Cloud computing is the new darling of enterprise computing, but not every enterprise needs to use or pay for the cloud. In many cases, peer-to-peer computing works better and is less expensive because ...

Sun Microsystems Inc. is spearheading an open-source initiative to develop peer-to-peer protocols, giving a welcome boost to a new technology that promises to harness idle computing power, better ...

Sun Microsystems Inc. last week used its JavaOne conference to highlight Project JXTA, a new peer-to-peer computing effort that faces skeptics who say they have heard it all before. First announced in ...

The MPAA has announced it is filing suit against individuals who host servers accessed via eDonkey, BitTorrent and Direct Connect, peer-to-peer computer file-sharing networks that facilitate the ...

Discover how the peer-to-peer economy differs from traditional capitalism, emphasizing direct transactions without intermediaries for increased efficiency and innovation.

App-based bank Lunar has sold its peer-to-peer (P2P) lending business to Swedish fintech SaveLend to give the business the focus it requires. Lunar said that with significant investment required in ...

Andrew Chien Entropia Peer-to-Peer Working Group Andrew Grimshaw Avaki; U. Virginia Commercial grid software Miron Livny U. Wisconsin, Madison Open-source system to harness idle workstations Steven ...