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BT to lift limits on 'unlimited' broadband

...This throttles the bandwidth available to certain applications and protocols, such as peer-to-peer (P2P). By contrast, "traffic will not be managed" on the... Read more

10 March, 2011 by David Meyer

W3C to develop peer-to-peer browser standards

...The World Wide Web Consortium is to develop standards to enable direct peer-to-peer communications between browsers, without the need to go through centralised... Read more

6 May, 2011 by Tom Espiner

LimeWire founder admits service breached the law

...for inducing mass copyright infringement. In October, Wood ordered that LimeWire's peer-to-peer service, which Gorton acknowledged on Monday was used by millions... Read more

10 May, 2011 by Greg Sandoval

Virgin Media to boost upload speeds, throttle P2P traffic

...it will be rolling out a new traffic management system to restrict peer-to-peer and Usenet activity during peak times, as part of an... Read more

30 September, 2010 by Jack Clark

Streaming video to overtake P2P traffic growth

...Peer-to-peer services like BitTorrent will no longer account for the bulk... Read more

3 June, 2010 by Marguerite Reardon
Morpheus Music 6.9.1

Morpheus Music 6.9.1

...Music is a file sharing program. Morpheus Music utilizes a totally decentralized peer to peer network, and is the file sharing application around. Trade any... Read more

2 May, 2012
CyberCafePro Client 6.0.325

CyberCafePro Client 6.0.325

...application is easy to install and set up. It operates on standard peer-to-peer networks, including Wireless LANs, any Windows 2000, XP, Vista or... Read more

27 April, 2012
Skype 5.9.0.115

Skype 5.9.0.115

...you to make free calls anywhere in the world. Skype uses P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect you with other users. It offers several... Read more

23 April, 2012
EchoVNC Viewer 2.40a

EchoVNC Viewer 2.40a

...our echoWare technology to establish its connections. With echoWare, client-server and peer-to-peer Internet application can easily and securely connect with each other... Read more

9 February, 2012
Mobyler Free Phone Calls 1.16

Mobyler Free Phone Calls 1.16

...credit and call them at the lowest rates possible. - Mobyler offers straight peer-to-peer calls, so any calls to your Mobyler friends will be... Read more

7 February, 2012
Ares Galaxy 2.1.8

Ares Galaxy 2.1.8

Ares is a peer to peer file sharing program that enables users to share any digital... Read more

2 February, 2012

BitTorrent touts tech to decongest networks

...is built into the company's client software for sharing files over peer-to-peer connections. μTP increases network efficiency and addresses congestion — the biggest... Read more

28 September, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Skype takes a new tack for Facebook calls

...To dovetail its peer-to-peer communications into Facebook, Skype has had to invest in servers... Read more

8 July, 2011 by Jack Clark

Bitcoin-thieving Trojans appear in the wild

...Secure wrote in a blog post on Friday. Bitcoin is an encrypted, peer-to-peer (P2P) currency, in existence since 2009, designed as an alternative... Read more

17 June, 2011 by Jack Clark
Code Co-op Pro 5.2a

Code Co-op Pro 5.2a

...central servers. Simplify your code development with Code Co-op, the affordable peer-to-peer version control system for distributed development. With Code Co-op... Read more

4 June, 2011

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