FilesWire

Infobox Software
name = FilesWire



caption = FilesWire Beta 1.1 Running in Internet Explorer 7
developer = Giles Thompson
released = 2007
frequently_updated = yes
programming language = Java
platform = Cross-platform
language = English
genre = File sharing
license = Proprietary software
website = http://www.fileswire.com FilesWire is a Web-based peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) client [ [http://www.crunchbase.com/product/fileswire-web-based-p2p-file-sharing-client FilesWire Web-Based P2P File Sharing Client Product Profile ] ] for the Java Platform, which uses a combination of the G3 network and the Gnutella network to locate files as well as share files. FilesWire is closed source but can be used directly from the FilesWire website [ [http://www.fileswire.com FilesWire® - Web Based P2P File Sharing ] ] without having to pay a fee or register any user related credentials.

As with all file-sharing programs, using FilesWire to download or upload copyrighted files without permission from the authors is generally illegal [ [http://www.fileswire.com/subModal/modalContent.html My Modal Content ] ] . Using it to distribute files with permission from the authors, or files that are out of copyright, is generally legal. For more information, see File sharing and the law.

Features

FilesWire is the first notable Web-based P2P file-sharing client [ [http://digg.com/software/FilesWire_Online_Web_Based_P2P_Client Digg - FilesWire: Online Web Based P2P Client ] ] . Users are not required to download or install the FilesWire client; instead users start the FilesWire client directly in their browsers and can begin sharing content almost instantly. The most recent release of FilesWire is compatible with all modern java-enabled browsers and written in the Java programming language; FilesWire is able to run on any computer with a Java Virtual Machine installed.

Other features include:

* Support for multi-threaded downloads. (download up to 20 resources at the same time)
* Full Download Manager (view and manage current downloads)
* Integrated Media Player (listen to your downloads direct from the fileswire application)
* Download Preview (preview audio downloads before they are complete)
* Cross Browser Support (ie,firefox and opera are all supported)

Limitations

* FilesWire does not currently provide multiple source downloads for a single resource. This means if a download is interrupted it most likely will not resume.
* There also appear to be very few movie resources on the network.

ee also

* File sharing
* Peer-to-peer

References

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Notes

External links

* [http://www.fileswire.com FilesWire Official Website]
* [http://www.crunchbase.com/product/fileswire-web-based-p2p-file-sharing-client FilesWire Product Profile]
* [http://www.wi-fitechnology.com/Web_Links+req-viewlinkdetails-lid-885.html FilesWire Wifi Tech Entry]
* [http://www.crunchbase.com/company/dreamsoft-technologies Dreamsoft Technologies Company info]