explores the challenges of constructing a distributed e-business architecture based on the concept of Request Based Virtual OrganiZation (RBVO) and presents a solution based on ebXML, Open Source e-business component
a modern alternative to object middleware such as CORBA™ or COM/DCOM/COM+. Ice is easy to learn, yet provides a powerful network infrastructure for demanding technical applications.
distributed filesystem - "we have some Linux-isms in our code, at least in the HTTP transport code. Our plan is to scrap that and make it portable, though."
allows you to listen a live stream over Internet by using smartly resources. You can listen a webradio or share an event by allowing other listeners to make the same thing in the best conditions.
open source, peer-to-peer software that functions as a persistent access preservation system. Information is delivered via the web, and stored using a sophisticated but easy to use caching system.
Graham Wihlidal "There is no such thing as the “perfect networking code”, due to the Internet’s unreliability, but there are a few tricks you can use to improve it to the point where the illusion can hold."