Richard Bray Lac Carling Governments Review

In 941, the story goes, Prince Igor of Russia lost a fleet of 10,000 ships in a fiery battle with the Byzantine navy.

Five or 10 years ago, the main reason to establish a peer-to-peer network -- usually within a small office or workgroup -- was to share files or scarce resources, such as printers and scanners. Today, the scope of peer-to-peer networking is broader, often on a global scale.