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18th December 2004 Archive

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  • Can the new Symantec make merging look easy?

    Analysis Your data hopes so

    Symantec and Veritas have provided a welcome reminder that all doesn't have to look hideous in the rather quickly consolidating software market. Unlike the Oracle/PeopleSoft debacle, the merger between Symantec and Veritas took place largely behind closed doors. Word of the deal leaked out earlier this week, but the speculation …

    Software 18 Dec 2004, 10:44

  • The BitTorrent P2P file-sharing system

    Analysis Detailed measurement study

    Even though many P2P file-sharing systems have been proposed and implemented, only very few have stood the test of intensive daily use by a very large user community. The BitTorrent file-sharing system is one of these systems. Measurements on Internet backbones indicate that BitTorrent has evolved into one of the most popular …

    Data Networking 18 Dec 2004, 10:57