One reason for the web's success is that it makes it extremely easy to access content. uServ is a system that makes publishing content just as easy, and at a very low cost. uServ harnesses existing desktop computing infrastructure, allowing its users to pool resources to provide high availability web hosting and file sharing. By using existing web and internet protocols (e.g. HTTP, DNS), uServ does not require those who access uServ-published content to install special purpose software. In this paper, we describe the design, implementation, and a successful intranet deployment of the uServ system, and compare it with several alternatives.
By: Roberto J. Bayardo, Amit Somani, Daniel Gruhl, Rakesh Agrawal
Published in: RJ10224 in 2001
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