Peerapp

PeerApp is a supplier of peer-to-peer (P2P) infrastructure management technology for Internet service providers (ISPs).

PeerApp technology accelerates the delivery of P2P content and HTTP video streams to subscribers while saving on related bandwidth costs. The technology caches popular P2P and HTTP video-stream content, eliminating repetitive or redundant downloading of identical files and thus freeing up bandwidth for the ISP -- particularly important for international locations where transit links are very expensive.

PeerApp’s P2P caching and content acceleration technology complements traffic-mitigation technologies used by ISPs, including traffic shaping and deep packet inspection.

The main use of P2P has been file-sharing among consumers, However, P2P is increasingly being used for commercial delivery of video and other digital media content, by traditional media organizations (such as the British Broadcasting Company) and new applications (such as Joost, Bablegum, BitTorrent, AOL Video, Azureus, Zattoo and many others ). It is estimated that P2P traffic accounts for upwards of 60% of all Internet traffic today.

PeerApp has obtained a U.S. patent for its core technology, which the company believes to be the only patent granted to date for P2P caching and content acceleration technology.

PeerApp’s solutions also support the HTTP video-streaming protocol and accelerate progressive downloading, the predominant method used by video-sharing Web sites to deliver content from HTTP servers to clients.

The company is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, with research and development operations in Herzliya, Israel.

PeerApp products are deployed by Internet service providers in the U.S.; Central and South America; and the Pacific Rim.

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