Peer-to-peer (P2P) computing was around long before Napster, but vendors are jumping on the peer bandwagon with new file-sharing technology for businesses. Find out if P2P will work for your business.

But P2P can lead to more than just legal troubles. There are already significant problems with virus-laden binary files invading company networks because employees use file sharing.

Rather than compete directly with Zelle and other peer-to-peer payment networks, the recently launched CHUCK network plans to position itself as a P2P network that eases money transfers for users, ...

The FTC warned almost 100 companies that data breaches, stemming from employees use of P2P file sharing networks, could lead to data fraud and identity theft.

Theres no shortage of P2P programs available that could potentially bog down ISP networks. In addition to Napster, start-ups such as Flycode and OpenCola are developing new P2P file sharing programs.

Be forewarned, get educated and be prepared for the network implications of corporate IT P2P applications. The corporate next-generation network future may be just around the corner in 2006.

Also, service providers are using P2P mobile ad hoc networks in 2.5/3Gmobile devices to allow subscribers a controlled and monitored way tocommunicate and share files device-to-device without the ...

A roundtable discussion at the recent Cyberposium 2003 conference at Harvard Business School revealed some interesting insights into how companies view the future of P2P networking. Many people ...

Perhaps one of the more compelling peer-to-peer (P2P) networking technologies to come along is Groove, a P2P networking application from Groove Networks Inc. in Beverly, Mass. Created by Lotus ...

Businesses with multiple sites may benefit from a point-to-point wireless network. Learn how P2P internet works and how it boosts security and saves money.

In an exclusive interview, Michael Weiss, the CEO of StreamCast Networks, talked with TechNewsWorld about the future of file sharing.