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  • ActiveX add-on makes file-swappers pay

    Kokopelli Networks thinks it has the solution to file-sharing copyrighted content, but it is still far from clear whether P2P networks will sign up, and whether users are willing to pay the price .

  • Avoiding P2P security nightmares

    Prevent P2P problems on your network by preparing for security threats from programs such as Napster and KaZaa.

  • P2P: Your own pet Napster

    All it took was a bunch of swiped songs before nifty names such as Napster and MP3 popped up. Then the phrase peer-to-peer (P2P) became part of our lexicon and vendors jumped on the bandwagon and built a raft of so-called P2P products. Hi tech derivatives, trend predictions and P2P philosophy are now in full force. What's hype and what's real?

  • Is there room on the Net for P2P?

    As legal clouds darken the prospects for music-trading service Napster, other young file-swapping services are struggling to determine whether they have a place in the Net's future.

  • P2P plans could create speedier Net

    Taking a page from peer-to-peer technologies popularised by Napster, companies are looking at the ordinary desktop computer as a stand-in to perform some of the same duties now managed by massive banks of Web servers.

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  • Avoiding P2P security nightmares

    Prevent P2P problems on your network by preparing for security threats from programs such as Napster and KaZaa.

  • Time for a P2P file-sharing policy

    Whether you give your employees free rein when it comes to peer-to-peer applications or prohibit their use, it's important for you to take a position on the issue. Here's a policy that can give you some guidance.

  • Peer to peer: Revolution recedes

    It took a boom and a bust to do it, but peer-to-peer technology is finding its post-Napster place in the world.

  • 50 significant moments from internet history

    We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet.

  • 2002 predictions get a low grade

    Columnist Tim Landgrave reviews his 2002 predictions and how they fared. While he believes the sluggish economy was a major reason for his poor prediction grades, he's still pretty bullish on a few expectations.

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