A distributed system is a network of independent computers that communicate by message passing. This structure for distributed systems leads to three important features: concurrency of processes on the nodes of a distributed system, lack of global...

Distributed computing is a method of computer processing in which different parts of a program are run simultaneously on two or more computers that are communicating with each other over a network. Distributed computing is a type of segmented or...

A federal judge has granted a request by Ticketmaster LLC to block a software company from making or distributing computer programs used to flood the ticket retailer's Web site with orders, beating consumers who log onto the Web site manually to buy tickets.U.S. District Court...

A Silicon Valley startup will begin selling $399 gadgets Wednesday that consumers with broadband Internet service can use to make unlimited free domestic phone calls.Backed by $27 million in venture capital, Ooma Inc. has distributed 1,500 beta units, which have handled 325,000 calls. The system...

News from the virtual world:_ART OF "WAR": That roar you heard across the PlayStation nation last week was the sound of Kratos, the crankiest guy in video games, returning to Earth in Sony's "God of War II." It's the last big release for the venerable...

A Silicon Valley startup wants to shake up the telecommunications industry with a $399 gizmo that provides free, unlimited domestic phone calls for homes with broadband Internet service.Ooma Inc. will also offer a free second line, conference calling, voice mail service and an online "lounge"...