TechWeb's Internet Evolution Unveils First of a Kind Research Into Peer-to-Peer Filters
27 Março 2008 - 10:00AM
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Landmark Evaluation Points Up Shortfalls in P2P Market NEW YORK,
March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TechWeb's Internet Evolution, a
Web 2.0 site dedicated to investigating the future of the Internet,
today unveiled a landmark research report on peer-to-peer filters
(P2P), which outlines the essential functions to ensure the
continued expansion of the Internet, and concludes that most of the
current generation of filters are ineffective for meeting today's
challenges. Produced by EANTC (European Advanced Networking Test
Center), the report titled "Peer-to-Peer Filters: Ready for
Internet Prime Time?" is available at
http://www.internetevolution.com/document.asp?doc_id=148803.
Although this was research targeted to the more than two dozen
product vendors, including established players and market leaders,
only two vendors -- U.S.-based Arbor/Ellacoya and German-based
Ipoque -- agreed to release their results publicly. P2P filtering
products provide two critical functions: They assist ISPs that
primarily care about network capacity, and entertainment companies
that would like to prevent the exchange of copyrighted content.
Both the Arbor/Ellacoya E30 and Ipoque PRX-5G devices showed
excellent performance and very good P2P detection and regulation
capabilities. However, neither solution achieved perfect detection
across the entire range of popular P2P protocols. According to the
research, the effective solution will be a new generation of
filters that control and reduce the amount of Internet P2P
file-sharing traffic. "It's quite clear that most vendors are still
in an early phase of product deployment and their products have
limited scale and functions. Based on the response to the test,
both ISPs and the music industry will have to wait awhile before
the carrier-class P2P tools that can meet their needs are widely
available," said Stephen Saunders, Internet Evolution creator and
blogger. "Internet Evolution's objective is to bring awareness to
key issues that are guiding the future of the Internet. We will
tackle other critical issues through in-depth and comprehensive
analysis of the Internet." "ISPs often use trial and error methods
to determine the efficiency of P2P filters today; our goal was to
eliminate uncertainty in this area," said Carsten Rossenhoevel,
managing director of EANTC. "We discovered significant disparities
between vendors' marketing collateral and what their products are
actually capable of. None of the devices we tested were able to
satisfy the media industry's demands to block individual copyright
infringements. Three vendors vetoed publication because of problems
with their results." About Internet Evolution Internet Evolution
hosts more than 100 world-famous Internet experts - such as Kevin
Mitnick, once the most-wanted computer hacker in the world; Dr.
Lawrence Roberts, inventor of packet switching, and one of the
world's foremost authorities on telecom network architectures; Jack
Uldrich, futurist, scholar, and author; Craig Newmark, the founder
of Craigslist.com; David Weinberger, technologist and co-author of
The Cluetrain Manifesto; Howard Schmidt, former White House
cybersecurity adviser; and Norman J. Ornstein, political scientist
and a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
-- all of whom are addressing today's critical socio-economic
issues within its ThinkerNet blogosphere. Internet Evolution also
offers broadcast-quality broadband video documentaries and
interviews; investigative reports; and user-generated content
facilitated via the latest Web 2.0 technology. About TechWeb
(formerly CMP) TechWeb, the global leader in business technology
media, is an innovative business focused on serving the needs of
technology decision-makers and marketers worldwide. TechWeb
produces the most respected and consumed media brands in the
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Contact Amy Averbook TechWeb's Internet Evolution (212) 925-0020
x112 DATASOURCE: TechWeb CONTACT: Amy Averbook for TechWeb's
Internet Evolution, +1-212-925-0020 x112 or Web site:
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