Comments on: Cisco to Distribute Grid Networks’ P2P Client http://newteevee.com/2008/03/16/cisco-to-distribute-grid-networks-p2p-client/ NewTeeVee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:46:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: GridNetworks: Comcast Invested in Us, Too « NewTeeVee http://newteevee.com/2008/03/16/cisco-to-distribute-grid-networks-p2p-client/#comment-237884 GridNetworks: Comcast Invested in Us, Too « NewTeeVee Mon, 19 May 2008 05:46:40 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3475#comment-237884 <p>[...] that it has taken investment from Comcast Interactive Capital. The funding was part of a previously announced $9.5 million Series A round whose participants have trickled out over [...]</p> [...] that it has taken investment from Comcast Interactive Capital. The funding was part of a previously announced $9.5 million Series A round whose participants have trickled out over [...]

]]> By: 2008 03-17 MediaBytes: DriverTV - Grid Networks - Rapt - Yahoo! Buzz - Microsoft | MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer http://newteevee.com/2008/03/16/cisco-to-distribute-grid-networks-p2p-client/#comment-234144 2008 03-17 MediaBytes: DriverTV - Grid Networks - Rapt - Yahoo! Buzz - Microsoft | MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:57:48 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3475#comment-234144 <p>[...] announced that it will embed P2P from GRID NETWORKS in its home-networking products, after recently revealing that it was a major [...]</p> [...] announced that it will embed P2P from GRID NETWORKS in its home-networking products, after recently revealing that it was a major [...]

]]> By: 2008 03-17 MediaBytes: DriverTV - Grid Networks - Rapt - Yahoo! Buzz - Microsoft | MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer http://newteevee.com/2008/03/16/cisco-to-distribute-grid-networks-p2p-client/#comment-234141 2008 03-17 MediaBytes: DriverTV - Grid Networks - Rapt - Yahoo! Buzz - Microsoft | MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:28:18 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3475#comment-234141 <p>[...] announced that it will embed peer-2-peer software from GRID NETWORKS in its home-networking products, after recently revealing that it was a major [...]</p> [...] announced that it will embed peer-2-peer software from GRID NETWORKS in its home-networking products, after recently revealing that it was a major [...]

]]> By: James Gardikner http://newteevee.com/2008/03/16/cisco-to-distribute-grid-networks-p2p-client/#comment-234113 James Gardikner Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:56:17 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3475#comment-234113 <p>I am amazed that P2P as a general Internet protocol has so many companies trying to OWN it. It's like a company trying to own HTTP.</p> <p>As HTTP is an open standard, any widely accepted P2P protocol should be the same.</p> <p>I am not surprised that some companies are trying to own this technology as the P2P networks are likely to carry data in which some type of transaction is connected to it. Either purchased content or content with commercials</p> <p>These P2P networks appear to be trying to build a virtual gateway in which they will shave some $ from these tractions.</p> <p>I personally do not see a huge future in this as a open based P2P standard will eventuate, and if not now, in the future. Supporting these proprietary implementations is very unproductive in my opinion.</p> <p>Examples of this is the European movement to implement a P2P open standard (Do not have the link on me but see my blog for more info)</p> <p>Or a recent post on newteevee at http://newteevee.com/2008/03/14/how-verizon-wants-to-speed-up-your-bittorrent-videos/ where we have ISPs implementing additions to P2P protocals to make it work more efficiently within their network. Ie like a HTTP-proxy but for P2P protocols. (Not exactly but archives a similar result.)</p> <p>CISCO making this move appears a little questionable to me. James</p> I am amazed that P2P as a general Internet protocol has so many companies trying to OWN it. It’s like a company trying to own HTTP.

As HTTP is an open standard, any widely accepted P2P protocol should be the same.

I am not surprised that some companies are trying to own this technology as the P2P networks are likely to carry data in which some type of transaction is connected to it. Either purchased content or content with commercials

These P2P networks appear to be trying to build a virtual gateway in which they will shave some $ from these tractions.

I personally do not see a huge future in this as a open based P2P standard will eventuate, and if not now, in the future. Supporting these proprietary implementations is very unproductive in my opinion.

Examples of this is the European movement to implement a P2P open standard (Do not have the link on me but see my blog for more info)

Or a recent post on newteevee at http://newteevee.com/2008/03/14/how-verizon-wants-to-speed-up-your-bittorrent-videos/
where we have ISPs implementing additions to P2P protocals to make it work more efficiently within their network. Ie like a HTTP-proxy but for P2P protocols. (Not exactly but archives a similar result.)

CISCO making this move appears a little questionable to me.
James

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