Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 18:21:09 -0800 (PST)
From: Cammie Noah <cammie@oreilly.com>
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: Over 1,000 Attend O'Reilly's Peer-to-Peer Conference

For Immediate Release
February 22, 2001
For more information contact:
Cammie Noah (707) 829-0515 ext 437 or cammie@oreilly.com 

O'REILLY REPORTS THAT FIRST EVER PEER-TO-PEER CONFERENCE 
UNITES 1,026 PROGRAMMERS

Over 1,000 programmers, developers, and investors gathered at the first
ever conference on Peer-to-Peer technology--the O'Reilly Peer-to-Peer
Conference (February 14-16, 2001, Westin St. Francis Hotel, San
Francisco).  Deemed a success by attendees and press alike, 22
countries were represented, as well as hundreds of companies
worldwide.

O'REILLY RESEARCH ANNOUNCES THE 2001 PEER-TO-PEER INDUSTRY OVERVIEW, a
comprehensive report on peer-to-peer from both business and technical
perspectives. The report, available in Spring 2001, describes the state
of this nascent industry and predicts where it's going to go next--with
hard data to back it up. The report contains:
- Company profiles
- In-depth explanations of underlying technologies
- P2P services: present and future
- Analysis of the hype: what's the real P2P story
- Estimates of mindshare and community size
- Our forecasts for the field
Until March 31, 2001, the report is available at the introductory price
of $895; after that date the cost is $1295. See research.oreilly.com
for more information.

P2P GOES EAST: From September 17-20, 2001, O'Reilly hosts an East Coast
version of its Peer-to-Peer Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in
Washington, D.C. The P2P East Call-for-Papers is open at
http://conferences.oreilly.com/p2p/call_fall.html, until March 19,
2001.

FOR A REVIEW COPY OF "PEER-TO-PEER: HARNESSING THE POWER OF DISRUPTIVE
TECHNOLOGIES," (http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/peertopeer/), contact
Marsee Henon at marsee@oreilly.com. All registered reporters who
attended the P2P conference will automatically receive a copy in the
next few weeks.

VISIT www.openp2p.com, for all topics Peer-to-Peer--the definitive
source for P2P content.

P2P AUDIO TAPES AVAILABLE. Twenty-three session of the O'Reilly
Peer-to-Peer Conference, February 14-16, 2001, were chronicled via
audio. To purchase P2P audio tapes, contact Ron Vierra at 510.859.2639
or conaudio2@aol.com.

DR. DOBB'S TECHNETCAST WEBCASTS THE O'REILLY P2P CONFERENCE. The
coverage features exclusive O'Reilly P2P keynote sessions and
interviews with leaders of the P2P community. See for yourself--go to:
http://www.technetcast.com/tnc_catalog.html?item_id=1167.

Download P2P Conference session slides at
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/p2p/sessions.html

P2P AND ENTERPRISE JAVA? Java is crucial to tomorrow's most important
technologies, notably the collaborative and distributed computing
technologies that are changing the way we define networks. Whether
you're developing large-scale Enterprise Java applications or wondering
how to incorporate wireless and peer-to-peer networking into current
applications, the Second Annual O'Reilly Conference on Enterprise Java
will provide the focused training and perspective needed to stay in the
forefront of Java technology. For a detailed list of speakers, go to:
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/java2001/pub/w/90. To register for
a press pass to O'Reilly's Enterprise Java Conference, Westin Hotel,
Santa Clara, CA. March 26-29, 2001, go to:
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/java2001/register?x-t=java2001.press

PUT IT ON YOUR PERSONAL RADAR: Watch for the release of Brian
McConnell's book, "Beyond Contact: A Guide to SETI and Communicating
with Alien Civilizations." To make contact with a free review copy when
it lands in April, email Marsee Henon at marsee@oreilly.com.

IMPORTANT URLS: Use the following addresses for all of your "press"-ing
details:

Session slides:
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/p2p/sessions.html

P2P Conference Photos:
http://www.openp2p.com/conference

Dr. Dobb's WebCast: 
http://www.technetcast.com/tnc_catalog.html?item_id=1167

Announcements: 
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/p2p/announce.html

Web Logs by the Editors: 
http://www.openp2p.com/conference

P2P Background Material: 
http://www.openp2p.com/conference

Vendor Press Release Summaries: 
http://www.openp2p.com/conference


P2P LYRICS--courtesy of Joey deVilla-joey@opencola.com
Director of Developer Relations and Accordion Guy:

Sing aloud to the tune of "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing":

I'd like to teach the world to crunch
Data with P2P
Trade MP3s and cure disease
And go search for E.T.s

To the tune of "Fight for Your Right to Party":

You went out and bought a CD by GWAR
You want to make a copy for your car
Look out, here comes the RIAA
You want an MP3, but they say "no way!"

You gotta fight
For your right
To faaaaair use!


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