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P4P: faster, smarter P2P

P4P: faster, smarter P2PNice write-up!This is a great explanation of P4P!Comcast recently joined the P4P Working Group, and we look forward to working with them to explore ways to optimize p2p traffic over their infrastructure.ComcastP4P would not help Comcast, Wireless providers or any other Cable provider. Unlike DSL, the...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Broadband Internet, Network technology, P4P, P2P, network, Comcast Corp., cable broadband, cable

Discussion threads 2008-03-16

P4P: faster, smarter P2P

The P4P working group demo'd higher P2P download speeds with 1/6th the inter-metro hops that soak up expensive, long-distance network bandwidth. P4P is designed to enable better ISP and P2P coexistence with a win/win solution: better performance for users and less network overhead for the ISP. P4P...

Tags: Network, Comcast Corp., P2P, Internet Service Provider, P4P, pTracker, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Networking, Internet, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-03-16

Verizon fixes P2P problem - on its network at least

Verizon fixes P2P problem - on its network at leastnice to hear!I approve of their position, but since I'm not on their network however I will keep my VPN account up. Providers like the ones below may be some customers only options to bypass P2P controls on ISP's.http://www.strongvpn.comhttp://www.blacklogic.comhttp://www.bananahosting.comMany...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Peer to peer (P2P), NETWORKING, Network technology, P2P, network, P4P, Verizon Communications Inc., Internet Service Provider, P2P problem, cable

Discussion threads 2008-03-14

Additional Resources

"Net neutrality" is stupid

Today's net neutrality tempest - Google: are they or aren't they? - is a marketing mistake with grave public policy implications. The mistake was law professor Tim Wu's: creating a new label when a perfectly good one is already there. "Net neutrality" is another term for "common...

Tags: Professor, Network, Network Neutrality, Federal Express, Net Neutrality, Carrier, Networking, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-12-16

Do 4 in 5 of us want real health care reform?

The Fund called for pre-payment of premiums for everyone a form of universal insurance, set fees for procedures rather than a la carte, and more use of pay for performance (p4p). by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: health care, benefits, vertical industries, healthcare, insurance, financial planning, human resources, enterprise software, software, business operations, corporate insurance, finance, dana blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-08-08

Can global competition bring health care quality?

Can global competition bring health care quality?Medicine is best done up close and personal...and it's bad enough that patients in rural areas often have to go to distant cities without our sending people to foreign countries.We need a much more competitive system, but that's best done locally.Globalization has nothing to...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, health care, hospital, patient

Discussion threads 2008-08-07

Can global competition bring health care quality?

My view is a key to any P4P scheme has to be transparency, solid information insurers and consumers can use to make informed choices. In the past this was known as "reputation," but when marketing dollars are used to buy reputation, numbers must replace it. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: hospital, health care, healthcare, vertical industries, benefits, enterprise software, software, human resources, dana blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-08-07

Comcast: We won't bump Vonage over network management

Vonage and Comcast said Wednesday that they will collaborate to "address the reasonable network management of Internet services." That's a fancy way to say that Comcast won't bump Vonage from its network even though they compete. Under the pact, which is a bit sketchy,...

Tags: Network, Comcast Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., Network Management, Networking, Telecommunications, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-09

Comcast's true speeds and the BitTorrent deal

So, I talked to former ZD technical director and editor at large George Ou last week. He's been looking at Comcast's claims for its DOCSIS 3.0 rollout in Minneapolis. I passed along Comcast's projections that the service would 50 Mbps downstream and 5 Mbps up. ...

Tags: BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Mbps, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Networking, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-04-09

News to know: EclipseCon; Tired browser wars; Apple; P4P; R.I.P. Russell Shaw

Notable headlines: Rest in peace Russell Shaw. Techmeme Ed Burnette: EclipseCon 2008: Fake Steve Jobs, Microsoft, E4, and more Jason O'Grady: Getting tired of the browser-go-round David Morgenstern: Fun facts about Mac OS X Leopard's icons Jason Perlow:...

Tags: EclipseCon, Yahoo! Inc., P2P, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Peer To Peer (P2P), Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-17

Japan's ISPs agree to ban P2P pirates

Japan's ISPs agree to ban P2P piratesYou read the article wrong then. I never said they're blocking all P2PYou read the article wrong then. I never said they're blocking all P2P. I said they're specifically targeting those who have been confirmed to be pirating content. I...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), P2P, Intel Itanium

Discussion threads 2008-03-16

Voice over SOA sounds promising -- will vendors deliver?

Voice over SOA sounds promising -- will vendors deliver?I don't want Voip to be a part of my SOA engagement !"I do well with Chat with SOA transfermedia for information or updates on orders. This may be the P4P you are talking about? As a Companies' CFT finding this forum...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Voice-over SOA, Voice-over SOA sound

Discussion threads 2008-03-16

Verizon fixes P2P problem - on its network at least

Verizon has been experimenting with a new technology called P4P, which localizes P2P file transfers, as many media are reporting today. Essentially, rather than randomly pulling pieces of a file from around the world, Verizon is communicating the locations of their users, so local sources are preferred over distant ones....

Tags: Network, Comcast Corp., P2P, Verizon Communications Inc., Cable, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Networking, Telecommunications, Wireless, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-03-14

What a novel idea: Verizon cooperates with P2P file sharers

What a novel idea: Verizon cooperates with P2P file sharersP2P: A perfectly 'good' technologyAnd Verizon is taking the right path to innovate and maintain Net Neutrality.Bad ComCast! Bad!The problem isn't traffic, it's parking.A lot of people have tried to compare P2P with cars in a traffic analogy. I think...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), P2P, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-03-14

What a novel idea: Verizon cooperates with P2P file sharers

Verizon will unveil test results detailing how an Internet service provider can boost download speed by about 60 percent if it cooperates with file-sharing software makers. According to the Associated Press, Verizon's test could represent a turning point between ISPs and P2P firms. The message: If folks are going...

Tags: Result, Network, P2P, Verizon Communications Inc., Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-14

Comcast+traffic+management+issue+before+FCC

Comcast+traffic+management+issue+before+FCCPricing varies by market...but in the Salisbury, MD and surrounding markets, for HSI only yes is 54.99. I still think there should be some punitive damages against Comcast for what they are doing because they still have grossly oversold the loop and therefore created the problem for themselves. Cox communications...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cable, Verizon Communications Inc., pricing strategy, Comcast Corp., Internet Service Provider, network

Discussion threads 2008-02-13

Could Amazon be a threat to Apple and the iPod?

Could Amazon be a threat to Apple and the iPod?No, Amazon is no threat to AppleWake me when Amazon starts advertising on TV.I'm still astounded that Apple is the [b]only[/b] one that figured out that you have to advertise your commodity products before people will buy your commodity products.All Amazon...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, BitTorrent P2P, Apple iPod, Amazon.com Inc., Apple iTunes, Apple Inc., music, iPODS

Discussion threads 2008-01-28

Today's Debate: Doctors vs. Insurers

Physician and blogger Stanley Feld has launched a crusade against the insurer-led health management system known as pay for performance, or P4P.In a series of posts to his blog (1,2,3) Dr. Feld describes the "quality" measures used by many insurers, their disconnect with patient outcomes and real costs, along with...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, Dana Blankenhorn, Stanley Feld, insurance company, physician, insurance, government

Blog posts 2007-08-07