P2P : How Peer-to-Peer Technology Is Revolutionizing the Way We Do Business

It's been little more than a year since the name Napster began rolling off people's tongues & peer to peer, or P2P, became standard new economy jargon. But P2P is far more than Napster. It's a new way of thinking & computing that lets companies leverage their existing network infrastructure to boost value, cut costs, & maximize resources in an entirely new way. To understand & implement revolutionary peer-to-peer technologies, managers, executives, entrepreneurs, & investors need to understand the business implications & application of the technology outlined by Hassan M. Fattah in P2P. Part technology analysis, part case study, & part management guide, P2P examines the key issues businesses face in implementing P2P & presents the opportunities & challenges that accompany this new technology. Among the topics covered in P2P: * The essentials of P2P technology * How P2P can ease transactions & redefine customer relationships * Immediate & long-term applications of P2P * How P2P applications can increase efficiency & speed up business.