Submitted by ricky.wu on July 7, 2010 - 15:26.
New Opera Unite technique blurs the boundary between client and server after new version of Opera browser released. You can also have your own dedicated web server by walking through few step of simple setting up. With opera unite you need to find web hosting no more but can sharing your files, documents, videos and pictures to anyone who permitted to access you web host. Of course you should open up your opera unite and keep your computer awake to ensure these service continuing.
Opera unite let your PC acts like a client or a server. Not like the traditional installation of the web server, It simplify the setting steps make user configure their own server more convenient and easy, such like reduce the setting up of port forwarding in traditional network setting. And it has characteristic of cross platform and structure based on open architecture network also reduce the complexity of web service developing for developers.
Opera unite comes with six basic services, File Sharing, Fridge, Media Player, Photo Sharing, The Lounge, and Web server etc. The File Sharing service allows you sharing any type of files with friends no matter how big it is. And you also can make your own access limitation rule to make file sharing more private. You can also browse your music and play it directly through Unite Media Player in anywhere you want the only require is you need to connect to internet. The Lounge creates a chat room that you can host in your computer, Fridge for friends and family to leave virtual sticky notes on. And it provides a more private and secure platform to let people possible to pass instant message without install any instant message applications.
In the future development, Opera Unite provides an open architecture platform that broken old fashioned client-server architecture rule. Maybe the easy to use able to provides an alternative option of peer-to-peer model to online users, even if it will take place the recently centralized peer-to-peer community under development of network in the future. In this architecture, users manage their private information on their own host, so personal information will share with others in more safe and reliable way. For developers, this new technique provides a lower-cost system required method to built-up development environment, and accelerates development cycles for network service development. Besides, the open network architecture has an advantage in flexibility of diversity of service development. For example, if recent online games such like ‘Happy Farm’ reconstruct without centralized model, I think it will become smaller and growth in various way.
Reference:
unite.opera.com
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