Alakazam
04-02-2002, 09:58 PM
It seems that Kaaza has been installing a nice distributed network software on all of its users systems. Although it is saying that it is an opt-in application, it will be turning it on soon.
Here is a snippet:
"The company plans to wake up the millions of computers that have installed its software in as soon as four weeks. It plans to use the machines--with their owners' permission--to host and distribute other companies' content, such as advertising or music. Alternatively, it might borrow people's unused processing power to help with other companies' complicated computing tasks.
Brilliant Digital CEO Kevin Bermeister says computers or Internet connections won't be used without their owners' permission. But the company will nevertheless have access to millions of computers at once, almost as easily as turning on a light switch."
Click here (http://news.com.com/2100-1023-873181.html) to read the full story.
Courtesy of nvmax (http://www.nvmax.com/cgi-bin/nvmax.pl?action=welcome)
Here is a snippet:
"The company plans to wake up the millions of computers that have installed its software in as soon as four weeks. It plans to use the machines--with their owners' permission--to host and distribute other companies' content, such as advertising or music. Alternatively, it might borrow people's unused processing power to help with other companies' complicated computing tasks.
Brilliant Digital CEO Kevin Bermeister says computers or Internet connections won't be used without their owners' permission. But the company will nevertheless have access to millions of computers at once, almost as easily as turning on a light switch."
Click here (http://news.com.com/2100-1023-873181.html) to read the full story.
Courtesy of nvmax (http://www.nvmax.com/cgi-bin/nvmax.pl?action=welcome)