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Researchers from Purdue proved(analysis-of-parallel-downloading.pdf) that with proper admission control and network dimensioning, single server-client download can achieve the same performance of parallel download.

Slashdot | Morpheus Infiltrates Other P2P Networks refers to an article of the new Morpheus.

A paper The EigenTrust Algorithm for Reputation Management in P2P Networks - Kamvar, Schlosser and Garcia-Molina introduces a way to defeat malicious peers in P2P networks. DHT is used to make the rate computation fully distributed such that no one can fake rate report (a vector) to others. Worth reading.

The story at news.com shows some possible ways that VOIP service can go. Despite of the still low ratio of broadband Internet access in households, VoIP may take off from both your cable company and your phone service company, as long as the FCC will not try to regulate it. VOIP is back, that is for sure, at the very least.

It is probably VoIP that makes telecom fight back, at least in terms of stock price in the first week of 2004. For Whom the VoIP Bell Tolls talks about the need and the current major players in this market.

Many people predict that Linux will become more popular in 2004 (sorry, i don't have the links, but you can find those buzz at zdnet or computerworld.) Indeed, Microsoft is really facing a crucial challenge now (As a sidenote, MS is conducting a survey among Linux users on how to improve MS products to compete with Linux. link

Here is the do-all Linux machine: Pluto: Linux-based Do-everything System. Turns out it is not a single Linux box, and it is NOT a good idea to integrate security system with personal entertainment and other things. Too fancy.