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ALSO CALLED: Peer-to-Peer Networks, Peer-to-Peer Communication, Peer-to-Peer File Sharing, and P2P
DEFINITION: Gnutella is a system in which individuals can exchange files over the Internet directly without going through a Web site in an arrangement sometimes described as peer-to-peer (here meaning "person-to-person"). Like Napster and similar Web sites, Gnutella is often used as a way to download music files from or share them with other Internet users and has been an object of  … 
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Recent Vendor Reports on Peer-to-Peer Networking
Bandwidth Management for Peer-to-Peer Applications
sponsored by F5 Networks
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
SUMMARY: With the increasing proliferation of broadband, more and more users are using Peer-to-Peer (P2P) protocols to share very large files. This trend has exponentially increased traffic flows across a very wide area network. This paper describes...

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The Current Threat Landscape: Policy, Protection, Privacy
sponsored by Trend Micro, Inc.
VIDEOCAST:   Posted: 22 Apr 2008 | When: 22 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: In this videocast presentation, "The Current Threat Landscape: Policy, Protection, Privacy", learn about the current threat landscape and the role that data leak prevention policy enforcement plays in securing critical data.

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Controlling Recreational Peer-to-Peer Traffic to Improve Application Performance
sponsored by Exinda Networks
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 18 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: This white paper provides a practical overview on the evolution of recreational P2P traffic, how it is impacting corporate networks and, offers specific recommendations for controlling these recreational applications.

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Controlling Recreational P2P Traffic to Improve Application Performance
sponsored by Exinda Networks
PODCAST:   Posted: 04 Mar 2008 | Premiered: 04 Mar 2008, 09:00 EST (14:00 GMT)
SUMMARY: This podcast will provide a practical overview on the evolution of recreational P2P traffic, how it is impacting corporate networks and offer specific recommendations for controlling these recreational applications.

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Controlling Recreational Peer-to-Peer Traffic to Improve Application Performance
sponsored by Exinda Networks
WEBCAST:   Posted: 04 Mar 2008 | When: Available On Demand
SUMMARY: This Webinar will provide a practical overview on the evolution of recreational P2P traffic, how it is impacting corporate networks and offer specific recommendations for controlling these recreational applications.

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Rules of the Road for Wireless Security: Six Ways to Protect Laptops & Data in WiFi Hotspots
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 22 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: This white paper explains the six ways to protect your laptops and data in WiFi hotspots.

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I'm InTouch : How It Works
sponsored by 01 Communique
SOFTWARE DEMO:   Posted: 19 Apr 2004 | Published: 01 Jan 2003
SUMMARY:I’m InTouch is centred around a technology that locates your computer connected to the Internet, regardless of whether its IP address is changing or static.

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What Is I'm InTouch?
sponsored by 01 Communique
PRODUCT OVERVIEW:   Posted: 19 Apr 2004 | Published: 01 Jan 2003
SUMMARY:I’m InTouch is flexible remote access to your PC, providing you anytime access to your information using any PC, cellphone, wireless PDA or kiosk with an internet connection.

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PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING DEFINITION (continued): …  great concern for the music publishing industry. Unlike Napster, Gnutella is not a Web site, but an arrangement in which you can see the files of a small number of other Gnutella users at a time, and they in turn can see the files of others, in a kind of daisy-chain effect. Gnutella also allows you to download any file type, whereas Napster is limited to MP3 music files.

After installing and launching Gnutella, a user's computer (node) becomes both a client and a server in the network (which is called GnutellaNet) and is able to share files that other … 
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