We look at the latest technology gadgets and consumer tech toys and what they can offer to business IT. Anyone who has dabbled with asking friends and contacts for a VPN recommendation will have ...

What are peer-to-peer (P2P) networks? Peer-to-Peer (P2P) technology is based on the decentralization concept, which lets network participants conduct transactions without needing any middle-man, ...

BitTorrent is a protocol developed by Bram Cohen in 2001 that revolutionized file sharing on the internet. Unlike traditional methods where a central server handles the distribution of files, ...

half the normal price, from its Web site. Lindows has been targeting consumers with its packaged version of the open-source Linux operating system, which has a reputation of being geared more for ...

Peer-to-peer networking has caused a dramatic increase in Internet traffic. Today, the major P2P user is the consumer, and the major application is media file sharing. Music, movies and the like now ...

Last week’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding file sharing will likely put a serious dent in the market for peer-to-peer systems that permit users to share files, such as music and video.

Wagner Resource Corp. recently learned the hard way what Pfizer Inc. and many other companies have similarly discovered in the past: installing peer-to-peer file-sharing software on corporate ...

In the letters, the FTC warned schools, businesses and local governments that widespread data leaks occurred after their employees swapped music via P2P networks, which exposed copious personal ...