PeerApp takes $8M for peer-to-peer traffic policing

PeerApp, an infrastructure company for Internet service providers that helps them deal with peer-to-peer traffic, has raised an $8 million second round of funding less than a year after taking its first.

The company’s UltraBand caching system stores chunks of P2P files locally, so that repeated… Continue Reading

PeerApp raises $3M for streamlined peer-to-peer sharing

PeerApp, a company based in Newton, Mass., claims that its infrastructure solutions for internet service providers can reduce the costs for ISPs when dealing with peer-to-peer traffic, a claim that, if true, should get it plenty of business.

Many ISPs grumble about the cost of dealing… Continue Reading