Peer-to-Peer Technology

Description:

Since Napster appeared in 1999, various Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file sharing applications (e.g., WinMX, KaZaA, Gnutella, Freenet, winny) have emerged one after another.

Enablers:

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Inhibitors:

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Paradigms:

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Experts:

Philippe Aigrain: presently CEO of Sopinspace, Society for Public Information Spaces www.sopinspace.com. His personal page is at http://www.publicdebate.net/Members/paigrain/

Timing:

Dates for key milestones in the development of the driving force. Year - Average cost, in South Africa, for a ISP connection in (R)

1993 - 80,

1994 - 80,

1995 - 80,

1996 - 80,

1997 - 80,

1998 - 80,

1999 - 88,

2000 - 89,

2001 - 90,

2002 - 94,

2003 - 100.

Web Resources:

http://ismir2004.ismir.net/