Peer-to-peer computing

Streaming media refers to multimedia delivered through a network for playback using a media player. Media is transferred in a stream of packets from a server to a client and is rendered in real-time; this contrasts with file downloading, a process in which the end-user obtains an entire media file before consuming the content. Streaming is more commonly used for video-on-demand, streaming television, and music streaming services over the Internet.

Peer-to-peer (P2P) computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads between peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the network, forming a peer-to-peer network of nodes. In addition, a personal area network (PAN) is also in nature a type of decentralized peer-to-peer network typically between two devices.

A content delivery network or content distribution network (CDN) is a geographically distributed network of proxy servers and their data centers. The goal is to provide high availability and performance ("speed") by distributing the service spatially relative to end users. CDNs came into existence in the late 1990s as a means for alleviating the performance bottlenecks of the Internet as the Internet was starting to become a mission-critical medium for people and enterprises. Since then, CDNs have grown to serve a large portion of the Internet content today, including web objects (text, graphics and scripts), downloadable objects (media files, software, documents), applications (e-commerce, portals), live streaming media, on-demand streaming media, and social media sites.

Pi Network is a social cryptocurrency and a platform for developers that enables mobile device users to mine Pi coins. It was founded by a group of Stanford University alumni, including Nicolas Kokkalis, Chengdiao Fan, and Vincent McPhillip.The network has gained significant popularity, with over 50 million participants from around the world spanning 209 countries or regions. In August 2022, Pi Network executed a major blockchain migration, with one million "Pioneers" transitioning to the Pi Mainnet. The Pi Network team has released a two-part roadmap announcement regarding the Open Mainnet launch. The roadmap is divided into two versions: Version 1: Released in mid to late October 2023 This version focuses on past and current milestones achieved by Pi Network, highlighting the project's progress and accomplishments. Version 2: Released in December 2023 This version will outline the upcoming milestones and objectives leading up to the Open Mainnet launch. Read more here, However, Pi Network has also faced controversies during its history. One such incident involved reports of the listing of PI on platforms like Huobi and XT.com, which led to a rapid increase in the token's value. The Pi Network team later clarified through a Twitter announcement that they had no association with these exchanges and had not authorized the listing.

The Necuno is a phone-like mobile device exclusively manufactured in Finland. The device is designed with a focus on enhancing security and user privacy by omitting the cellular modem, which prevents its use on conventional mobile phone networks. Instead it offers VOIP via a peer-to-peer encrypted communication platform called Ciphra. Standard cellular connectivity is planned for later versions.

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Client is a computer that gets information from another computer called server in the context of client–server model of computer networks. The server is often (but not always) on another computer system, in which case the client accesses the service by way of a network.

Xunlei Limited (Chinese: 迅雷; pinyin: Xùnléi; Jyutping: seon3 leoi4; 'thunderbolt') is a Chinese multinational technology company and an online service provider founded in 2003. The subsidiary of Xunlei Limited, Shenzhen Xunlei Networking Technologies, Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 迅雷网络技术有限公司) was formerly known as Sandai Technologies (Shenzhen) Inc. and changed its name to Shenzhen Xunlei Networking Technologies, Co., Ltd. in May 2005. Its headquarters are in Nanshan District, Shenzhen.

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is an American company specialized in content delivery network (CDN), cybersecurity, DDoS mitigation, and cloud services. It is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

AirPair is a service and eponymous company that connects people who need help with programming issues (usually, programmers at small technology companies or at finance companies that use technology products) and people who can help them. Unlike services such as oDesk and Elance, AirPair is not a service for outsourcing programming tasks, but rather a service that facilitates one-off knowledge transfers from people with highly specialized knowledge of particular technology stacks or programming issues to people who are in need of specialized help.