Distributed Systems
A distributed system is a network of independent computers that communicate by message passing. This structure for distributed systems leads to three important features: concurrenc...
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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...
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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 ventur...
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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 o...
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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. w...
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Concern that tighter credit standards and risk aversion will crimp mergermania continued to hit stocks in midday trading. As of 1 p.m. Eastern, the Nasdaq composite was off 1.1%, the Dow 0.9% and t...
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