P2P
Definition of Peer-to-peer (P2P)
Peer-to-peer (P2P) is a type of temporary Internet network that allows a group of computer users with the same networking program to connect with each other and directly access files from one to another's hard drives. Typically, users of Peer-to-Peer networks install free software on their computers which allows them to find and download files located on another Peer-to-Peer user's hard drive and to share files from their own hard drive (Barkai 2000).
P2P business applications
MediaDefender company
MediaDefender is the company that provides IPP (Internet Piracy Prevention) service to the world. It protects copyrighted digital content, such as music, movies and television and uses a range of non-invasive technological countermeasures employed on P2P networks such as Decoying and Spoofing and Leak Alert service to frustrate users’ attempts to steal or trade copyrighted content (MediaDefender 2007).
BigChampagne company
BigChampagne company is the chief provider of information about popular entertainment online. It holds patents for their systems of monitoring, collecting, processing, analyzing and reporting on P2P file-sharing activity. It provides market research data on P2P activity not only in the USA but internationally (Bigchampagne 2005).
Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is the world's largest technological manufacturer company. It applies P2P architecture to make their employees’ training materials effectively. The information department designed an application called Share and Learn which is installed on every desktop and then people can download many multimedia files from a central server. When a user clicks on one of the listed courses, the central server will search for the courseware locally and then broaden the search gradually. If a user downloads the material, the application will find it quickly....
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