality, and personalization services.

PeerTrust: A trust mechanism for an open peer-to-peer information system (GIT-CC)

Li Xiong — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Napster (Harvard Business School [case studies])

David Kiron — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Playback: From the victrola to MP3, 100 Years of Music, Machines, and Money

Mark Coleman — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
From Publishers Weekly
This short and sweet historical overview of the connection between music, technology (primarily the "playback" function) and the "systematic marketing of recorded music" is the perfect gift for aging boomers who, like Coleman, were caught "completely unawares" by the Internet and related developments such as the MP3 file-sharing format and Napster, which brought MP3 file sharing to the world.....

From P2P to Web Services and Grids: Peers in a Client/Server World

Ian J. Taylor — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
From P2P to Web Services and Grids" provides a comprehensive overview of emerging distributed-systems technologies. It covers peer-to-peer (P2P) systems, which have revolutionized the way we think about distributed computing and the internet, alternative solutions, most notably web services and Grid computing, but also other technologies, such as client/server based systems and distributed-object technologies....

Peer to Peer Computing: The Evolution of a Disruptive Technology

Ramesh Subramanian (Editor), Brian D. Goodman (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
Peer to Peer Computing: The Evolution of Disruptive Technology takes a holistic approach to the affects P2P Computing has on a number a disciplines. Some of those areas covered within this book include grid computing, web services, bio-informatics, security, finance and economics, collaboration, and legal issues...

Reliable Distributed Systems : Technologies, Web Services, and Applications

Kenneth P. Birman — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
An understanding of the techniques used to make distributed computing systems and networks reliable, fault-tolerant and secure will be crucial to those who design and deploy the next generation of mission-critical applications and Web Services. ...

Reliable Distributed Systems : Technologies, Web Services, and Applications

Kenneth P. Birman — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
An understanding of the techniques used to make distributed computing systems and networks reliable, fault-tolerant and secure will be crucial to those who design and deploy the next generation of mission-critical applications and Web Services. Reliable Distributed Systems reviews and describes the key concepts, principles and applications of modern distributed computing systems and architectures...

Inside the Minds: The Music Business - CEOs & Presidents from Island Def Jam, Napster, LLC, ...

Aspatore Books Staff — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
the Minds: The Music Business is an authoritative, insider's perspective on the ins and outs of this dynamic industry and the strategic thinking behind producing, managing, and distributing talent. Featuring Presidents & CEOs representing some of the top record labels and digital distribution companies in the nation, as well as leading entertainment lawyers and renowned producers in the field, this book provides a broad, yet comprehensive overview of the current shape and future state of this ever-evolving industry...

Securing IM and P2P Applications for the Enterprise

Paul Piccard — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
As an IT Professional, you know that the majority of the workstations on your network now contain IM and P2P applications that you did not select, test, install, or configure. As a result, malicious hackers, as well as virus and worm writers are targeting these inadequately secured applications for attack...

Peer-to-Peer, Grid, and Service-Orientation in Digital Library Architectures : 6th Thematic ...

Can Türker (Editor), et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 6th Thematic Workshop of the EU Network of Excellence DELOS on Digital Library Architectures, held in Cagliari, Italy, in June 2004. The 15 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed. The subjects covered include: service grids for scientific applications, distributed digital libraries, grid computing, peer-to-peer networks, service oriented architectures for digital libraries, a distributed digital library for support of community radios, multimedia management and search, query trading and processing, metadata management, retrieval functionality, and personalization services.

iPod and iTunes QuickSteps (Quicksteps)

Eliot Van Buskirk, John Alderman — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
The best-selling, full-color QuickSteps series now covers the world's favorite MP3 player. Users will learn to get up and running with the iPod and iTunes, download and play music, use the iPod's calendar, to do list, contacts, and notes functions, edit and display photos, play games, and use the iPod as an external hard drive.

Peer to Peer Computing: The Evolution of a Disruptive Technology

Ramesh Subramanian (Editor), Brian D. Goodman (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
Peer to Peer Computing: The Evolution of Disruptive Technology takes a holistic approach to the affects P2P Computing has on a number a disciplines. Some of those areas covered within this book include grid computing, web services, bio-informatics, security, finance and economics, collaboration, and legal issues. Unique in its approach, Peer to Peer Computing includes current articles from academics as well as IT practitioners and consultants from around the world.

Reliable Distributed Systems : Technologies, Web Services, and Applications

Kenneth P. Birman — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
An understanding of the techniques used to make distributed computing systems and networks reliable, fault-tolerant and secure will be crucial to those who design and deploy the next generation of mission-critical applications and Web Services. Reliable Distributed Systems reviews and describes the key concepts, principles and applications of modern distributed computing systems and architectures.

Skype Hacks (Hacks)

Andrew Sheppard — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
If you've heard about Skype--and who hasn't with all the recent media attention devoted to Internet telephone services--chances are you've been mighty tempted to try it out. Skype Hacks tells you what all the Skype hype is about, explains the basics, and shows you more than 100 clever tips and tricks for tweaking and tuning Skype to make it do just what you want and more.

BitTorrent For Dummies

Susannah Gardner, Kris Krug — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
Share your home movies or download new software. Find safe files to download, create your own, and use BitTorrent for business.

Peer-to-Peer, Grid, and Service-Orientation in Digital Library Architectures : 6th Thematic ...

Can Türker (Editor), et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 6th Thematic Workshop of the EU Network of Excellence DELOS on Digital Library Architectures, held in Cagliari, Italy, in June 2004. The 15 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed. The subjects covered include: service grids for scientific applications, distributed digital libraries, grid computing, peer-to-peer networks, service oriented architectures for digital libraries, a distributed digital library for support of community radios, multimedia management and search, query trading and processing, metadata management, retrieval functionality, and personalization services.

Distributed Computing IWDC 2005 : 7th International Workshop, Kharagpur, India, December ...

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Distributed Computing, IWDC 2004, held in Kharagpur, India in December 2005. The 28 revised full papers and 33 revised short papers presented together with 5 invited keynote talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 253 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on theory of distributed computing, sensor networks, fault tolerance, optical networks, peer-to-peer networks, wireless networks, network security, grid and networks, middleware and data management, mobility management, and distributed artificial intelligence.

Peer-to-Peer Systems IV : 4th International Workshop, IPTPS 2005, Ithaca, NY, USA, February ...

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Peer-to-Peer Systems, IPTPS 2005, held at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, in February 2005. The 24 revised full papers were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvements from 123 submissions. The papers document the state of the art in peer-to-peer computing research. They are organized in topical sections on security and incentives, search, multicast, overlay algorithms, empirical studies, and network locality. The proceedings also include a report with a summary of discussions held at the workshop.

Reliable Distributed Systems : Technologies, Web Services, and Applications

Kenneth P. Birman — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
An understanding of the techniques used to make distributed computing systems and networks reliable, fault-tolerant and secure will be crucial to those who design and deploy the next generation of mission-critical applications and Web Services. Reliable Distributed Systems reviews and describes the key concepts, principles and applications of modern distributed computing systems and architectures.

Talk Is Cheap

James Gaskin — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
Fed up with the high tolls charged by your ordinary telephone service? If you're itching to cut the copper cord with your costly, traditional phone service, you need Talk is Cheap, the new, easy-to-understand guide to understanding and using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and other Internet telephone options.

Anonymous routing in structured peer-to-peer overlays

Nikita Borissov — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
As more of our daily activities are carried out online, it becomes important to develop technologies to protect our online privacy. Anonymity is a key privacy technology, since it serves to hide patterns of communication that can often be as revealing as their contents. This motivates our study of the use of large scale peer-to-peer systems for building anonymous systems. We first develop a novel methodology for studying the anonymity of peer-to-peer systems, based on an information-theoretic anonymity metric and simulation. We use simulations to sample a probability distribution modeling attacker knowledge under conservative assumptions and estimate the entropy-based anonymity metric using the sampled distribution. We then validate this approach against an analytic method for computing entropy.

Semantic Web and Peer-to-Peer : Decentralized Management and Exchange of Knowledge and ...

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
Just like the industrial society of the last century depended on natural resources, today's society depends on information and its exchange. Semantic Web technologies address the problem of information complexity by providing advanced support for representing and processing distributed information, while peer-to-peer technologies address issues of system complexity by allowing flexible and decentralized information storage and processing.

Peer-to-Peer Computing: Building Supercomputers with Web Technologies (Computer Communications ...

Alfred Wai-Sing Loo — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
A new and simple peer-to-peer model will be introduced in this book. Readers will be taught to install peer-to-peer systems which can then manage and distribute the processing power and disk space of any number of clients. The size of network can range from two to over a million computers.

Peer-to-Peer Computing for Mobile Networks: Information Discovery and Dissemination (Kluwer ...

Maria Papadopouli , Henning Schulzrinne — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
An important research challenge within this book is to accelerate the data availability and enhance the dissemination and discovery of information when mobile hosts face changes in the availability of bandwidth and loss of connectivity to the Internet. The main focus of this book is a novel resource-sharing mechanism for mobile devices, which introduces a new paradigm of information-sharing cooperation among mobile devices not necessarily connected to the internet. Peer-to-Peer Computing for Mobile Networks: Information Discovery and Dissemination is designed for researchers and practitioners in industry. The book is also suitable for advanced-level students in computer science and electrical engineering.

Digital Rights Management: Protecting and Monetizing Content (Nab Executive Technology Briefings)

Joan Van Tassel — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
Digital rights management (DRM) is a type of server software developed to enable secure distribution - and perhaps more importantly, to disable illegal distribution - of paid content over the Web. DRM technologies are being developed as a means of protection against the online piracy of commercially marketed material, which has proliferated through the widespread use of Napster and other peer-to-peer file exchange programs.

Peer-to-Peer Computing: Building Supercomputers with Web Technologies (Computer Communications ...

Alfred Wai-Sing Loo — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
A new and simple peer-to-peer model will be introduced in this book. In it: Readers will be taught to install peer-to-peer systems which can then manage and distribute the processing power and disk space of any number of clients.

Internet Measurement: Infrastructure, Traffic and Applications

Mark Crovella , Balachander Krishnamurthy — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
This book provides all the ingredients necessary for a full understanding of the increasingly important discipline of Internet Measurement - ranging from its role in the different layers of architecture to the various applications where it plays a critical role.

Peer-to-Peer Computing for Mobile Networks: Information Discovery and Dissemination (Kluwer ...

Maria Papadopouli , Henning Schulzrinne — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
Wireless devices are becoming smaller, more user-friendly and more pervasive. Peer-to-Peer Computing for Mobile Networks: Information Discovery and Dissemination discusses research results on data dissemination in mobile networks and peer-to-peer systems for mobile devices.

Peer-to-Peer Computing for Mobile Networks: Information Discovery and Dissemination (Kluwer ...

Maria Papadopouli , Henning Schulzrinne — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
Wireless devices are becoming smaller, more user-friendly and more pervasive. Peer-to-Peer Computing for Mobile Networks: Information Discovery and Dissemination discusses research results on data dissemination in mobile networks and peer-to-peer systems for mobile devices. An important research challenge within this book is to accelerate the data availability and enhance the dissemination and discovery of information when mobile hosts face changes in the availability of bandwidth and loss of connectivity to the Internet. The main focus of this book is a novel resource-sharing mechanism for mobile devices, which introduces a new paradigm of information-sharing cooperation among mobile devices not necessarily connected to the internet. Peer-to-Peer Computing for Mobile Networks: Information Discovery and Dissemination is designed for researchers and practitioners in industry. The book is also suitable for advanced-level students in computer science and electrical engineering.

Peer-to-Peer Computing: Building Supercomputers with Web Technologies (Computer Communications ...

Alfred Wai-Sing Loo — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00
A new and simple peer-to-peer model will be introduced in this book. Readers will be taught to install peer-to-peer systems which can then manage and distribute the processing power of any number of clients. The size of network can range from two to over a million computers. The software necessary to implement peer-to-peer systems quickly can be downloaded from the book's website at www.springer.com/1-84628-381-7/ The deployment of web technologies will enable individuals and organisations of all sizes to use computers across a network as though it were a single supercomputer to solve complex problems, and after reading this book, readers will be able to install a peer-to-peer system of any size.