We look at the latest technology gadgets and consumer tech toys and what they can offer to business IT. Anyone who has dabbled with asking friends and contacts for a VPN recommendation will have ...

BitTorrent is a protocol developed by Bram Cohen in 2001 that revolutionized file sharing on the internet. Unlike traditional methods where a central server handles the distribution of files, ...

Why it matters: There are a lot of risks associated with peer-to-peer file sharing that justifiably concern US universities. These networks can lead to security issues, they consume a lot of bandwidth ...

Wagner Resource Corp. recently learned the hard way what Pfizer Inc. and many other companies have similarly discovered in the past: installing peer-to-peer file-sharing software on corporate ...

Last week’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding file sharing will likely put a serious dent in the market for peer-to-peer systems that permit users to share files, such as music and video.