The WSJ reports that companies such as GM, Coca-Cola Co. and videogame publisher Tulga Games Inc. are now using peer-to-peer technology to transmit large chunks of data like video files or software updates, to employees and customers. Instead of a costly expansion of its satellite network last year, GM turned to P2P to push videos of marketing messages and sales targets to employees overseas, especially those in regions that have limited Internet capacity.
Corporations Turn to P2P
February 13, 2007
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