Discover the true potential of peer–to–peer networks Napster, Kazaa, ICQ?file– and music–sharing peer–to–peer (P2P) networks have revolutionized the use of the Internet, but have also brought bad press to peer–to–peer computer networking. Yet P2P offers a great many legitimate benefits. Just witness the recent discovery of the largest prime number, a poster child for distributed computing! P2P is a class of applications that leverages previously unused Internet resources?storage, cycles, content, human presence. Instead of large, expensive servers and pricey storage networks, corporations and other organizationscan share data and computing duties among their desktops through P2P. Legitimate Applications of Peer–to–Peer Networks goes beyond file and music swapping to explore the true potential of P2P technology in business and other important applications, including: File sharing Data storage management Instant messaging IP telephony ...